Recovery for Mental Illness Redefined

Please don't think I believe this crap. People often do get better and become free of any mental disorder symptoms but psychiatry doesn't acknowledge that.

In the world of psychiatry, what cures exist for mental illness. You are about to find out.

This video references the top authorities of mental health in the United States.

So, we have all these mental illnesses like depression, OCD, bipolar, ADHD, social anxiety disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, anorexia, and the list goes on.

So, we prescribe all these drugs to people that are diagnosed with one or more of these mental disorders. Like antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Lexapro, Effexor or Wellbutrin.

SSRI (Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are often promoted as correcting chemical imbalances in the brain but there is no proof that depression or mental illness is caused by chemical imbalances in the brain nor is there any proof that antidepressants correct an imbalance.

Medications like Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Dexedrine, Strattera, Focalin and Metadata for ADHD. All have undesirable side effects and can damage a person's organs.

Often extreme states of mind like schizophrenia are drugged with antipsychotic medications such as Risperdal, Zyprexa, Seroquel, Geodon, Haldol, Thorazine, Stelazine and Clozaril. All of these drugs are used to control symptoms only. They are not cure for mental disorders. They all have an unknown mechanism of action. Some have side effects and adverse events that can cause permanent neurological damage, movement disorders, diabetes, weight gain, impaired cognitive functioning.

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[tickleperson2]

i'm studying mental health nursing and we are made well aware of the fact that most people who have a mental health problem become fully well. what you say is not borne out in the literature...

[psychetruth]

"what you say is not borne out in the literature"

I guess that depends on who's literature your reading. All this video is is me reading "literature" from sources like the CDC, The President's Commission on Mental Health, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, etc.

I agree with you that the literature in video isn't borne out in reality. But that's why I made the video, to point out how the concept of "recovery" has been twisted to means something else.

[lookoutbeeeelllooow]

Ultimately, no one cares how bad you feel as long as you can go to work and contribute to the GDP.

[psychetruth]

Oh I agree. The evidence out there actually points to the fact that even extreme states of mind such as schizophrenia, psychosis or bipolar episodes are nothing more than temporary mental states brought about by a reaction to extreme stress and/or trauma or drugs and that given a sufficiently safe environment and gentle enough support, the person eventually returns to full cognitive functioning and recovers.

[MsPCock]

@spanishaustralian sadly though, folks who have signed on to this luxurious method of treatment are often not covered by insurance and once the "therapy" ceases, they are back to square one and more depresssed for the huge monetary expense and resentful for the short fix

[sclodyone]

i personally think telling somebody that they have a mental problem is putting them that much deeper into thier hole. The fact that they can get better rules that out so why even start with telling them a lie? its just a temporary personal barrier. my opinion is that making them feel good naturally is the first step. and build from there. my opinion an authentic Smile is the key to every illness. When a person is naturally happy then what else matters? happiness is what people need. love!

[BackInsight]

There is no mental illness. It is all about how one hold's them selves. Yes. You are judged by how you look. That's just the way it is. How you are judge affects who you are. Change for the better, that is how you change the world. Lengthen the spine, free the neck, then you can balance the head atop the shoulders. This is a subtle change and can happen while your are under the stress of changing. Good luck all.

[Real454545]

Excellent Discription 10 out of 10

[888archangel]

I think this is the fundamental problem of treatment and recovery if a full recovery is made they can just claim it was an inaccurate assessment . Very subjective standards, not as with say diabetes which is somethings that can be monitored or measured. If they had the ability to measure and treat mental illness in a similar way grounded in objective data, that would be quite a break though. There would also be less stigma and unethical treatment of the mentally ill.

[tickleperson2]

@psychetruth i thought part of the coolness of recvery as a concept was the way it resists being pinned down as any one thing?

check out recovery scotland on google. it's funded by the government. i was taught that the stuff you reckon is as valid as the stuff psychiatrists reckon

[tickleperson2]

@psychetruth that's what i was taught/read for myself while studying.

[princesscharmer]

It makes me so angry that people are fed this bullshit when they are diagnosed with a mental illness because it just makes them feel hopeless and defective which only contributes to the problem.

[MrSpiral82]

@psychetruth you are saying that we are doomed no chance of recovery i agree we will die and that is the only cure

[ccc771]

i totally agree with many of things you say in this video most of the mental health services around the world all say full 100% recovery is impossible and of course psychiatry is no different its all 1 and the same.They include things like telling you its genetic so there's nothing you can do about it. If your caught in a system that is repressing you and your feeling and functioning well ,all you can do is ignore the system and get on with life and hope your not left with the stigma.