The Truth Will Set Us Free
“Any mood-altering drug which stimulates the nervous system, which gives people the energy buzz and/or numbs painful feelings, has the potential to be addictive.” Terry Lynch M.D., Beyond Prozac ( first edition written in 2001) https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a-looming-anti-depressants-crisis After the publication of Beyond Prozac I got to know Terry Lynch very well. I read his book soon […]
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND 20th ANNIVERSARY EVENT.
An informal event to mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation of MindFreedom Ireland will take place at 2pm on Sunday May 28th, 2023 in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork. MindFreedom Ireland is an affiliate of MindFreedom International and campaigns for human rights and is opposed to all forced practices for people experiencing emotional distress, particularly electroshock. […]
Evidence?
https://www.wettropics.gov.au/rainforest_explorer/Resources/Documents/8to9/TypesOfEvidence.pdf Many people who call themselves experts have the power and wealth to create the so-called ‘evidence’ they desire. They are friends with other powerful, corrupt individuals and corporations while they refer to most other evidence as anecdotal. ‘When it comes to the powerful, deceitful psychiatric system which claims to be ‘scientific’’ and believes in […]
Easter Sunday Morning 2023
It would be very lifegiving if all those who respect the human brain as the richest, most complex organ ever created might be in solidarity with those who have had their brains assaulted and battered by medics. To do this in a deceptive way is even more traumatic. Cellular brain damage can cause a lobotomy […]
Human/Civil Rights
The psychiatric prison imprisons people without committing a crime and excuses people who might have committed a crime. The court has the power to convict people who have committed a crime to be incarcerated in prison. Forced drugging is legal in the psychiatric system both inside and outside psychiatric institutions. Some countries do not allow […]
Speak out against psychiatric Abuse
“[Psychiatry] is the only profession that can as a matter of course utterlytake away the freedom of people who have committed no crime.”
MINDFREEDOM IRELAND 20th BIRTHDAY PARTY.
This year MindFreedom Ireland celebrates 20 years in existence. To mark this historic milestone, we are planning to hold an event in Fitzgerald Park, Cork on Sunday, May 28th starting at 2 pm. As we usually hold our annual electroshock protest in May, this year we will combine it with our anniversary event, which will […]
Children’s Peace of Mind Do we really care?
“That’s not to say that we don’t need a focus on youth mental health. As this week’s shocking – though not surprising, Mental Health Commission report into CAMHS has shown, reform in how we treat young people in crisis is urgently required. It’s the type of focus and supports that we must be vigilant about.” […]
The Power Imbalance
Jim wrote this article in 2017 but sadly the power imbalance continues more than ever today in February 2023. How can survivors of psychiatry and their allies become strong enough to turn the wheel so that the public at least knows the real truth about coercive, deceptive psychiatry? If we are not happy with the […]
Voices For Choices
Institutional psychiatry is coercive and deceptive. Rape is violence. Coercive drugging is violence. Drugging people without informed consent is deceptive. As a result, many people find themselves addicted to drugs they would never choose if they were informed. This is a crime against humanity.