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Stanley Korosi's avatar

Thanks Dyann. You probably know of Laing’s account of a person admitted to a psych ward because they were in terror of the world ending. It was during the Cold War and the MAD era. Laing proposed this person had a more realistic encounter with reality than those who sought to label them mentally ill. So who was “sane” and who decides?

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Stanley Korosi's avatar

Your talk reminds me of of the mental health tyranny portrayed in “one flew over the cuckoos nest”, the objectification of distress and the abuse of power through psycho-surgery (lobotomisation). Power was also in abused when mental health and autocracy colluded in the USSR. Those who have power decide what is normal-and the nature of love. It seems our journey is to own our love and infuse it into every aspect of our lives.

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Dr Dyann Ross's avatar

Hi Stan, I so agree with you in all your comments. As a society we still allow certain groups of people to pay the price for what is socially and politically acceptable. It is a very high price and the silence around it is very worrying. The related piece I'm about to post in fact refers to One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest .... along the lines of us needing to resist that legacy at every opportunity.

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Nicky Bright's avatar

I admire your ability to speak sensibly, on such tyrannous experiences. Thank you, Dyann

Nicky,

On behalf of L.E.A.R.N

(Lived Experience Academic Research Network).

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Dr Dyann Ross's avatar

Dear Nicky

Aaaah! I don;t know if there is a sensible way to speak as it is so very disturbing and so very normalised. Such that speaking sensibly seems to collude with not being outraged enough!

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