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The lying liars who lie about psychiatry
These days, we are witnessing an acceleration in the use of psychiatry to target Americans, to label them as dangerous, to take away guns they own, to blame gun violence in the US on mentally ill people. … Read More
Agency sought models at Swedish anorexia clinic
Model agencies have been looking for Sweden’s next top model outside the country’s largest eating disorders clinic in Stockholm, outraged doctors have revealed. … Read More
Autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia share common gene problem
Five major psychiatric disorders share a common problem in several faulty genes, according to the biggest study of its kind published on Thursday. In the widest trawl yet of genetic mutations linked with mental disorders, US-led researchers looked through the DNA code of 33,332 people with autism,…
Is motherhood causing my depression?
A few weeks ago, I had a bad flareup. I’d been laid off from my part-time teaching job, was going through a difficult period in my writing life, and at the same time, my psychiatrist persuaded me to try a new medicine. Meanwhile, my daughter got strep throat, then my son got the flu, then our baby sitter got the flu, then I got strep throat — all just a week in the life of a mother with kids in preschool. Nothing about any of these stressors was catastrophic or even unusual.Nothing unusual except that in the middle of it, I found it physically painful to get out of bed. All day, going about my stay-at-home mom business, I cried. I cried while asking my kids if they wanted their morning bagels with cream cheese or peanut butter. I cried while driving them to school. I cried at the coffee shop where I go to write and in the dried foods aisle of Trader Joe’s. There was no sobbing, no blubbering or nose blowing, just a stream of tears stopping and starting all day long without any real cause.My husband worried. My children were fussy and confused. And I couldn’t blame them. I knew exactly what they were going through, because long before I knew what depression was, before I’d ever heard of mood disorders or anxiety, I knew what it felt like to live with someone who was often, inconsolably, unhappy.Continue Reading… … Read More
Beware of Big Pharma Neocons
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Body Shaming: 7 Ways To Deal With The Body-Negative People In Your Life
Many of us have been there: Again, your friend is making uncomfortable comments about how fat she feels, how much weight someone gained over winter break, or going on about how much you both need to get to the gym. There’s a name for this kind of talk, and it’s called body-shaming.
At a time when the media slams celebrities for being “too fat” on a daily basis and over 40 percent of 18 to 24-year-old women self-Photoshop their pictures before sharing them online, the pressure to have the perfect body can feel like it’s coming at you from every angle. What if your friends are part of the problem, too? It can be especially hard to feel good about yourself when you’re surrounded by people who are tearing themselves and others down. Here are 7 ways to deal with a body-shaming friend — without getting sucked into the negativity yourself.
Tell us: How do you stay body-positive? Tell us in the comments or tweet @HuffPostTeen.
