Posted by Christ_empowered on May 9, 2012, at 20:34:48
In reply to Is the world finally waking up...., posted by huxley on May 9, 2012, at 4:04:17
I thnk its gonna happen. I think it needs to happen.
Personally, I benefit from Abilify @ 30 daily. My doc is talking AIMS testing just to be on the safe side. She's also talking dosage reduction. Awesome!
Then again...I've had docs who psychobabbled me and said it was a personality disorder. I guess "crazy queers" don't have real problems, right? I've had docs who underestimated my IQ by (I'm not making this up) upwards of 30 points. I've had docs break confidentiality because, apparently, a "crazy queer" is f*cking hilarious.
I took a doc to the medical board in my state through an organization, The Citizen's Commission on Human Rights. Yes, they're funded by the Scientologists. Yes, they're extremely anti-psychiatry. But they do good work, too.
I'd love to say/think that my bad experiences in mental health aren't normal. I'm afraid to say they seem a bit too common. If a medical specialty causes as much heart break and destruction as psychiatry does--at least when it's not properly restrained--then there needs to be a counter-movement to keep them in check.
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