That’s crazy: powerful documentary on the coercive nature of psychiatry
Some of us have choice and some of us like to think we have choice. When interacting with the mental health system we need to tread carefully and sometimes look out for ourselves because our doctors may not do that for us.
No one tried to stop me when I decided to stop taking medication. My parents had seen what it was doing to me and respected that I had my own idea of what would work for me.
The story of Eric is an amazing one of a young man trying to make his own medical decisions but in a system that doesn’t respect him.
People with mental health issues are people to. We deserve the same human rights.
That’s crazy: powerful documentary on the coercive nature of psychiatry.
Posted on May 2, 2012, in Articles/Video/Campaigns/Photos, Madness, Mental Health, Stigma/Discrimination, The Facts and tagged Beyond Meds, challenge, coercion, disempowerment, documentary, human rights, mental health, mental illness, psych meds, psychiatric hospital, psychiatry, schizophrenia, treatment. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
There is no question that meds hurt my son instead of helping him when he suffered from severe OCD. Not until he was off of all of his medication did he make an amazing recovery…..great post!
My experience with psych meds was similar to your son’s in the sense that they hurt me. I’ve written about it before on my blog.
I’m glad your son is recovering! I wish you all the best of luck!