May 26, 2019It’s time psychiatrists stopped stereotyping women with pD's – we can speak for ourselves[Published 7 June 2018 on The Independent, by Rachel Rowan Olive] "I do not have a beast within me, as Peter Tyrer's new book cover...
May 23, 2019My sexuality is not a psychiatric symptom – it’s just who I am[Published 12 May 2015 on The F Word, by Charlotte Dingle] “What have you dreamt about lately?” asked the psychiatrist. “I’ve been...
May 21, 2019Kady was grieving when she threatened to jump from a bridge - now she's been finedKady was grieving when she threatened to jump from a bridge - now she's been fined for delaying drivers [Published 15 May 2019 on...
May 15, 2019Why do we never talk about the harm that can be done by diagnosing someone with a mental illness?[Published 10 October 2017 on The Independent, by Rachel Waddingham] "What if the use of the term “mental illness” is not only...
May 3, 2019Borderline Personality Disorder – a feminist critique[Published 11 June 2010 on The F Word, by Anji Capes] "BPD is a serious mental illness and is difficult to diagnose. Unfortunately it is...
May 1, 2019Daughter of a Psychiatrist[Published 14 May 2016 on Mad In America, by Mariel Chance] TW for child abuse, CSA, substance abuse, suicide "Modern psychiatry claims...
Apr 30, 2019Mental Health in Black and White[Published 16 March 2016 on Mad In America, by Twilah Hiari] "So, saddled with these undiagnosed disorders I made my way through the...
Apr 29, 2019RANT – distress tolerance[Published 25 April 2019 on Irumidk] "I don’t want my only option to be to have to learn to ’tolerate’ such outrageous levels of...