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Jo Watson Interviews Cathy Wield, Author of “Unshackled Mind”

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I had already gained the insight that my original emotional crisis back in1994, was not in fact the beginning of what was later diagnosed as severe treatment resistant depression, but a completely understandable reaction to the then current circumstances and my childhood trauma. At the end of 2001, I had a temporary reprieve.

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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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The result is a form of “marketing” that encourages self-diagnosis and the embrace of disorders as identity by watering down the definition of mental suffering—and, paradoxically, minimizing understanding and compassion for those who are truly struggling. I feel like a seventy-five-year-old being like, ‘ These kids on the internet!’

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2017: My Descent Into Mayhem

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It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. I speculate now about withdrawal akathisia, extreme sleep deprivation, spiritual awakening, deep awareness, empathy and sensory experiencing, an invalidating environment, defensiveness, corruption and spiritual attack.