‘ . . . they fill the world with meaning’
A psychiatrist colleague of mine once regarded my “sensitivity” not just as “weakness” but as “illness”:
Tag: iatrogenic stigma
BIOTEX
Recently, on social media, the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists offered advice to somebody who had a blood-stained garment. The President said “Soak in cold water overnight. BIOTEX … Continue reading BIOTEX
People don’t believe a word I say
In this old film of mine, which considers my experience of the selective-serotonin-reuptake inhibitor, SEROXAT, I said at one point: “People don’t believe a word I say”. This was a … Continue reading People don’t believe a word I say
d i a g n o s i s
The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark
Putting patients first: that is all I have tried to do
In today’s Herald the following news article by Helen McArdle features along with her analysis below. A PSYCHIATRIST said he was “gaslighted” by his own professional body after openly criticising … Continue reading Putting patients first: that is all I have tried to do
I mistook myself for a scientific label
I wrote this poem many years ago but it still seems relevant
the other side
A poem by Rupi Kaur: ‘The other side of the fence’ by Peter.
Labelled
There appears to be a new diagnostic category being used by some senior members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. I am referring here to the frequent use of the … Continue reading Labelled