This thread began with a post in which I acknowledged that I may have been manic or psychotic and it is now clear to me, as I imagine it was to those of you who interacted with me during that time, that I was in fact both manic and quite psychotic.
The other side of psychosis, looking back on how your mind can play tricks on you and how it is possible to frighten people and stress the closest relationships that you have... which is what I am busy processing right now... does remind me why I started doing this work in the first place, however. Psychosis, and manic behaviour, is - as my PhD shows - an all-too-common consequence of LGAT participation, and those who participate do not have seventeen years of studying the illness to mitigate some of the risks (although this knowledge did not prevent me from behaving in a way that isolated me from many people and which hurt some people that I care about).
This undercover footage from inside an LGAT has nearly reached 1,000 views (just the other day... over 48 hours... there were 160 views), and so I would still encourage those who have not, to like the footage, share it and - perhaps - comment on it if you can. I was recently in touch with someone who, fifteen years after participating in an LGAT, was still suffering from her experience. Mental illness is a cruel companion, and so anything that can be done to protect the public should be. Right now, I only have the capacity to share this link. Please do the same:
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Thanks again for the kindness and support on this thread. It's good to know that there are people with real integrity out there.
The other side of psychosis, looking back on how your mind can play tricks on you and how it is possible to frighten people and stress the closest relationships that you have... which is what I am busy processing right now... does remind me why I started doing this work in the first place, however. Psychosis, and manic behaviour, is - as my PhD shows - an all-too-common consequence of LGAT participation, and those who participate do not have seventeen years of studying the illness to mitigate some of the risks (although this knowledge did not prevent me from behaving in a way that isolated me from many people and which hurt some people that I care about).
This undercover footage from inside an LGAT has nearly reached 1,000 views (just the other day... over 48 hours... there were 160 views), and so I would still encourage those who have not, to like the footage, share it and - perhaps - comment on it if you can. I was recently in touch with someone who, fifteen years after participating in an LGAT, was still suffering from her experience. Mental illness is a cruel companion, and so anything that can be done to protect the public should be. Right now, I only have the capacity to share this link. Please do the same:
[www.youtube.com]
Thanks again for the kindness and support on this thread. It's good to know that there are people with real integrity out there.