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Listen to Lady Day. She knows what she's talking about.

frightened Sep 22, 2011 08:04

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human rights, songs that saved your life, bloody politicians, multiculture, linkage, power and privilege

Fuck you, Georgia, and fuck you, United States

frightened Sep 22, 2011 07:15

So Troy Davis is dead, despite significant doubt as to the safety of his conviction. Turns out human rights and good sense can't stand against racism and the death penalty ( Read more... )

human rights, bloody politicians, why don't you do something?, multiculture, power and privilege

A bit US-centric, but basically awesome article

frightened May 28, 2011 13:04

Cracked: 5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor.

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linkage, power and privilege

I have to pick up my meds today, and that makes me Dwell On Stuff.

frightened Nov 01, 2010 11:01

So yeah. Argument from analogy is for people too stupid to comprehend abstract thought. Which, at last count, was almost every mental health professional I've ever met, so hey. Allow me to explain why cognitive approaches do not work for me and, by extension, why I dumped my counsellor ( Read more... )

all mad here, power and privilege

Longer post when keyboard works

frightened Oct 27, 2010 21:38

I hope Chris Grayling gets a lifelong, invisible, highly-unpredictable, stigmatised, potentially-fatal, FUCKING MISERABLE illness. I genuinely do. Give Major Depression a whirl, you arsehole.

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all mad here, bloody politicians, power and privilege

Suggest you follow this up by reading Polly Toynbee's 'Hard Work'

frightened Oct 21, 2010 17:56

Via

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bloody politicians, linkage, power and privilege

This will probably be the last post about my counsellor

frightened Oct 05, 2010 16:13

And when I'm done rolling on the floor laughing, I'll probably be offended and upset and whatnot. But for now, I'm Lorna the ROFLator ( Read more... )

all mad here, real life, lj is self-obsession honey, power and privilege

Predictably enough

frightened Sep 29, 2010 08:44

I'm getting fed up with my counsellor. ( Read more... )

all mad here, real life, lj is self-obsession honey, power and privilege, ranting and raving

For reference

frightened Sep 27, 2010 16:27

Because I'm sick of saying this and having people look at me like I'm paranoid and/or stupid:

You have no legal right to choose your psychiatrist1

Unfortunately there is no legal right to a second opinion2My counsellor is very... consumer capitalist. He absolutely cannot grasp the idea that, as a patient, I get what I'm given. And when I say no ( Read more... )

all mad here, real life, lj is self-obsession honey, power and privilege

-Isms for the casual user

frightened Sep 13, 2010 17:10

Awesome post by

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