break the taboo!

[rose]

My name is Rose; I am French so I firstly apologize for my English as you may find some mistakes. Anyway I would like to share with you my last discovered.
Do you know John Breeding? He has written a book making a great critic of the actual critic of the actual psychiatric system. It is a brilliant account that tries to prove that madness is necessary in the spiritual growth of an adult person. His book is titled The Necessity of Madness. This could be an academic material for the uk mental health services!
I think without doubt that hearing these kind of people’s voices can help to stop the humiliation mental health sufferers feel. Break the taboo!

 

[rose]

I just wrote a quick summary of the book, be pleased to read it and maybe it would give you ideas.
The purpose of John Breeding in writing this book is to educate people on psychiatric oppression. The author wants to reveal the harm done by the practice of biopsychiatry, and to show that psychiatry suppresses and punishes experiences which are completely natural. He believes these experiences are, in fact, necessary to achieve spiritual maturity. Experiences of temporary "madness" and un-productivity, while violating society's demand for continuous productivity, are essential if individuals are to grow and mature. Psychiatry enforces society's demand to keep working and be happy, no matter what. John suggests a clear alternative, a view of human nature and personal transformation that offers real hope to individuals in need. His intention is to provide a model which resonates with the truth of human transformation and has reverence for our spiritual nature. He also takes a deep dive into the question of why "good people" (mental health professionals) can do so much harm while being so convinced they are doing good. His hope is that readers will find information to help themselves and their families, that psychiatric survivors will be helped to understand their experiences and find guidance for the process of renewal, and that professionals will be stimulated to think in new ways about their work and about the system in which they play so vital a role.

 

[Stewart]

Being French, what do you know of mental health in the UK?

 

[clueless]

Hi, Rose

Do you know anyone mentally ill? Do you know anyone who has a mentally ill relative?

I am talking about serious mental health conditions, of the kind that can make those people a danger to themselves or others. Do you think madness is growth for them as well, or do this book refers to minor mental health problems only?

 

[Kenny Shovel]

Welcome to the forum Rose, I can't see many mistakes in your English at all!

I'm afraid this isn't really an area I have enough knowledge on to comment although "madness is necessary in the spiritual growth of an adult person" seems an interesting talking point.