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Escaping The Shackles of Psychiatry: What I’ve Seen and Survived, as Both Doctor and Patient

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On top of it, during the last few years, when I spent more time detained in hospital than at home, some of the nurses accused me of “not wanting to get better” and urged the doctors to label me with “personality disorder.” As a last resort, I underwent experimental psychosurgery in September 2001 (bilateral anterior cingulotomy).

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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TIC has become so popular that its approach is boasted by most hospitals, schools , social services, correctional facilities. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often mistaken for PTSD (as it’s currently defined) due to shared symptoms like emotional instability and turbulent interpersonal relationships.