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ALTmentalities http://altmentalities.wordpress.com alternative approaches to mental wellness, extreme states of consciousness, and our mad society Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:36:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/1405bc496c2fd71e1feb219a2280283b?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png ALTmentalities http://altmentalities.wordpress.com David Oaks says: SPEAK UP! FIGHT INJUSTICE! http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/david-oaks-says-speak-up-fight-injustice/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/david-oaks-says-speak-up-fight-injustice/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:43:37 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2869 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/david-oaks-says-speak-up-fight-injustice/feed/ 1 altmentalities David Oaks: Psychiatric survivor, activist, and HUMAN BEING! STIGMA: When your lived reality in the mental health system clashes with their dreamworld http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/stigma-reality-dreamworld-clash/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/stigma-reality-dreamworld-clash/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:09 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2852 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/stigma-reality-dreamworld-clash/feed/ 2 altmentalities Glenn-Close (Also, buy our t-shirts for only $20!) Maybe they should have THAT printed on a t-shirt! In the mental health system, 1984 is the NOW http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/1984-now/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/1984-now/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:28:59 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2834 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/1984-now/feed/ 5 altmentalities OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA prog-v-outcome GUEST POST by Nelson Borelli, MD: Steve Jobs, the Unpious-In-Chief http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/gpborelli-jobs-unpious/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/gpborelli-jobs-unpious/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 22:28:00 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2821 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/gpborelli-jobs-unpious/feed/ 4 altmentalities steve-jobs-1 Obama’s Mental Health Policy Recommendations: Expect a little Good and lots of Bad and Ugly http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/mental-health-first-aid/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/mental-health-first-aid/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:54:55 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2793 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/mental-health-first-aid/feed/ 12 altmentalities do it for the kids smiley rating system Electroshock? Don't worry about it! ☺☺☺ Instead, look at this cute koala bear (official Mental Health First Aid mascot)!! “A Radical Revolution of Values”: Martin Luther King, Jr. calls for a person-centered approach http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/mlk-person-centered/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/mlk-person-centered/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:22:56 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2782 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/mlk-person-centered/feed/ 7 altmentalities from LIFE Magazine: March 19, 1965. The caption read "FACE OF PURPOSE. Nobel laureate King stands before a sheriff's deputy as a U.S. marshal reads the order banning the demonstration. King's immediate response: "I have no alternative but to lead the march." equation Poison Spreads — Creative Maladjustment is the Antidote! http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/poison-antidote/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/poison-antidote/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:05:00 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2769 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/poison-antidote/feed/ 4 altmentalities Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS From the MindFreedom website: David W. Oaks is a psychiatric survivor who has been given labels such as schizophrenic, bipolar, schizophreniform, clinical depression. He is holding a copy of the American Psychiatric Association's book of psychiatric labels. David directs MindFreedom International and is a human being! TAKE HEART: Five Beautiful Things from 2012 http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/take-heart/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/take-heart/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:24:53 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2757 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/take-heart/feed/ 5 altmentalities Spiritual healing walkers' and runners' triumphal entry into Denver last year. (photo by: Leah Millis, Denver Post) I think Torrey still needs to do a few hundred more. alt_signature GUEST POST: Psychiatry and its Tragedy, by Nelson Borelli, M.D. http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/nelson-borelli-moral-agency/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/nelson-borelli-moral-agency/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:25:47 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2739 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/nelson-borelli-moral-agency/feed/ 5 altmentalities When forced drugging was still debatable: David Oaks speaks after Virginia Tech http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/david-oaks-virginia-tech/ http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/david-oaks-virginia-tech/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:56:12 +0000 ALT http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/?p=2727 ]]> http://altmentalities.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/david-oaks-virginia-tech/feed/ 7 altmentalities So was Pluto's status as a planet. From the MindFreedom website: David W. Oaks is a psychiatric survivor who has been given labels such as schizophrenic, bipolar, schizophreniform, clinical depression. He is holding a copy of the American Psychiatric Association's book of psychiatric labels. David directs MindFreedom International and is a human being!