tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317925651753639985.post7889156232380779493..comments2023-09-10T06:52:18.149-07:00Comments on Schizophrenia at the Schoolgate: Chrys Muirhead - 'Stigma begins and ends with psychiatry'Schizophrenia at the Schoolgatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03839755338912448705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317925651753639985.post-49809807410040605712013-05-21T13:13:07.360-07:002013-05-21T13:13:07.360-07:00Hi Chrys
I think it's great that you are all ...Hi Chrys<br /><br />I think it's great that you are all doing well and I am glad that you and other members of your family don't feel stigmatised. I hate and resent the label, as well as the trauma of forced medication and so on. I suppose you learned not to believe in the label because you knew more about psychiatry than I ever did, before you became embroiled in it yourself.<br /><br />I hope that my children will benefit similarly. In fact, I am quite sure that my children won't suffer psychosis - I think that they would recognise the signs of mental ill health before it got anything like that serious. And I suppose I have my own 'journey' to thank for that - hopefully they will learn from my mistakes. <br /><br />I hope you don't mind me linking to your writing. I am not sure of the 'etiquette' around this - but if I am going to mention you on here again, I will let you know beforehand. <br /><br />Good to hear from you<br />LouiseSchizophrenia at the Schoolgatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839755338912448705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5317925651753639985.post-29948485019357472932013-05-18T23:40:42.440-07:002013-05-18T23:40:42.440-07:00Hi Louise - I've just come upon this blog post...Hi Louise - I've just come upon this blog post and mention of me, and wanted to say that as a family we haven't allowed psychiatry's stigma to keep us back or to stop us recovering.<br /><br />I've never believed psychiatric labels so have taken charge of my own mental health after psychiatric treatment and recovered. My family have also recovered, in different ways, and go on with their lives, successfully despite psychiatry's labelling.<br /><br />Another point is that sometimes we can't choose not to engage with psychiatry eg if we suddenly have a psychosis then there is no option but to go through the psychiatric system. There are few private options. However it doesn't mean we should lose hope, rather we should stand with our family member in their journey through the psychiatric system and into recovery. <br /><br />I see psychosis as a transition, sometimes a spiritual happening, a journey from one place into another. The issue isn't with the psychosis but with the treatment, in my opinion. We need alternatives for working with people in distress so that there is no recourse to traumatic treatment and forcing psychiatric drugs into a person.<br /><br />All the best, ChrysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com