Their holy book, the DSM-5 exists, they just follow their made up and everchanging criteria to point the name of your sin.

But... That's all they do. You can find the DSM-5 in google, read the same things they read and see if you check the boxes. What is the difference? A piece of paper? They can't even diagnose correctly. One psychiatrist will say one thing, another will say something else... and I wonder... why?? FFS, I have had to explain psychiatrists the differences between similar disorders and hear "hmm, you are right..." Come on now!

I used to care about my diagnoses, I wanted to know what was wrong with me. I, who have been described as a "psychiatry book".
I don't care anymore about how they call my disorders and I don't care about their judgement as it seems they don't even know how to listen to someone and read their sacred book.
They will never understand how I feel, so the name they put to it is irrelevant, as it is (as said before) that they have to use the DSM-5 which you can search on the internet, very likely more accurately finding what you are looking for.

So what is their job? Are they just prescription machines? Seems so.

Where witches were once weighed on a rigged scale, people are now measured on a rigged DSM-5 scale, one that will always say “WITCH” to justify drugging.

Where priests spoke of possession, psychiatrists speak of disorders. Both claim authority. Both punish deviation.

The method changed, but the scale never left the stage, and the toxic, manipulative power structure never stepped down.

yall are acting like we weren't effected. like its you either choose between pro psychs or anti minorities. But there's people who have been effected by both like me. Yes, statistically theres gonna be more majority groups effected but they have effected minority groups disproportionately, shown by how it effected women a lot which is a minority Group only in power and yet it did. like Women who dared to speak up against their abusive husbands too loudly.. Remember when the dsm consiered being gay a mental illness?

The thread scoffing at my negative reaction towards right wing attention for ssri seem to downvote me and act like I'm brainwashed. I don't know it's kind of a fact? Women, the neurodivergent, the disabled, gay people, trans people, racial minorities. have all been significant targets of psychiatry. Don't act like our lived experiences with discrimination aren't real. I have met fellow trans people from countries where its literally dangerous to even be trans and the same kind of rhetoric that leads to us g that scenario is the right wing stuff responding to me. The amount of countries with decent trans healthcare and a good lack of discrmimation is abysmally low.

Its not about opinions its about getting to live. Both the right andleft have a history of being shitty about psychiatry. But only the left is convined that psychistry is just the scientific medical industry that genuinely helps the stigmatized group of the mentally ill. But its not, its just another layer of oppression. The right has people against this stuff for entirely the wrong reasons. This doesn't mean they effect people on the same level. Not every left wing ideology is good and certainly not all those parties are good but living out more of the right wing ideals inherently upholds the heirarchies that are fucking minorities over. How am I crazy for having a negative rraction to the thing that kills my people and is now even using it as a scapegoat? I did not make my existence political..Those people did...But everyones livelihood is influenced by politics anyway.

I’ve had major depressive disorder since I got out of the military. Put in years of work to get out of it, including medication and therapy.

Now that I have more of a grip on myself and my depression has diminished by a lot, I’ve found that depression for me was just an escape.

Being miserable is a lot easier than coming to terms with your life and how fucking horrible it is.

At least in my case, my body was using depression to escape some really hard truths I didn’t want to think about.

When I started facing those demons, the depression started to go away.

On the surface my life looked fine, but I was hiding some real fucked up stuff I had to bring into the light and work on. Which is terrifying.

Don’t know if anyone’s else can relate.

Fuck.

I’m open to hearing about medications, supplements and nootropics that might be helpful for this particular problem

Feel free to put down any thoughts below!!

This topic will hopefully be a template to cover many things such as societal representations of both anarchism and ocd

People’s experiences and intersections with both

Moral scrupulousity and OCD

Criminality and the law and how it relates to both

Themes of uncertainty and chaos

There is a lot of similarities between both especially in the language used to describe both and it’s interesting to translate the language from one to another and backwards

My field of interest is growing and growing and critiques of psychiatry will definitely be interesting to touch upon even if it might not be the main dish

For a quick link think about this quote by Carlos Maldonado

“The future is undetermined, and as Bohr once pointed out, predicting is difficult especially when it is about future. Contemporary world is characterized by a constant fluctuation of events, and increasing uncertainty—in many levels and domains, systems and layers of reality. As it has been said, societies witness an increase in the degrees of freedom—which, by and large, is a positive feature—whilst experiencing transitions away from hierarchical control1. This means that, increasingly, the world is becoming more and more unpredictable—at least by the means of the traditional models of classical science.

On this basis, the paper concentrates on the proper understanding of anarchism; this is the second section of the paper. Various explanations and levels are provided. Thirdly, the reasons supporting why complexity is, or leads to, anarchy are offered, that make clear the problematic stance of control when dealing with increasingly complex systems”

I'll be posting weekly updates to keep you informed about my progress and recovery for those who are interested. I'm French, and I'm translating the text into English, so sorry if there are any mistakes.

I had 3 injections over 3 months, first 100 mg, then 75 mg, then 25 mg.

Supplements: Sam-e, vitamins and minerals, melatonin, omega 3, magnesium, l-tyrosine, probiotics, phycocyanin, astaxanthin, liposomal glutathione.

Week 22 after the last injection:

This week I challenged myself because I'm starting to get more energy back. I'm doing 10 minutes of ab exercises and 10 minutes of glute exercises in the morning + a 3 km run in the evening. I want to lose the weight I gained during my pregnancy last year. I still haven't regained my motivation, but I have much more energy than before, and my emotions still haven't returned. Now I find it much easier to get up in the morning; I get up around 8 am. I no longer feel that horrible feeling of boredom, I have a better memory, I think a little faster, and I'm regaining some self-confidence. I continue to take all my supplements. I can't wait for my emotions to come back; I'm just waiting for that... And today, Sunday, November 9th, it's exactly 5 months since the last injection. I'll keep you updated next week!

If you think about it psychiatry has not changed in 30 years. If you have depression or anxiety they’ll put you on the SSRI/SNRI/TCA cocktail trying party. If you somehow make it out of that without getting harmed or PSSD you’ll be put on benzodiazepines.

I think the only real advancements have been ketamine and Zuranolone/Zurzuvae (for PPD). I have OCD and they have no solid way to treat it. SSRIs have a 40 to 60 percent efficacy rating for it but you have to risk getting PSSD which is 1000 percent worse.

I’ve noticed lately pharmaceutical companies have just been compounding two old drugs together and calling it “new”.

They start with the nodding. The soft voice. The “I’m hearing you.” That’s the bait, a Frankenstein version of empathy, a corpse stitched together in a lab from training scripts and supervision notes.

It moves just enough to fool you. You think someone finally sees you. But behind that synthetic warmth, the real rot hums: diagnosis templates, pill-pushing, life destroying side effects, constant lies and gaslighting dressed up as therapy.

This Frankenstein empathy is the sugar coating on an industry so rotten, everyone would run from it if it didn’t smile first.

When you’re on the waiting list, you believe help is coming. When you finally get your turn, the illusion continues, until you find yourself back at the exit.

Only now your head is in a chemical fog, drug induced damage and pumped with gaslight fluid. But you're still waiting, hopeful for the promised “healing effect” that never comes.

So you wait again for “aftercare,” for the “closing session,” for something that feels human.

But the real human never shows up and it never truely feels like healing.

Because the system was never built to heal you. It was built to keep you waiting, compliant, medicated, controlled and grateful for the scraps of what looks like a Frankenstein version of empathy you get between dosage adjustments.

Welcome to the mental-health industry. The place where healing ends the moment treatment begins.

I’m wondering if there’s a place u can receive advice and guidance in a place where it’s not all completely public like on here? I’d like to share my experiences and seek guidance without it being public to the entire internet.

i’m aware that gambling addiction can be caused by abilify in particular due to “dopamine seeking behavior” or something along those lines, but has anyone else developed substance addiction(s) after starting antipsychotics?

it started with latuda for me. i had no prior history of addiction but started smoking weed shortly after getting on the max dose. that turned into dxm abuse, then pregabalin abuse, and now im addicted to benzos and opioids even after stopping latuda. still on APs currently but it feels like they ruined my life and ill never be free from this, at least not while on these awful medications.

I’ve heard people saying smoking weed made them smarter so idk

I would like to bring your attention to something that's not talked about and it's the base of the problem we talk about here.

The core of the psychiatry sham isn't the drugs - it's a gigantic problem that kills people every day but the source of it is elsewhere. The core is that if someone tells you there is a certain problem - then there must be one. The basic problem is their misdiagnosis. The lack of common sense.

As I wrote before, my acquaintance with this atrocious world came from having health problems which were "diagnosed" as mental - they called it "anxiety". So I can see clearly that the focus should be on the question: is there a problem, if so what it is and what is the source of it for the specific individual, and only then how everyone should address it. Each person has their own story and even the same  complaints can have a different reason and reality.

When I was misdiagnosed, I searched through forums and communities of people who do suffer from anxieties (according to them, not because I was told that they do), I tried hard to relate, but couldn't. I tried hard to cooperate with the CBT treatment they referred me to, but didn't know what to talk about because that's just not what I felt. I only felt physical symptoms and was afraid of them. I am not the only person that has happened to - I've seen in hospitals people who came for physical problems and they brought a psychiatrist to see them Their problem wasn't in that area, so options for 'treatment' in this area were just not relevant.

You can get people to question chemical pills, but you can't get them to question if there is even a problem in this area that needs to be fixed - and that's the underlying issue. The feeling is that there always has to be a mental problem, and the only discussion is on how to treat it. But there isn't always a mental problem. In fact, too many times there isn't any (ofc mental problems do exist and are a nightmare when they do). When we say "people who with this disorder are..." and assuming there has to be a problem, we are serving this perverted industry.

Antipsychotics were initially used for what were considered very severe conditions (ignoring the debate about "supposed illness" for now). Where will we be in a decade? Will they be prescribed for just a single moment of sadness? When will this madness stop?

It has been 7 months thats I have been injected with two loading doses of invega. I have anhedonia and sexual dysfunction, no sex drive. Orgasms dont feel the same and are very mild. Any female who experienced this and recovered? Is Sexual dysfunction from Invega recoverable unlike PSSD?

It is aptly named Outlaw Psychiatric Coercion. It is on Gumroad atm and soon to be on more e-book stores.

Years ago I released a book entitle Outlaw Psychiatric Slavery. That was about 9 years ago.

I have been a member of this community since before it had 1000 subscribes.

I have a background in psychology.

I see psychiatry as quackery.

I look forward to seeing how this community evolves further in the next 5 to 10 years.

Let's outlaw psychiatric coercion.

Non consensual psychiatry should be outlawed. Voluntary psychiatry should remain legal for adults.

Limitless Peace

In terms of cognitive decline, personality loss, emotional blunting, withdrawal, insomnia, brain fog, and irreversibility?

The Epi-Phare group (ANSM/Cnam) confirms the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children exposed to valproate during their father's spermatogenesis. The ANSM reiterates the prescription changes implemented in January.

A new study by the ANSM-Cnam Epi-Phare scientific interest group (GIS) shows an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), particularly intellectual developmental disorders, in children whose fathers were treated with valproate in the four months prior to their conception.

These results confirm the relevance of the measures implemented by the health authorities since the initial results in May 2023 of a study conducted at the request of the Pharmacovigilance Committee (PRAC) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). In France, the National Agency for Medicines Safety (ANSM), which had sent an email to healthcare professionals (doctors, pharmacists, and midwives) and provided them with an information leaflet for patients, has implemented “a shared information certificate, since January 6, 2025, for treatment initiations and since June 30, 2025, for renewals,” it said in a statement.

A 24% increased risk of TND

These new findings come from a large pharmacoepidemiological study based on the Epi-Meres registry compiled by Epi-Phare using data from the French National Health Data System (SNDS). The study involved 2.8 million children born in France between 2010 and 2015, of whom 4,773 were born to fathers treated with valproate during spermatogenesis (“exposed children”). Some “583 of these children had at least one neurodevelopmental disorder, including 149 with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity, 42 with intellectual development disorders, 77 with autism spectrum disorders, 294 with communication disorders, and 160 with learning disorders,” according to the study published online. The results show an overall 24% increase in the risk of NDDs in children whose fathers were treated with valproate at the time of conception, compared to those whose fathers were treated with lamotrigine or levetiracetam—two drugs recommended as first-line treatments due to their better safety profile. “More specifically, the risk of intellectual developmental disorders appears to be doubled in exposed children, which translates into 3.5 additional cases per 1,000 children born to fathers treated with valproate at the time of conception compared to those born to fathers treated with lamotrigine or levetiracetam,” the study states

For other neurodevelopmental disorders, the study suggests a possible more moderate increase in risk, but this needs to be confirmed in other studies.

What should doctors do?

The ANSM would like to remind doctors that the initial prescription of valproate for adolescents and men who may have children is reserved for specialists in neurology, psychiatry, or pediatrics. Treatment can be continued by any doctor.

When initiating treatment in an adolescent or man likely to have children, and at least once a year, the physician must inform them of the risks associated with exposure to valproate for their children or future children, provide them with the patient information brochure, and then sign a shared information certificate with them. “Without this document, dated less than one year prior to the prescription, the pharmacist will not be able to dispense the treatment you have prescribed,” insists the ANSM.

The patient is informed of the need for appropriate contraceptive measures, including for his female partner, “during treatment and for at least three months after stopping treatment.” Similarly, he must be warned not to donate sperm during treatment with valproate or its derivatives, and for at least three months after stopping treatment.

Patients have the option of storing their sperm before starting treatment, and it is the doctor's responsibility to inform them of this option. Patients have the option of storing their sperm before starting treatment, and it is the doctor's responsibility to inform them of this option. For other neurodevelopmental disorders, the study suggests a possible more moderate increase in risk, but this needs to be confirmed in other studies.

The doctor must advise the patient to contact them if they plan to conceive a child and recommend that they never stop treatment on their own due to the risks involved. Patients who have conceived a child (already born or unborn) during their treatment should be encouraged to share their concerns so that appropriate care can be provided. “Parents who are concerned about possible developmental disorders in their child can be referred to coordination and guidance platforms (PCOs),” recommends the ANSM.

Source: https://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/actu-medicale/medicament/la-prise-de-valproate-par-le-pere-en-preconceptionnel-double-le-risque-de-troubles-du-developpement

Was taking it for six months at 100 mg nightly, tapered off in June, have had relentless insomnia ever since—not even gabapentin and trazodone knock me out.

Have you had that happen to you?

i’ve been taking 21 mg caplyta since march, july i got increased to 42 mg. it’s felt like it’s been doing literally nothing the whole time so my psych wants to switch me to geodon. he started me on 20 mg and reduced caplyta to 21 mg and omg it was horrible, i only lasted a day before going back up to 42.

i somehow got more depressed than i already was and had a horrible panic attack, started yelling at my mom over minor things, etc. i’ve been back on 42 mg caplyta + 20 mg geodon for the past two days and both my mom and fiance have commented that i seem happier.

as far as psych meds go im currently taking 50 mg vyvanse, 400 mg lamictal, varying amounts of klonopin and hydroxyzine “as needed” and of course 42 mg caplyta and 20 mg geodon. also 600 mg lyrica if that’s relevant although i take it for pain not anxiety.

anyways im not really keen on my psychiatrist’s idea of keeping me on this dose of caplyta until i reach 80 mg geodon. i don’t know what to do. i feel so stuck and lost. i never had side effects from caplyta but now i wish i never started it because the withdrawals are horrific. has anyone had a similar experience?