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By: Mezgebe Teklu

Mezgebe Teklu — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:51:12 +0000

I know I am crazy joining this group. But I would like to start with a question. This is a joke, right?

By: Therapy Veteran

Therapy Veteran — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:56 +0000

hahah pacyhderm you are right! Sometimes I think that is all my “mental illness” is- a perfectly normal reaction to a crazy life!

By: Critique of Mad Pride Article « pasadena therapist

Critique of Mad Pride Article « pasadena therapist — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:20:41 +0000

[...] May 15, 2008 by noma John Grohol at Psych Central makes some excellent points about some of the assumptions in the New York Times article: The article only refers to psychiatrists as being responsible for treating people with mental illness, which is an unfortunate oversight. Psychiatrists make up the smallest profession responsible for the treatment of mental illness — it would have been more balanced to refer to “mental health professionals.” [...]

By: pachyderm

pachyderm — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:08:13 +0000

How about an article on being sane in a crazy world?

By: About Sunday’s NY Times piece on MAD PRIDE « Writhe Safely

About Sunday’s NY Times piece on MAD PRIDE « Writhe Safely — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:16:34 +0000

[...] The psychologist John Grohol at Psych Central: She also apparently believes that mental disorders can only be treated by drugs (which is mentioned a few times in the article; psychotherapy is mentioned zero times) …Really now? Having regular exercise, a good diet, and engaging in self-help support groups is “outside the mainstream thinking of psychiatrists” when it comes to maintaining good mental health and wellness? How does she know that? Did she survey them? [...]

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» Being Crazy in a Sane World — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:39:32 +0000

[...] Allan Rich wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHaving regular exercise, a good diet, and engaging in self-help support groups is “outside the mainstream thinking of psychiatrists” when it comes to maintaining good mental health and wellness? How does she know that? … [...]

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» Being Crazy in a Sane World — Mon, 12 May 2008 03:39:21 +0000

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By: flawedplan

flawedplan — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:47:23 +0000

Thank you, that was excellent, sheesh, the writer did not do her homework on this. Mad Pride has deep roots in the confessional poetry made famous by Anne Sexton, and most recognizably in the early 80s punk rock/ DIY movement where of us old timers have been doing the spoken word/performance/lecture circuit thing on a wing and a prayer for decades.

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Being Crazy in a Sane World — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:17:37 +0000

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