Opinion Topic
Unhinging from Theory: Autism and Opinions
Sometimes, disconnecting our theories from our healing practices and clinical understanding can be a good thing to do. When Bruno Bettelheim convinced many psychotherapists and psychological theoreticians that autism was caused by bad parenting in the form of "refrigerator mothers," he was stuck on a theory. He was proven wrong, but it took some time for these clinicians to let go of their theory and see that the cause of autism was not known.For that duration, we can thank Bettelheim for causing an extraordinary amount of suffering because of his unscientific, though well-meaning, thinking. Countless mothers were blamed for their children's autism. What a thing to live with!
Post Hypnosis Society
To all members of developed nations: Now that you are realizing that corporations are not citizens, but are sociopaths, your hypnosis that our society is designed to help you have a good life is eeking away.As a counselor I have seen mid-level executives realize that they allowed themselves to be set up and bowled over by corporate downsizing. Their question: "What is all my corporate experience good for? I invested in a sort of 'business model' called being a good employee and now have no future resembling what I was expecting." They are living in a "harvest and discard" world, where people are harvested and discarded. And there were still more people experiencing this through outsourcing and corporate flight into other lands. There was no fealty to the citizens that birthed and maintained these corporations; the numbers spoke louder than the employees.
You’re Mean – I’m Lazy, Stupid and Crazy
You're stuck in a mental bind. Today, a mighty simple idea is here to release you. This entry is for anyone who has or who deals with neurological or mental challenges. That is, everyone. It is definitely for folks with ADD or similar problems. It's also for people who have the symptoms of ADD even though it doesn't exist.What does it mean if you say someone is mean, lazy, stupid, or crazy? It might mean that you did something that made me mad, so I called you a name. Or maybe I'm PC enough to call your behavior a name, as in, "Jeez, Carl, that was awful stupid. Clean that up."
Pharmaceutical Industry Exposed: Desire for an Ethical Resurrection
If you have been in a doctor's office, you've probably seen them. They are the ones that are unusually well dressed -- considering their environment. They also are typically young, healthy, and attractive. And worst of all is that they typically pay absolutely no attention to you, the patient, as you are not their objective. Certainly, they will avoid any conversation with you as the reasons for your visits are in opposition.They are the drug representatives... the detailers... the pharmaceutical promoters and marketers that could care less, really, about your concerns while you are both sharing the same space at the same time.
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