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In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association made a quiet but brutal change: it removed the bereavement exclusion from the DSM-5. This means that if you lose a loved one and show signs of depression—trouble sleeping, lack of appetite, deep sadness— for just two weeks , you can now be diagnosed with major depressive disorder (APA, 2013). I call bullsh*t! This wasn’t about compassion. It was about Big Pharma, prescriptions, and profit. For decades, psychiatry acknowledged that

When we talk about medications for psychosis, we usually hear the word antipsychotics . But the older and more accurate term — neuroleptics  — tells a fuller story about what these drugs actually do and don't do. Neuroleptic  means “to seize the nerves.” The term was coined in the 1950s when doctors noticed that drugs like chlorpromazine dulled emotions, slowed motor movement, and generally suppressed the nervous system. These drugs don’t target symptoms of psychosis — they b

Bring the term " neurotic " back! We’ve pathologized every single human emotion under the sun and called it mental illness . You're e not allowed to be overwhelmed, sad, annoyed, obsessive, moody, bored, or sensitive anymore — no, now there is something wrong with you - you're mentally ill and need therapy and meds. Congratulations. You're a walking DSM entry! The so-called mental health professionals don't even recognize the term neurotic anymore - it's not diagnosable (chi

Let's cut the b*llshit: America has a mental health problem, but it's not about untreated illness — it's about overdiagnosis , overmedicalization, and a system that's decided every uncomfortable human emotion is a disorder in need of a label, a billable code, and a prescription. Now, being sad because of a breakup is " depression ." Stress from school or work is " generalized anxiety disorder ." Being bored and distracted in a classroom built like a prison is " ADHD ." We hav