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Sometimes you meet someone and feel something shift. You may not know what to call it, or what to do with it. You just notice that you feel more alert. More curious. More alive. A regular day has a little more color in it, and you find yourself carrying that feeling with you. Maybe you even sing offtune aloud in your car. That can be confusing. Especially when the situation is complicated, or when some things might be better left unsaid. The feeling is still real, even if you don’t have a...

For awhile now people have asked me what Escape the System is really about. Is it about psychiatry? Addiction? Mental health? Cults? Institutions? The answer is... Not really. Those are simply the places where I keep seeing the same thing happen. Escape the System has always been about one question: What happens to a human being when they gradually forget who they are? One of my earliest memories is going to the Buffalo Zoo with my mother. I was sick as a kid for years, so we went often....

About This Review At Escape the System, our book reviews ask a simple question: Are a book's scientific claims supported by credible evidence? This is not a review of whether a book is inspiring, enjoyable, or personally meaningful. Many books contain valuable ideas without being based on scientific research. Our goal is simply to help readers distinguish between scientific evidence, personal opinion, and speculation. Some books become popular because they tell people what they desperately...