Comments: A TAC-y Move
Push them to the limits. First hand experience here: the more I rock the boat, the more the people grab their lifejackets hoping I stop. When I don't, they cut me off. Welcome to my world. Do not stop. This is when you do not drop the shield, you just pick up another lance.
Posted by Stephany at May 24, 2006 12:26 AM
If you are writing an opinion, you own it. Use what you want. I am about to call them myself. I want answers. I can safely say, that with all of the psychiatrists I have dealt with (and there are many)all but 1 of 8 have shut my talks down when I questioned medications, efficacy, body and brain damage possibilities, paradoxical effects. These people/docs/groups don't want their comfortable bed they've made for themselves ruffled up. To cut you off without answers is either a cover up of what they do know, or most importantly, expose how they have only recorded biased information to gain the leverage they wanted to push forward unfair laws and treatment of mentally ill human beings.
Posted by Stephany at May 24, 2006 07:35 AM
I just discovered this website---it's awesome--I'm an author of a memoir (DETOUR: MY BIPOLAR ROAD TRIP in 4-D) currently on a new committee of young mental health leaders (not a single pigfucker among us) in conjunction with the Bazelon Law Center in Washington, DC. We're thinking of starting a blog, too, and our web guy did some research and found you. Anyhow, maybe you'd like to check out the bazelon center, if you don't know about it already. They are like civil rights superheros for mental health. www.bazelon.org. Our committee, Leadership 21, is trying to figure out the future of civil rights for people with mental illness and disability. Cheers, and thanks, Lizzie Simon.
Posted by lizziesimon at May 24, 2006 09:35 AM