Category Archives: Counselors

May contain data of interest to mental health Counselors.

STATE OF GEORGIA CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING MANUAL

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

From their Manual (available online): “Individuals who have an identified brain disorder (e.g., mental illness, developmental disability, or addictive disease) constitute the single most persecuted and least understood group of people in Georgia. The stigma associated with brain disorders remains … Continue reading →

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DID (MPD) vs Bipolar

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Apparently the psychologists and shrinks don’t “get it”.  People who are ‘multiple’ are not suffering from “bipolar disorder”.  What they are suffering from are changes in personality. Bipolar refers to swings from classic depression to extreme ‘mania’ (meaning nervousness and … Continue reading →

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Medical Mistakes

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Here’s the list of diagnoses I was given in a period of about three days (taken from my medical records): Original diagnosis (by doctor’s secretary or police, depending upon who you wish to believe): “Psychotic Break” and “Delusional paranoid idealization”. … Continue reading →

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Death and Rebirth

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

First, a note. This occurred somewhere around July 1st while we were being held in Puerto Rico. We had been starved down by about twenty pounds in ten days; verbally and emotionally abused, and we’d tried to escape, walking for … Continue reading →

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DID: The Souls Within

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

DID.  MPD.  The Souls Within. When the mental health community decided to merge MPD (multiple personality diagnosis) and BPD (Borderline Personality Diagnosis) within the DID (dissociative identity disorder) definition, they did themselves and others a great disservice.  But never mind.  … Continue reading →

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PTSD: Exerpt From American Legion Article & Comments

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

The following is from the September 2011 Issue of “American Legion” (click HERE for full article by Ken Olsen plus video) on PTSD: “One of the most important contributions of (veterans) was they refused to accept the diagnosis of paranoid … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Them Convince You That You Are Crazy

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

Modern society views anyone who has DID as being mentally “crazy”.  They go around trying to convince everyone (including those DID “sufferers”) that those who have DID are “crazy” and “insane”, “mentally disturbed” and as a “threat to society”.  You … Continue reading →

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Goodbye – for a While

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

We must leave tomorrow – leaving the North American continent and flying far South of here to rescue a man. We shall be gone for a long while – three weeks – at which time we will return, bringing this … Continue reading →

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My Mom and Men

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

My mom has a hatred of men that extends far into her early childhood, stemming from the abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather.  She has always expressed this hatred of men in many, many ways, most of … Continue reading →

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What Drives Human Motivations?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

This subject is one we have examined in depth for the last 37 years; if not longer. The answer is simple: The drive to be happy drives all human action. Reasons: You can’t be happy if you are not surviving.  … Continue reading →

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