Monthly Archives: August 2022

For me prescribed harm has indeed been a life sentence. Since the age of 20 I have not enjoyed a single day of normal life. No one should have to serve a life sentence just because they decided to visit … Continue reading →

Thank you to James Davies for mentioning my name during his interview. https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/medical-model-has-presided-over-four-decades-flat-lining-outcomes It is interesting looking back on the years since I started to campaign. It was very depressing to see how much animosity there was towards those of … Continue reading →

As a proud member of the prescribed harm community and a psychiatric survivor, I know better than most the importance of speaking out and not bowing to any bully who comes along who seeks to prevent that. There are plenty … Continue reading →

I have chosen the word “evil” deliberately. I have chosen it not for dramatic effect or to get attention, I have chosen it because of the reality for so many psych survivors. What psychiatry does to vulnerable people is in … Continue reading →

This is the gulf in a nutshell, just a few tweets. A fantastic couple of days in Rome representing #NALNECT @IoWNHSTrust @rcpsych @IoWNHSEducation @IOWCCG @ChiefExecIOWNHS @ShaneMoody15 @JudyDyos celebrating the 80th anniversary of ECT in it’s birthplace #rome #1938 #networking #raisingstandards … Continue reading →

When I was a child the view was that children were not expected to say much, at least not in my experience. At home adults dominated the conversation and at school it was exactly the same. We were not asked … Continue reading →

For decades the general public (patients) have been bombarded with messages about chemical imbalances in the brain and in particular low serotonin being the cause of depression. I certainly was bombarded with these messages. The psychiatrist who first prescribed tricyclic … Continue reading →