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Every time that headline appears — “Over one billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder”  (WHO, 2025) - I feel something close to rage. Not because people aren’t hurting. They are. But because this headline turns human suffering into a neat, sellable crisis — a story that just happens to benefit all the right industries. It treats pain like a commodity. It treats fear like a funding strategy. It treats humanity like a diagnosis. And I’m exhausted by it. 1. The worl

When did we decide that being human is a disease? Seems to me about 20 years ago. Every mood, every quirk, every hard season—now stamped...

In working in the human service field for over 25 years, I have seen this happen 100s and 100s of times to people who deserve to live...

Mental health c are is meant to prioritize well‑being—but growing concerns are emerging that some agencies in Buffalo, NY, might be...

When people hear the word cult , they picture robed figures in the woods, doomsday bunkers, or Jonestown horror stories. But cults don’t...

Let's not pretend anymore that the mental health system is one of healing. It isn't. It is one of profit. And if you ever do start...

In many cities across the U.S., there’s a hidden cost to getting help when you’re homeless — a psychiatric diagnosis. This is happening...

They Rarely Warn People of the Horrible Side Effects of Prolonged Antipsychotic Use. You go in for help. You’re struggling—maybe with...

Another post about the disgusting, criminal psychiatric system: For over a century, we've treated schizophrenia like a death sentence of...

The modern addiction recovery system—rehabs, 12-step programs, court-mandated treatment—isn't saving lives. It's destroying them. Instead...

We're drugging children to fit into classes, not to help them thrive as human beings. We don't design schools for movement, for...

Does mental health medication work? For most people, the answer is NO! Certainly not in the way we have been told they do. Let’s get one...

"Only in the addiction field has it been considered a great advance to define yourself, permanently, by your most damaging trait, by the...

First published in 1961, Thomas Szasz’s The Myth of Mental Illness  remains one of the most influential—and controversial—books in the...

Let’s stop pretending. The mental health system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as it was designed: to medicalize suffering, profit off...

Depression Isn’t Just in Your Head — It’s in Your Life: What Johann Hari Gets Right We’re often told that depression is a chemical...

In an era when psychiatric treatment often meant forced hospitalization and heavy medications, two radically compassionate movements...

Let’s stop pretending. Let’s stop nodding along with the lie that antidepressants are the magic bullet for depression. Because they’re...

“Jesus, I mean, you guys do nothing but complain about how you can't stand it in this place here and you don't have the guts just to walk...

When we talk about medications for psychosis, we usually hear the word antipsychotics . But the older and more accurate term —...