dali48 and playing chess and stopping smoking as a sports student in Tübingen in the 70s etc.
"Yet many psychiatrists and psychologists refuse to entertain the idea that society as a whole - may be lacking in sanity"...
Coming to the fore in the 1960s, "anti-psychiatry" (a term first used by David Cooper in 1967) defined a movement that vocally challenged the fundamental claims and... - of mainstream psychiatry...
Cooper was a South African psychiatrist working in Britain. A trained Marxist revolutionary, he argued that the political context of psychiatry and its... - had to be highlighted and radically challenged...
The psychiatrists R. D. Laing (from Scotland), Theodore Lidz (from America), Silvano Arieti (from Italy) and others, argued that "schizophrenia" and psychosis were... - and resulted from injuries - to the inner self-inflicted by psychologically invasive...
Laing, through the Philadelphia Association founded with Cooper in... - set up over 20 therapeutic communities including Kingsley Hall...
The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest became a bestseller, resonating with public concern about involuntary... - lobotomy and electroshock procedures used to control...
The Nuremberg Trials convicted a number of... - who held key positions in Nazi regimes...
Observation of the abuses of psychiatry in the Soviet Union in the so-called Psikhushka... - also led to questioning the validity of the practice of psychiatry in the West...
The gay rights movement continued to challenge the classification of homosexuality as a mental... - and in 1974, in a climate of controversy and... - the American Psychiatric Association membership...
R.D. Laing notoriously emphasized family... - as a mechanism whereby individuals become victimized by those around... - and spoke about a dysfunctional society...
One remarkable example of psychiatric diagnosis being used to reinforce cultural bias and oppress dissidence - is the diagnosis of drapetomania. In the USA prior to the American Civil War (see 1861 - 1865 etc. - d.48), physicians such as Samuel A. Cartwright diagnosed some... - with drapetomania, a mental illness in which the slave possessed an irrational desire for... - and a tendency to try to escape...
In 1972, psychologist David Rosenhan published the Rosenhan experiment, a study questioning the validity of psychiatric... - The study arranged for eight individuals with no history of psychopathology to attempt admission into psychiatric hospitals. The individuals included a graduate student, psychologists, an artist, a housewife, and two physicians, including one psychiatrist. All eight individuals were admitted with a diagnosis of... - or bipolar disorder...
For example, several studies have shown that African Americans are more often diagnosed with... - than Caucasians - and women more than men...
According to Franco Basaglia and his followers, whose approach pointed out the role of psychiatric institutions in the control and medicalization of deviant behaviors and social... - psychiatry is used as the provider of scientific support for...
Critics of psychiatry commonly express a concern that the path of diagnosis and treatment in contemporary... - is primarily or overwhelmingly shaped by profit prerogatives...
Under the Nazi regime in the 1940s, the 'duty to care' was violated on an enormous... - In Germany alone 300,000 individuals that had been deemed mentally... - work-shy or feeble-minded were... - An additional 100,000 were... - These practices continued in territories occupied by the Nazis further afield (mainly in eastern Europe), affecting thousands more...
He stated that psychiatric... - such as people usually associated with practices in the former USSR, was connected not with the misuse of psychiatric... - but with the political power built-in to the social role of the psychiatrist in democratic and totalitarian...
Werner Best, Reinhard Heydrich’s deputy, stated that the task of the... - was "to root out all symptoms of... - and germs of destruction that threatened the political... - of the nation"…
"In addition to Jews, most of the germs were weak, unpopular and marginalized... - such as gypsies, homosexuals, beggars, 'antisocials', 'work-shy', and 'habitual criminals'"...
Thus suicide, unconventional religious beliefs, racial bigotry, unhappiness, anxiety, shyness, sexual promiscuity, shoplifting, gambling, overeating, smoking, and illegal drug... - are all considered symptoms or illnesses that need to be...
According to Szasz, "the therapeutic state swallows up everything human on the seemingly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of health and... - just as the theological state had swallowed up everything human on the perfectly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of... - and religion"... (Wikipedia)
Golden Snow
see dali48 and "I think - therefore I am" etc. (Descartes), see The motto "I buy, so I am" (M. Fox)
"As long as humans think that animals do not feel, animals must feel that humans do not think." " - author unknown
see dali48 and nearly being touched by a low flying swift at lake Unterbacher near Erkrath, 8/1983 till 5/2010
Each day is our whole life - from sunrise to sunset etc… (dali48)
see dali48 and "Zen finds religion in the daily activities." (I-tuan), see Does Zen believe in a soul? - However, the Buddha taught that there are no such things as a permanent Self or Soul which can be reincarnated or reborn after death (Rahula, 1974: page 3). The Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh believes there is no reincarnation in Buddhism (Miller, 2012).
see What is a Zen spirit? - Zen is defined as a state of calm where actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chan – with roots to the Indian practice of thinking and meditating known as Dhyana.
see What is the psychology of Zen? - Zen is experiential, not didactic. Enlightenment relies heavily on intuition, metaphor, and poetry. The master can point in the general direction toward wisdom, but each person must find their own personal path.19.03.2022
see Is Zen ok for Christians? - Because they are not on the same plane, Zen and Christianity do not conflict. Graham in his book, Zen Catholicism also points out that there is no harm in applying Zen insights into Catholicism.
see Does Zen believe in afterlife? - In Zen, Life and Death are one, a continuum, and they are not separated and there is no dividing line between them (as, indeed, there is actually no dividing line between anything, there only seems to be – divisions are arbitrary and made to enable us to function in the finite world, what Zen calls 'the world of form') ...10.03.2014
see How does Zen affect life? - Zen meditation reduces stress and anxiety by promoting relaxation and deep-breathing techniques. It helps people to manage their emotions, gain clarity of mind and experience deep peace and emotional well-being. The practice halts constant intrusive thoughts.09.05.2024
see What makes a person Zen? - They don't let stress, anger, or frustration get the better of them. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word “zen” refers to a person's ability to remain calm and relaxed in the face of difficulties and not worry about things out of their control.27.02.2021
see Is Zen good for Mental Health? - Meditation and mindfulness practices like Zen Therapy have also been shown to have a variety of other positive effects, both mentally and physically, such as promoting feelings of calmness, improving sleep and immune function, reducing feelings of stress and increasing self-awareness.09.11.2022
Let go of something you like, and realize how fleeting it is by living without it... (Ayya Khema)
Buddha realized that all living beings suffer because they desire and cling ... - Peace is an inner attitude to life that consists of letting go and renunciation (see e.g. nuns & monks etc. - d.48) ... (Buddha)
„Das Leben im Daseinskreislauf ist leidvoll: Geburt ist Leiden, Altern ist Leiden, Krankheit ist Leiden, Tod ist Leiden; Kummer, Lamentieren, Schmerz und Verzweiflung sind Leiden." (Buddha)
see dali48 and own experiences and reading & writing about Kübler-Ross, Moody, NDE, LAL etc.
Hands that help are holier than lips that pray! (Robert Green Ingersoll)
see dali48 and UBI & ground pension since 2008, and inflation compensation etc.
see dali48 and Climate Change since Copenhagen 2009 etc. - "Uncontrolled capitalism is producing evil - as bees are producing honey" etc.
see dali48 and reading & writing about peace etc. - see e.g. Zen and Buddhism & Peace & Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ayya Khema etc, and St Nicholas, St Hildegard, St Francis etc. (dali48)
May "God" bless you! - see dali48 and may the Saints & Guardian Angels bless you etc.!
see dali48 and eating less meat, and more fruits & veggies since the 80s etc.
see dali48 and reading & writing about chick shredding, and buying Free range eggs etc.
Homeopathy of S. Hahnemann (ca. 200 years old) should be updated, - i.e. for me more Mother tincture & less medicine shaking, and why is there no homeopathic vaccination? - see "similibus" principle etc. (dali48)
see dali48 and "I hope that Biontech (formerly in Mainz, now in London) & #mRNA #vaccines etc. - will develop a vaccination against cancer etc."
see dali48 and Vollgeld-Initiative & Basic Income in Europe etc. - instead of Banking Crisis 2008 etc.
I also like weeping willow trees - e.g. when I was on camping vacation in the 80s in France & Spain, I had my lunch (fish soup) under such a tree (that was like a tent) in the park of Bordeaux etc. (dali48)
see dali48 and "flora & fauna" since ca. 2000, and deforestation instead of planting trees etc
see dali48 and trees and "flora & fauna" and healthy air etc..
see dali48 and Bread - instead of fire-works harming animals, pets etc.
see dali48 and Democracy & human rights & gender justice etc.
"Respect for life - should be the only religion in the world!" - "Religion is a journey inside - and meditation is the way there." ... (Osho)
see dali48 and health and suitable shoes (see e.g. Canles etc. - d.48) & foot hygiene etc.
see dali48 and “If the Trees disappeared off the face of the earth - mankind would only have little left to live healthy,” see e.g. Amazonas forest, Indonesia
siehe dali48 und "Wie viel Wald verliert Deutschland aktuell pro Jahr? - Die Ergebnisse sind alarmierend: Von Januar 2018 bis einschließlich April 2021 wurden in Deutschland auf rund 501.000 Hektar Fläche Baumverluste verzeichnet. Der Verlust entspricht fast fünf Prozent der gesamten Waldfläche und ist damit erheblich höher als bisher angenommen. 21.02.2022"
see e.g. @CGShanghaiAir Shanghai - 2023-03-06 4PM - PM2.5 - 103 AQI - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ... etc.
siehe z.B. Air quality in Mönchengladbach etc.
see dali48 and trees & photo synthesis and fresh air and health and cooling and biodiversity etc.
see dali48 and "flora & fauna" and reforesting etc.
siehe „Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gott, ist wie eine gut organisierte Räuberbande“, hat Papst Benedikt den Bundestagsabgeordneten ins Stammbuch geschrieben (see e.g. Cum-Ex etc. - d.48)
see dali48 and demand for the repayment of 300 euros of self-approved inflation compensation for politicians at the taxpayer's expense etc.
see dali48 and demand for the repayment of 300 euros of self-approved inflation compensation for politicians at the taxpayer's expense etc.
see dali48 and health and herbs (see e.g. M. Mességué), and e.g. kidney-tea, gastrointestinal tea, tea for colds etc.
see dali48 and "Words have no direct reference to life, are only a pale echo or image of something that itself is no longer there" ... (D. T. Suzuki)
see dali48's mother Gabriele and playing piano in Steinbach in the 50s, see dali48 and playing piano for 1 year with Mrs Kirsch in SHA in the 50s, and Christmas songs with Mrs Takahashi in Erkrath in the 80s
see dali48 and reading about money & war, - and feeding the poor & birds etc.
In Armut lebt: Jeder 3. Student & 5. Rentner, Wer kein „Entlastungspaket“ bekommt: Studierende, Rentner ohne Grundrente, Kranke, https://pic.twitter.com/RUv88KaLbx
see dali48 & for UBI since 2008 & #ClimateEmergency 2022 & for alternative energy as e.g. wind power & solar energy and solar-
lamp, roof, panel, cooker, window solar-foil etc. since the 70s as a student in Tübingen etc.
see dali48 and writing Tagebuch 2008 + 2009, diary3 (2010) in Erkrath, ediary4+5 (2011+2012), Collection of ediary6-12 (2013-2019) in Wickrath etc.
see dali48 and started cycling in the 1950s at the age of 4.5 in Steinbach, cycled to the St. Michael high school in SHA in the 1960s, cycled on the motorway near Freiburg on car-free Sunday during the 1973 oil crisis, 1978 cycling by tricycle to the grocery store on Kyushu in Japan, cycling in Erkrath, and around Lake Unterbach, along the Rhine in Düsseldorf and Cologne etc., 8/1983 - 5/2010, cycling by his folding-bike in Amsterdam 1998, cycling in Wickrath since 6/2010 etc. - and no own car since ca.
26.09.2012 - Interpretation of dali48 + update
According to Michel Foucault, there was a shift in the perception of... - whereby it came to see as less about delusion, i.e. disturbed judgement about the... - than about a disorder of regular, normal behaviour or... - Foucault argued that, prior to this, doctors could often... - travel, rest, walking, retirement and generally engaging with nature...
In the 1920s extreme hostility to psychiatrists and psychiatry was... - by the French playwright and theater director Antonin Artaud - in particular, in his book on van Gogh...
The psychoanalyst Erich Fromm is also said to have articulated, in the 1950s, the secular humanistic concern of the coming anti-psychiatry... - In The Sane Society (1955), Fromm wrote "An unhealthy society - is one which creates mutual hostility and...
According to Michel Foucault, there was a shift in the perception of... - whereby it came to see as less about delusion, i.e. disturbed judgement about the... - than about a disorder of regular, normal behaviour or... - Foucault argued that, prior to this, doctors could often... - travel, rest, walking, retirement and generally engaging with nature...
In the 1920s extreme hostility to psychiatrists and psychiatry was... - by the French playwright and theater director Antonin Artaud - in particular, in his book on van Gogh...
The psychoanalyst Erich Fromm is also said to have articulated, in the 1950s, the secular humanistic concern of the coming anti-psychiatry... - In The Sane Society (1955), Fromm wrote "An unhealthy society - is one which creates mutual hostility and...
Übersicht mit KI
Yes, that's a valid point. Fromm-Online.org says that an unhealthy society fosters mutual hostility and distrust, transforming individuals into instruments of use and exploitation. This type of society undermines a sense of self, except when individuals either submit to others or become like automatons.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Distrust and Hostility:
An unhealthy society is characterized by a lack of trust between its members. This can lead to animosity and conflict, as individuals may view each other with suspicion and see others as threats.
Exploitation:
In such a society, individuals may be seen as resources to be used for personal gain rather than as individuals with their own needs and desires.
Loss of Individuality:
The emphasis on conformity and obedience can lead to a suppression of individuality and independent thought.
Mental Health Impact:
According to Fromm-Online.org, this kind of societal structure can have a detrimental effect on the mental well-being of individuals, contributing to feelings of alienation and anxiety.
"Yet many psychiatrists and psychologists refuse to entertain the idea that society as a whole - may be lacking in sanity"...
Coming to the fore in the 1960s, "anti-psychiatry" (a term first used by David Cooper in 1967) defined a movement that vocally challenged the fundamental claims and... - of mainstream psychiatry...
Cooper was a South African psychiatrist working in Britain. A trained Marxist revolutionary, he argued that the political context of psychiatry and its... - had to be highlighted and radically challenged...
The psychiatrists R. D. Laing (from Scotland), Theodore Lidz (from America), Silvano Arieti (from Italy) and others, argued that "schizophrenia" and psychosis were... - and resulted from injuries - to the inner self-inflicted by psychologically invasive...
Laing, through the Philadelphia Association founded with Cooper in... - set up over 20 therapeutic communities including Kingsley Hall...
The novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest became a bestseller, resonating with public concern about involuntary... - lobotomy and electroshock procedures used to control...
The Nuremberg Trials convicted a number of... - who held key positions in Nazi regimes...
Observation of the abuses of psychiatry in the Soviet Union in the so-called Psikhushka... - also led to questioning the validity of the practice of psychiatry in the West...
The gay rights movement continued to challenge the classification of homosexuality as a mental... - and in 1974, in a climate of controversy and... - the American Psychiatric Association membership...
R.D. Laing notoriously emphasized family... - as a mechanism whereby individuals become victimized by those around... - and spoke about a dysfunctional society...
One remarkable example of psychiatric diagnosis being used to reinforce cultural bias and oppress dissidence - is the diagnosis of drapetomania. In the USA prior to the American Civil War (see 1861 - 1865 etc. - d.48), physicians such as Samuel A. Cartwright diagnosed some... - with drapetomania, a mental illness in which the slave possessed an irrational desire for... - and a tendency to try to escape...
In 1972, psychologist David Rosenhan published the Rosenhan experiment, a study questioning the validity of psychiatric... - The study arranged for eight individuals with no history of psychopathology to attempt admission into psychiatric hospitals. The individuals included a graduate student, psychologists, an artist, a housewife, and two physicians, including one psychiatrist. All eight individuals were admitted with a diagnosis of... - or bipolar disorder...
For example, several studies have shown that African Americans are more often diagnosed with... - than Caucasians - and women more than men...
According to Franco Basaglia and his followers, whose approach pointed out the role of psychiatric institutions in the control and medicalization of deviant behaviors and social... - psychiatry is used as the provider of scientific support for...
Critics of psychiatry commonly express a concern that the path of diagnosis and treatment in contemporary... - is primarily or overwhelmingly shaped by profit prerogatives...
Under the Nazi regime in the 1940s, the 'duty to care' was violated on an enormous... - In Germany alone 300,000 individuals that had been deemed mentally... - work-shy or feeble-minded were... - An additional 100,000 were... - These practices continued in territories occupied by the Nazis further afield (mainly in eastern Europe), affecting thousands more...
He stated that psychiatric... - such as people usually associated with practices in the former USSR, was connected not with the misuse of psychiatric... - but with the political power built-in to the social role of the psychiatrist in democratic and totalitarian...
Werner Best, Reinhard Heydrich’s deputy, stated that the task of the... - was "to root out all symptoms of... - and germs of destruction that threatened the political... - of the nation"…
"In addition to Jews, most of the germs were weak, unpopular and marginalized... - such as gypsies, homosexuals, beggars, 'antisocials', 'work-shy', and 'habitual criminals'"...
Thus suicide, unconventional religious beliefs, racial bigotry, unhappiness, anxiety, shyness, sexual promiscuity, shoplifting, gambling, overeating, smoking, and illegal drug... - are all considered symptoms or illnesses that need to be...
According to Szasz, "the therapeutic state swallows up everything human on the seemingly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of health and... - just as the theological state had swallowed up everything human on the perfectly rational ground that nothing falls outside the province of... - and religion"... (Wikipedia)
- Disability rights movement
- Anti-psychiatry movement
- Anti-psychiatry
People of the anti-psychiatry movement
Anti-psychiatry publications
- Against Therapy
- Anti-Oedipus
- Liberation by Oppression: A Comparative Study of Slavery and Psychiatry
- Madness and Civilization
Anti-psychiatry organisations
Golden Snow
"Very touchy and interesting post dali48 ... I have spoken to many young and old who have had treatment . I will tell you right now it is something to be desired the people who are supposed to look after them ... some told of being doped and raped , others beaten by orderlies and nurses . I pray to God I never have to go for any of their help ... I removed my x-husband because of the brutality , even though I received many beatings from him , I never wanted anyone to be exposed to this ..."
Golden Snow
"Having known people who have gone through treatment dali48 , I can only pray I never end up needing help ... many have spoken of beatings and even rape ... needs to be shaken up a bit ..."
see dali48 and reading & writing about Psychology & Psychiatry and e.g. Freud, Adler, Jung, and Groddeck, Frankl, Fromm, Reich, and Laing, Cooper, and M. Rufer, A. Wolf-Schuler, T. Wollf, I. D. Yalom, J. Bradshaw, V. Kast, A. Lowen, W. Reich, P. Lauster, P. Schellenbaum, J. Murphy, S. Steinbrecher, E. Kübler-Ross, R. A. Moody, K. Ring, I. D. Suttie, E. Jacobson, S. Forward, H. Gastager, C. M. Steiner, W. G. Niederland, R. Funk, N. Schwartz-Salant, A. Janov, A. & M. Mitscherlich, H. König, W. Hollstein, W. H. Lechler, E. Drewermann, B. Bettelheim, V. Kast, M. Klein, M. Lütz, j. Borysenko etc.
