Notes from a Psychiatric Survivor: How Do We Heal When Systems Have (Re)Traumatized Us? September 23, 2019 by Imogen Prism Leave a Comment Editor's Note: This article represents the perspective of an individual who identifies as a psychiatric survivor and whose experiences with the mental health field have many times been traumatizing. It is not meant to dismiss the valuable aspects of psychiatry, psychopharmacology, or therapy, or to suggest that others don't benefit from these (often life-saving) resources. I … [Read more...]
5 Lessons I’ve Learned About Mental Health Care in Spite of Psychiatry August 7, 2016 by Imogen Prism 3 Comments First off, let me be clear. Psychiatrists and therapists are, usually, worlds apart. Psychiatrists, increasingly, are little more than medication vending machines with an arrogant, ignorant, damaging attitude. Many don’t listen to their patients and are trained, oddly, in an out-dated Freudian tradition, whereas most therapists are in the 21st century. … [Read more...]
