treatments

The past, present and future of psychiatric diagnosis and beliefs about treatment in every culture and pocket of society.

How it Feels to Have Depression
Recently, in my home town, there was a teenage girl who wanted to take her own life. Her mother took her to the ER so she could get the help that she needed. They waited for eight hours and then a nurse came along to speak with them. She tells them that there is nobody available from the Psych department and that they would have to call somebody in. She sighs and says, "You aren't going to make me call somebody in at this time of day are you?" This is the sad facts of having a mental illness. You are not considered sick or an emergency. So, to an already young girl that feels that her life is worthless, a nurse just validated that feeling inside her. She wasn't worth calling in anybody in to speak with her, to help her. The next day, the girl took her life.
By Patricia Astle5 years ago in Psyche
Psilocybin and Autism
I am sure you are aware of magic mushrooms, the funny fungus that hippies take at music festivals to high and wild. In 2021, we have nearly all grown past that stigma. Mushrooms are no longer just for hippies.
By Oak Mountain5 years ago in Psyche
“MDMA provides access” — therapists test ecstasy in trauma patients
When Nachum Patschenik’s father abused his son, something went wrong with the youngster. “There is a kind of death in your life, you breathe in and out, but you don’t live your life — for years,” Patschenik, now 47, tells us in a café in Jerusalem. He had lost the love of life, was ashamed, had avoided people.
By AddictiveWritings5 years ago in Psyche
Quаntum Lеvеl Rерrоgrаmmіng - Healing аt thе Root
In tоdау'ѕ society, tесhnоlоgу has аllоwеd us аll tо еxресt thе dеlіvеrу оf goods аnd services аlmоѕt іmmеdіаtеlу, to mаtсh thе busy lifestyles mаnу оf uѕ hаvе. How dоеѕ thе thеrареutіс model keep up with оur buѕу tіmеѕ? Mоdеrn, mаіnѕtrеаm therapy, аlthоugh potentially еffесtіvе, саn bе a long аnd аrduоuѕ process, аnd often оnlу аllоwѕ for mаrgіnаl сhаngе. Wе аrе tаught tо соре аnd ѕоmеtіmеѕ mеdісаtе ѕеrіоuѕ mеntаl аnd еmоtіоnаl issues "іn оrdеr tо live wіth them." Whаt іf wе соuld fundamentally alter limiting personality bаrrіеrѕ in mоnthѕ rаthеr thаn уеаrѕ... with lasting еffесtѕ? Whу dо we have tо "lіvе wіth" аnу аѕресt оf оurѕеlvеѕ wе dо nоt truly rеѕресt, appreciate or even lіkе? Onе way of uрdаtіng modern thеrару is bу аddіng оthеr tіmе-hоnоrеd, аltеrnаtіvе thеrареutіс mеthоdѕ tо аddrеѕѕ рrоblеmѕ at their deepest rооtѕ аnd аllоw реорlе to mоvе thrоugh thеіr сhаllеngеѕ at a fаѕtеr pace. Sеrеnіtу Vіbrаtіоnаl Hеаlіng is a nеw thеrареutіс mоdеl drаwіng uроn ancient techniques tо quickly аddrеѕѕ оur реrѕоnаlіtу рrоblеmѕ аt the dеереѕt level - thе ԛuаntum level.
By pitey5 years ago in Psyche
How Can We Help Someone with Suicidal Thoughts?
This post is personal advice and not a professional opinion. Burnout has been worse this year for myself and others. Personally, I have self-harmed multiple times and tried to die by suicide twice and I know of four adults who have died by suicide recently. I believe we all know someone who has passed away or is suffering emotionally, besides those suffering from COVID-19.
By Eileen Davis5 years ago in Psyche
Day 3
Today I find myself in a Brave New World of healthcare professionals that I'm bribing to actually give a sh#t. What worries me is the plethora people without financial ability or emotional support to get to this point. They just continue spiraling ever downwards, ever so much more in pain in trauma.
By Jarett Dunn5 years ago in Psyche
Canine Companions and Mental Health
Dogs can be our closest companions, our solid and furry partner in the world. They help get us up when we aren’t motivated to do so. Get us into the fresh air because they need to walk. Focus on something other than ourselves. Give us a sense of responsibility and meaning. There to cuddle, stroke and laugh at when they are silly.
By Joanna Ellison5 years ago in Psyche
Genius or psychotic
"What is this world like?" This is a seemingly simple question. I remember many years ago, I once received a birthday card with a touching sentence: The most exciting thing is actually the world itself. After seeing this sentence, I started to think about traveling around the world, because I felt it necessary to get to know the planet I live in. Soon after I had this wish, I thought about the question I just mentioned: what is the world like? Driven by curiosity, I spent a lot of time and energy to find answers through various channels and methods. But I found that no one can tell what the world is like. Just when I was puzzled by this, I heard a friend who is a psychiatrist talk about some cases, and then I seemed to understand a little-why no one can tell what the world is like. Taoism: it is the world; Buddha: it is one of the six ways; God: it is the battlefield between heaven and hell; Philosophy: it is an endless dialectical fog; Physics: it is an aggregate of elementary particles; humanities: It is existence; history says: it is the accumulation of time. Obviously, they all have their own explanations. It seems that this world is an irregular body with countless sides. So I started to ask those familiar with me with interest: "In your opinion, what is the world like?" But I did not get a serious answer. why? Probably because few people have thought about this problem, and few people are really willing to face it. After all, everyone is busy making money, looking for a wife, getting a promotion...Few people care what the world is like. More people are puzzled by my behavior of not busy making money, not busy finding a wife, not busy getting promotion, and at the same time expressing half-truth and half-truth: are you crazy? Well then, I decided to ask another group of people-"psychiatric patients", or the mental patients in our eyes. With a complicated mentality, I started to contact this special group, and wanted to know how they viewed the world. Mental patients also have very different personalities and behaviors: some like to talk endlessly, some have nothing to do, some are silent, and some are oblivious. This is no different from the sentient beings on the street. But they will do things that we cannot understand, and they will have perspectives that we have never thought of. Their worldview is incredible, and they observe the world from a perspective we never thought of. This may be why many people think it is difficult for mental patients to communicate. I think that some behaviors may not be understandable only by looking at the results. It would be much better to understand the causes. So, after that decision, I used my spare time to do one thing-contact with mental patients. Baiju passed the gap, and one day four years later, at noon, I suddenly decided to end it and stop my curiosity. Another year later, I decided to write down the things I had organized in bits and pieces... So now, as a reader, you find this book on a certain shelf and turn to this page. Saw my insulting self-preface.
By Zed Deng5 years ago in Psyche
Finding Me
I am 35 years old and I have struggled with my emotions and many Mental health disorders, my entire life. My first Diagnosis was when I was 10 years old.
By BubiiBubii5 years ago in Psyche
It starts with a breakdown.
This starts at the point were I referred myself for a mental health assessment in September. The start of this year was promising, probably said by everyone at this point but we are living through history.
By Scarlett Randell5 years ago in Psyche
Xanax and Her Smile
In a world of imperfections, perfect pairs are sometimes hard to come by. Compound that with the challenges I have faced living with Bipolar 1 disorder and anxiety; the terms happy, let alone perfect, can sometimes seem like a myth. I am only 38 years old, and for over 20 of those years, I’ve spent my time seeing countless psychiatrists, taking a myriad of medications, and continuing down a road that I hope will one day lead me to a place of acceptance; of my faults, of my disorder, of myself!
By Alaine Hay5 years ago in Psyche
The Number That Changed It All
It started with me not wanting to get out of bed or off the couch. And then it turned into I don’t want to do this today. Only it was something I couldn’t miss, so I had to get up and I had to go.
By Hannah Smith5 years ago in Psyche