Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Like everything good or bad, this year comes to a close. Time to look back and quickly recap whatever has gone by. Lot of work in fact...so much so, it left little time to make blog entries on any blog. But being my recovery blog, I will stick to the doctoral research issues … Continue reading The last note of 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Riet8REzsQ Szasz is one of the most important figure in critiquing psychiatry as a psychiatrist- the first among psychiatrists. No work in critical psychiatry can be completed without referring to him. I found this video by chance, and its worth sharing.
Someone asked me this question, a few days ago and I waited awhile to respond to this. So today I finally wrote down a response to it, and here it is. I am writing their full question and my response>>> Is it wrong that I want to die? I’m only 23 and I really don’t … Continue reading Is it wrong if I want to die?
It is difficult for me to explain to people what is the meaning of recovery oriented counseling. Why? Because 'recovery' is a controversial issue, yet something which ought to be known by a wider number of people who are given mental 'illness' diagnosis. The major controversy about recovery lies in the fact that the idea … Continue reading What I mean by ‘Recovery Oriented Counseling’
Contemplate how a person’s life would be changed by starting to hear or see things others can’t. Now imagine it could offer something good. A research team from Hull University and associated NHS trusts in the UK suggest that, among the tumult, hallucinations can also offer opportunities for growth. Writing in the Journal of Psychology … Continue reading Life beyond ‘hearing voices’? Here’s one way (republished from Aeon)
I was reading some very nice stuff (like this one, and this one, and of course this) , and I thought its important to take note of how much I am enjoying doing the stuff I am doing at present. Of course the challenge is how to manage and I cannot say at this stage … Continue reading My Emerging Voice
