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Spirituality -
General
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Written by Peter H. Donnelly
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 In this TV programme, shown on the 28th of April, 2008, on BBC 2 at 9 p.m., as part of the documentary series Am I Normal?, Dr Tanya Byron explored what some consider the fine-line, between religious devotion and so-called psychiatric disorder. She began the programme, by asking what place does religious belief - which depends not on rational thinking and scientific proof, but simple faith - have in the modern world? She asked, are people who devote their lives to something that can never be proved, wasting their time?, and is the very idea of religious belief, evidence of flawed, or even demented, thinking? |
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Alternative Approaches -
Miscellaneous
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Written by JubilateDeo
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The denial of expressive metaphors which people use to explain conflicts and experiences in their lives is a hallmark of regressive psychiatry but it is also symptomatic of a widespread denigration of individual subjectivity that afflicts our society as a whole. We diagnosed people have experienced this attempt to silence us and devalue our perspectives in a concentrated form since we have found ourselves at the "epicentre" of this insidious form of oppression. It is therefore us who must heed the rallying call to oppose the ongoing holocaust against the individual that is to be found in our "civilised" societies. |
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Spirituality -
General
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Written by Michael Britter
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The phenomenal world is ever what it is and what it always has been - ever changing phenomena. Whether it be political systems or social systems, its politics or its social structures. It is all forever changing. What keeps us all glued to this is desires, since another way of describing all this is that it is a desire world. |
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Alternative Approaches -
Miscellaneous
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Written by JubilateDeo
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I have been learning to study for years with my illness. I hope to achieve a masters degree in Mathematics, and am also developing a career as a writer. Over the years I have developed some good key advice that has worked for me, and that i hope will help you if you are trying to do study with a mental health problem. Here are my key points: You may need more rests between study sessions than others. There is a tendency to judge yourself by the standards of fellow students who aren't ill with any condition. This is a bad idea. You can do it ! And the secret to doing it is a skillful and wise approach to all the hurdles. If you take care, and use a little bit of crucial judgement you can definitely equal (and maybe better) people who aren't suffering from a condition. |
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Useful contacts -
Charities
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Written by Luke
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http://www.thanetowls.org.uk/ From their website: (...) Thanet O.W.L.S. If you need to talk, please phone us. The telephone number is 01843 299999. Also, if you know somebody who may need our support, please give them our telephone number.
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