Free mental heath reascroces NYC.
(Important life saving mental heath that’s important)
remember bipolar isnt an excuse for bad behavior, but it is an explanation that is better then just a sane person with perfectly normal CHOOSING to be a dick, that’s different then you acting not like yourself, during a manic episode, and doing things like having like wild inppaproite sexual fantasies and telling pepole about them, calling your causal freind like 100 times in 10 minutes, crying at nothing, being furious and enraged by the smallest thing like forgetting your favorite hat at home, having a taxi go the wrong way and make you late, your freind not picking up the phone for a week, becuase instead of like normally you wouldn’t care assuming they were busy and had a lot going on, now, your sensitive, irrnataional, unbalanced, so you accuse that freind of perpously ignoring you, of being mad at you, of hiding things from you, being bipolar means your thinking with your id, your insecurity and you aren’t gonna be making scene, or logical decisions 100% of the time. And pepole need to be understanding of that, without dehumanizing you and disregarding your agency all together. That doesn’t mean dont hold bipolar pepole accountable, that just means when you do, you NEED to consider the mindset they were truly in, with actual education about how their condition effects them, not offestive stereotypes witch puts us in a box. This is something you should expect from the pepole in your life, not be abslsit, and sanist witch is so normalized.
YouTube Vedios and documentaries good for understanding and desgtigtizes skitzofreina;
It’s important espcially for youth —To avoid sending pepole with mental illnesses or who are austsic - or nurdigvegent —-it’s important to avoid sending these pepole away to teharpuptic boarding schools aka TTI (torture centers) it’s important you dont send them even off to local phyc wards, group homes, or anything like that it’s imperative for mentally ill pepoles development and safety and recovery to stay in the community, have pepole looking out for them. Keeping them in NYC, in the community, in their families, so they know they have people supporting them who wont abandon them no matter how much they struggle —that kind of trust is imperative for a mentally ill childs safety and development.No matter how hard it is for you to deal with them, i promise its 1000 times harder to deal with an untreated mental illness along with everything else going on in the world right now, espcially for young pepole. However hard it is now for this befit period in their youth, they will most likely grow out of to some extent and learn to live with and a manage their illness and find good things in life and make their own path in the world as an adult, —-you will be so happy you didn’t send your baby’s to a troubled teen boarding school on the other side of TEH country, breaking your bank/draianing all your savings, —-becuase keeping them at home, in the city may be hard right now, but you’ll be happy you believed in them and didn’t give up on them, becuase now 20 years later they will still love you and invite you to Christmas if you send them away now, for the rest of your life your child will hate you and do everything they can to get away from you, and tell EVRYONE the unforgivable sin of what they did to you. Keep them at home, love them hard and true, and they will forever be great full when their old enough to look back, that you didn’t give up on them when they needed you most. Besides it’s not your reapsiblity to decide the fate and living situation of another human being, it shouldn’t even be legal to be honest. Keep em at home, they will learn to be independent with your sopport. Best advice you’ll ever hear.
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/22/abolition-must-include-psychiatry/
1. Table of Contents
Free medication
Cheapest nyc pharmacy’s
How to get heath insurance in nyc (Medicaid, how to get heath insurance that covers therapy and medication)
How to fight stigma (with your freinds, bosses, pepole you know in general )
Cop free -suside hotline (wildflower network)
History of Madness in the west (mental patients union, mad studies at nyc univerties, books on the history of mental illness, documentaries about this)
advice on how to never get admitted to a phyc ward.
NYC safest /best outpatient teen/adult hosptails in nyc
How to help homeless mentally ill pepole
Free online therapy once a week
Spicilized online theapry (NOCD, bpd, bipolar, trauma therapist)
Best child therapists for austsic, and mentally ill children and teens.
Best free therapy sopport groups nyc
Mad Pride groups (atctvsim for mentally ill rights)
Great charities to donate to —to directly help mentally ill pepole struggling in nyc
How to survive the troubled teen industry /how to heal post TTI
What to do when raped. Step by step guide.
Grants/funds to apply to for mentally ill adults
How to get diagnosed /should I get diagnosed,
How to do safe and through self dingosis
wonderful altertives to phyc ward —nationwide.
Indignious roles for the mentally ill
How to get DISBLITY benefits in NYC (unpeompyment, SSI, how to get SSD, Medicaid, ect)
Horrible laws against the mentally ill in United States, and how to combat them.
Great Vedios about mental illness, breaking down stigma, mad rights, treatment not repression, ect.
Many kinds of treatments, you can learn even if it’s not from a therapist.
Bad/dangerous types of CURRENTLY LEGAL AND PRACTICED Therapy; (to avoid at all costs):
1. The Troubled Teen Industry;
The "troubled teen industry" (TTI) is a network of unregulated or underregulated privately-owned residential programs for youth with behavioral, emotional, or substance abuse issues
. These programs, which operate for significant profit, often use controversial "tough love" and behavior modification tactics. The TTI has been widely accused of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and critics state its methods often cause more harm than good. Components of the TTI
Programs within the TTI include a variety of institutions with different approaches, including:
- Residential treatment centers: Long-term facilities promising therapy and rehabilitation for adolescents.
- Therapeutic boarding schools: Schools that combine academic instruction with therapy.
- Wilderness therapy programs: Programs that place teens in wilderness settings, using physical challenges and isolation as part of the "healing" process.
- Military-style boot camps: Programs that use strict discipline and physical punishment to modify behavior.
- Religious academies: Faith-based institutions with strict behavior codes.
- Drug rehabilitation centers: Facilities that may use non-evidence-based methods for treating addiction.
Methods and alleged abuses
Survivors and advocacy groups have reported widespread abusive tactics in TTI facilities, including:
- Physical and emotional abuse: This includes beatings, forced labor, and humiliating tactics designed to "break" a teen's resistance.
- Isolation and restraint: Teens are often put in solitary confinement or subjected to physical and chemical restraints, even for minor infractions.
- Neglect and deprivation: Allegations include denial of proper nutrition, sleep, medical care, and contact with family.
- Lack of qualified staff: Many programs are staffed by inadequately trained or uncredentialed personnel.
- Use of "transporters": Parents sometimes hire unregulated transport services, referred to as "goons," who forcibly remove teens from their homes, often in the middle of the night.
- LGBTQ+ conversion therapy: Some faith-based programs use scientifically debunked conversion therapy practices to change a teen's sexual orientation or gender identity.
Regulation and oversight
A major issue with the TTI is its lack of regulation. Many programs operate with minimal oversight, especially when children are transported across state lines, which makes it difficult for authorities to track and monitor abuses. While some facilities have been shut down due to abuse, many have simply rebranded and reopened under a new name.
Consequences for teens
Studies and survivor accounts have documented the severe and long-lasting trauma caused by these programs. Consequences for teens who have been through the TTI can include:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Anxiety and depression.
- Damaged family relationships.
- Difficulties with trusting others.
- Worsening of underlying mental health conditions.
The path forward
Growing awareness, driven by survivor testimonies and advocacy groups like Breaking Code Silence, has led to calls for increased regulation and legal action against abusive programs. The goal is to hold these institutions accountable and protect vulnerable youth from further harm.
To all parrents of mentally ill kids; No matter what your kids is going through,
Never send them to TTI it might be the end of their life many kids have died at TTI,
i myself barely survived TTI; So im speaking from experience, your kids willl never forgive you,
never trust you again if they DO survive, they will never speak to you again.
It wont help their issues, it will make them all worse, and TTI will lie to parrents slandering them
Making you as the parent not trust your own child when they report abject abuse, and beg to leave.
Sending your kid to a “theapry tic boarding schoool” is child abuse,
Just becuase you hire a hit man doesn’t mean you didn’t commit a murder.
If you really care about your kids, and want them to get better
Maybe invest in homeschooling if their getting bullied and at risk expplled from school,
That’s not meeting their needs, maybe look into out patient prorgams,
But keep them in nyc, at home, keep them in TEH comunity in TEH fold,
Don’t abandoned them and cast them away to be abused, delleuding yourself into thinking
It’s helping. But yes TTI is a deadly child abusing cult, and if anyone ever offers that to you
Your child, you need to protect them, and banish that recruiter to the ends of the earth.
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This is one of the few bad theapry, on this list I have actual experience with;
I was a TTI surivivor from age 14 to age 18 —basically all of high school
(2018-2022)
I was at 4 different TTI programs all over the countery, as well as 6 different phyc wards
witch have their own similar issues described in later section
so yes I have a lot of experience with this one;
Every TTI program I was at; (sadly only one of them has shut down) in order;
1. Boulder Creek academy / Idaho / (Closed); https://bouldercreekacademy.com/
2. Hertige Community ; (Utah); https://www.heritagertc.org/
3. Glenholme School; (Connitcucut) ; https://www.devereux.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=glenholmeschool_index&NONCE_TOKEN=BD2A10C9B1E16ACD99D68
4. Glenhaven Academy JRI (Massachutes) https://jri.org/services/educational-and-residential/residential/glenhaven
5. Westchester Hostptail; https://www.nyp.org/locations/westchester-behavioral-health
Things TTI did to us (just a few real life example of how severe these
abuses are) ;
1. Forced and dangrous child labor (as both a requirement
to go to school and get food/and a regular punishment 1 hour of hard labor per disrecession)
2. Being trafficked aka never being allowed to leave the compound in the remote mountains
And desert so far away from the nearest town, so we could never Escpae on our own.
3. An enevoirment of constant and fifficlated, extreme violence (holds, other kids beating me up constantly but I. Only got in troubled when I fought back, medication overdoses/meddling,
Being given dangrous medication you dont need without any input from your actual home phyctatrist
For example I had my meds stolen and overdosed on and I had to go a week without meds,
4. Deprived of food: we were often forced to do dishes for entire school as punishment
And during those meals we weren’t allowed to eat —
you could only eat at mealtime if you ate at any other time you were punished
5. RELGIOUS forced conversion
; a lot of TTI programs are in Utah at the one I was at Hertige school
, they forced us to respect and abdide by Mormon values,
Equiatting them with gernal morality, and in a much more
direct example, also at Hertige —
we were all forced to go to church every Sunday
Like we had to or we would be punished, and every hour of every second of our lives
were structured we didn’t have any control over
Any of it——but we all (EVRYONE in the whole school) was forced to go to church,
every Sunday , for hours long sermons that often were very offensive
Like they shamed us for being ungrateful —comparing our suffering to TEH suffering
of a Christian kidnapping victim, being like
if she could believe in god and do what she’s told
What’s your excuse ?
to say nothing of the fact a lot of us were not Christian,
I was a practicing Jew, forced to go to Christian church
Conversion theapry ; every TTI treats being gay and trans as a mental illness, for my experience they told me I wasn’t allowed to be trans and it wasn’t even real, and I was just trying to do it for a attention on “trying to be somone else to run from taking acounblity for my sins” so I came out as trans in 2017—but in TTI I was allowed to be and i thought repressing who I truly was for my treatment was all I could do, but it only made me worse—-who knew!? Fucking conversion thearpy doesn’t work, now im out and proud, I physically transitioned three years ago, and totally happy with my gender, —-but you should know conversion thearpy sometimes hides , and every TTI doubles as conversion theapry. It’s well known lots of converts I’ve Christian send their kids here for being Trans or gay and not any actual mental illnesses or drug problems most of us had
Banning human connection; romantic relationships were always banned and enforced for us to stay apart from threat of punishment — sure it still happened but was always punished never the less, espcially gay relationships were punished very harshly. They thought us we couldn’t handle relationships we were too mentally ill and damnaged, to possibly be a good partner —-we also weren’t allowed to even have close freinds, everything was directing from our treatment or their treatment, we weren’t even allowed to hold hands, give hugs or have any physical touch with anyone…that wasn’t….voilence.
6. Cult hiarchy ; they all had these —-where basic privileges, like time alone in a room, access to computers not only at school,
Access to better food, often times trips to go home to visit our families were only privileges of the highest unttatnaible phases, ect.
7. Brainwashing that mental illness made us bad pepole or was an uexsue for bad kids to get
Away with being bad. So often our issues weren’t treated. We were told over and over again we needed to atone
And were fundmnetallly broken, bad kids who didn’t. Deserve mercy, or stafty help, or kindnesss or actual theapry
Troubled teen industry lawsuits/abuses exposed; Studies and investigations;
6. FUCK DR PHILL; https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/dr-phil-lawsuit-negligance-1245558/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/21/teen-sues-dr-phil/
Real survivor stories ; https://www.tiktok.com/@breakingcodesilence?_t=ZP-8zOGyXbjBPT&_r=1
Survivor Stories (trigger warning; the worst thing you ever heard being done to a child)
My TTI survivor story; (TIK TOK three part series) ;
1. Part 1 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BWoArH/
1. Part 2; https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B7Uh4R/
1. IF your a troubled teen industry survivor /current victim here are some reasroces to help you;
1. Report TTI abuse; https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/for-survivors/submit-testimony/
If you can Escpae on a home visit or field trip—-map of safe houses where you can hide out; and get to safety if you cant return home to your parrents;
(I wish id known this when I was trafficked in the TTI system, hofpully this money and these shelters can be your North Star)
1. Charity’s you can donate to to help shut down more troubled teen program as nationwide,
and finically sopport survivors and their family’s ;
1. Media about the troubled teen industry *documetroes
1. https://www.netflix.com/title/81579761
4. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtM5KsUJSPvKyViWNpqM7faerzWcM4Ipg
6. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7eM7pb5M5DU&t=72s&pp=ygULRWxhbiBzY2hvb2w%3D
7. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GteqbsYGv1I&pp=ygUVQnJlYWtpbmcgQ29kZSBzaWxpbmNl
8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dFcpUrWGK68&t=71s&pp=ygUVQnJlYWtpbmcgQ29kZSBzaWxpbmNl
9. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pRWMhWiXCVg&pp=ygUVQnJlYWtpbmcgQ29kZSBzaWxpbmNl
2. ABA
3. Homeopathy
4. Conversion thearpy
5. Electro shock
6. Religious thearpy——
7.False Memory Creation: Techniques like hypnosis and repeated questioning can lead to the creation of false memories, often of traumatic events.
8. Rebirthing thearpy
9. Facilatated Comunication
10. Thearpists falling in love with you.
11. Scintoglolgy
12. Jorden Peterson -red pill “thearpy”
13. Online Thearpy Cults (Zena and poppy)
Free Medication in NYC:
There is no "NYC underground network" for free mental health medication. However, New York City and New York State offer legitimate and confidential programs that provide free or low-cost psychiatric services and medication for eligible residents
. Key resources for mental health medication
NYC Care
NYC Care is a health care access program for New York City residents who do not qualify for or cannot afford health insurance.
- Cost: Low-cost or no-cost services are guaranteed, which includes physical and behavioral health services.
- Where to get help: Services are provided through the NYC Health + Hospitals network. To enroll, call 1-646-NYC-CARE (1-646-692-2273).
Weill Cornell Community Clinic
The Weill Cornell Community Clinic offers free mental health care to uninsured, low-income residents in all five boroughs of New York City.
- Services: Psychopharmacological management and remote translators are available for medication-related needs.
- Eligibility: Patients must be uninsured, over 19, and meet certain income guidelines.
NYC Health + Hospitals
The city's public health system offers a range of free and low-cost mental health services across its locations. Many hospitals have comprehensive psychiatric emergency programs (CPEP) and outpatient clinics.
- Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Programs (CPEP): Provides 24/7 care for mental health crises and can link patients to ongoing treatment. You can call 1-844-NYC-4NYC to find the nearest location.
- Street Health Outreach & Wellness (S.H.O.W.): Mobile medical units provide care and behavioral health resources to unsheltered New Yorkers.
Medication Grant Program
Managed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, this program helps people released from jails, prisons, and hospitals get needed medication for free while they apply for Medicaid.
- Eligibility: The program provides a grant card that covers the full cost of medication for mental illness during the application period. Eligibility is determined by the local department of mental hygiene.
Patient assistance programs
Several nonprofit and pharmaceutical company programs can help you obtain medication for free or at a deep discount.
- RxAssist: Helps individuals find free and low-cost medication programs. The website has a database of patient assistance programs and offers a prescription discount card.
- NeedyMeds: Provides information on patient assistance programs, free/low-cost clinics, and state programs. They also offer a free drug discount card.
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance: Helps qualifying uninsured individuals get free or low-cost medication.
How to get started
- Call or text 988: New York City's primary number for mental health support is 988. Counselors can provide immediate support and connect you to local providers who can help with medication.
- Contact NYC 311: For non-emergency government services, including homeless outreach teams who can connect people to care, you can call 311 or make an online request.
- Use the service directory: The official NYC website has a directory of services. The NYC 988 page, for instance, includes a link to "Find Services
To access free mental health medication in NYC, connect with a counselor through NYC 988 (call or text 988) to get referrals to free or low-cost medication services and care. You can also find programs on the New York State Office of Mental Health website, utilize the NYC Care program for access to health services including medication, or use the free NYC Teenspace program for ongoing therapy if you are an NYC teen
Ways to get free pills, and menatal heath medication in nyc. ( SSRI, mood stabilizers, anti phycocdics, side effect directory) Get therapist to prescribe you medication —-see therapist to do so without insurance.
4. https://go.drugbank.com/categories/DBCAT000529
2. https://www.blinkhealth.com/olanzapine
2. https://www.lemonaidhealth.com/drug/prozac
2. https://www.felixforyou.ca/medications/prozac
3. https://mms.mckesson.com/catalog?node=403064 (Buy anti phycodics without a perscprtion)
2. https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/aids/general/resources/adap/
2. https://lowcosttherapy.nyc/
2. https://www.vocal-ny.org/service/healthcare-and-wellness-programs/
2. https://www.blinkhealth.com/olanzapine
2. https://thelovelandfoundation.org/therapy-fund/
3. https://www.mightycause.com/story/Rebuildhmfat
9. https://nqttcn.com/en/mental-health-fund/
10. https://www.housingworks.org/advocacy/healthcare
1. https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/mental-health.page
2. https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/988.page
3. https://nyc988.cityofnewyork.us/en/
4. https://access.nyc.gov/programs/nyc-988/#get-help
7. https://www.healthyminds.nyc/
8. https://newyorkcitypsychotherapists.com/
In the United States and most countries, in order to get medication first you need to see a theaprist, and a phycysatrist, see your therapist enough times for them to make a accurate diagnosis you may need to take some tests, do some different kind of therapy but for most thearpists getting you a dingoginis is their priority along with helping you manage your condition of course, you might end up having multiple mental heath conditions and need multiple types of medication that ineteract and sometimes cancel each other out,….this is called a cocktail. But many pepole dont have jobs with heath insurance, so they can’t afford tridhsional theaprists to persscirbe them medication.
In that case, there are many free thearpists linked above that can also perspribe you medication, and if you can’t get it from a Pharmacy they can tell you what dosage, to buy yourself on websites also linked above. Like DIY hrt, sadly often access comes at the price of Satfy.
Free cheapest NYC pharmacies;
Compare nyc pharmacy med prices; https://www.goodrx.com/go/homepage-lander-sem-7?utm_campaign=15295475020&utm_content=127743914577&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=kwd-1626329892&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=15295475020&gclid=CjwKCAjwiNXFBhBKEiwAPSaPCSwxhKsOi1jpf0bcq0JDYMwlylouzfMdTbNbSNmjTy43uyfhkxVWbBoCezYQAvD_BwE
Cheapest nyc pharmacies
2. New London Pharmcy ; https://www.newlondonpharmacy.com
3. New York City Pharmacy ; https://www.nycprx.com/
What if I don't have a prescription?
Buying medication on the internet without a valid prescription can be very dangerous. If you buy medication from an unregistered pharmacy or a website that doesn't require a valid prescription, you risk getting a drug that:
- hasn't been manufactured properly or hygienically
- is contaminated
- isn't the correct dose
- contains a different substance to what you were expecting.
But there are ways to make it safer. Knowalage is power;
1. https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/List-of-Psychotropic-Medications-and-Side-Effects.pdf Learn all medication and their side effects.
2. https://dn790004.ca.archive.org/0/items/APA-DSM-5/DSM5.pdf (Learn what diagnosis exitst, witch one you might have and what are the corresponding medication —and learn your diagnosis’s insurance code you might be charged more or have an easier time getting on befits in the future)
3. Find a free/affordble thearpist in NYC; who can prescribe you medication and get you once a week constraint help with your condition https://blog.therapynotes.com/introducing-therapysearch?ads_cmpid=22850758255&ads_adid=&ads_matchtype=&ads_network=x&ads_creative=&utm_term=&ads_targetid=&utm_campaign=&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&ttv=2&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22850759749&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5c_FBhDJARIsAIcmHK-bw_-X2RpDqqwcJw2bC-Smbz06NR146f2ksxkKWFia-LRSvPVT3TMaArvmEALw_wcB
Medication Education;
The main types of psychiatric medications include antidepressants (like SSRIs, SNRIs, and MAOIs), antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety medications (such as benzodiazepines), and stimulants. These medications target specific brain chemicals to help manage symptoms of various mental health conditions, but they should be used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan under the supervision of a healthcare professional.
Antidepressants
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)and Selective Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) increase levels of serotonin or both serotonin and norepinephrine to improve mood.
Antipsychotics
- These medications, including aripiprazole (Abilify) and risperidone, are used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder by affecting dopamine and serotonin receptors.
Mood Stabilizers
- Used primarily for bipolar disorder to help control mood swings and prevent manic or depressive episodes.
Anti-Anxiety Medications
- Benzodiazepines: (like alprazolam or Lorazepam) are sedatives that provide short-term relief for anxiety and panic attacks but carry a risk of dependency.
- Beta-blockers: can help manage physical symptoms of anxiety, such as a racing heart.
- Buspirone: is another anti-anxiety medication that is not a sedative and is taken on a regular basis.
Stimulants
- Medications like amphetamine (Adderall) and methylphenidate (Ritalin) increase alertness and focus and are used to treat Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Other Medications
- Sleep medications (hypnotics), such as Zolpidem, are used for short-term treatment of insomnia.
Websites ; lists of classfacations of medication;
Medication side effects for all major mental heath medication; (side effects can range from uncontrolllable waight gain, chronic fatigue disorders to heart murmurs. You need to be aware of medication when taking medication.
Treatment for mental heath conditions; That’s good; and affordable;
1. Specialized treatment/specialized therapy for spiffic disorders;
1. OCD
Key Principles of CBT for OCD:
- Understanding OCD:Patients learn about the nature of OCD, its symptoms, and its impact on their lives.
- Identifying and Challenging Obsessions and Compulsions:Patients identify their specific obsessions (intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviors) and learn to challenge their irrational beliefs about them.
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP):Patients are gradually exposed to their feared stimuli (e.g., contamination, harm) while resisting the urge to perform their compulsions. This helps them build tolerance and reduce anxiety.
- Cognitive Restructuring:Patients learn to identify and change negative thoughts and beliefs that contribute to their OCD symptoms.
- Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques:Patients develop skills to manage anxiety and cope with distressing thoughts and emotions.
Benefits of CBT for OCD:
- Reduced symptoms:CBT can significantly reduce the frequency and severity of OCD symptoms.
- Improved quality of life:Patients may experience improvements in their overall well-being, social functioning, and work or school performance.
- Long-term effectiveness:CBT has been shown to have lasting benefits, with many patients maintaining their improvements over time.
- Empowerment:CBT empowers patients to take control of their symptoms and live fulfilling lives
OCD treatments; https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/treatments-for-ocd
2. Bipolar; and other mood disorders ( Other mood disorders include Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), a state of persistent sadness and loss of interest; Cyclothymic Disorder, a chronic condition of less severe, but frequent, mood swings; Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), depression linked to seasons; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), severe mood symptoms before menstruation; and Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia), a long-term, low-grade depression. Mood disorders can also be brought on by medical conditions or substance use.
Bipolar Disorder; What is it, what are the Symptomes;
Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings. These include emotional highs, also known as mania or hypomania, and lows, also known as depression. Hypomania is less extreme than mania.
When you become depressed, you may feel sad or hopeless and lose interest or pleasure in most activities. When your mood shifts to mania or hypomania, you may feel very excited and happy (euphoric), full of energy or unusually irritable. These mood swings can affect sleep, energy, activity, judgment, behavior and the ability to think clearly.
Episodes of mood swings from depression to mania may occur rarely or multiple times a year. Each bout usually lasts several days. Between episodes, some people have long periods of emotional stability. Others may frequently have mood swings from depression to mania or both depression and mania at the same time.
Although bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition, you can manage your mood swings and other symptoms by following a treatment plan. In most cases, healthcare professionals use medicines and talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy, to treat bipolar disorder.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
Best Media that represents Bipoalr Charchters;
1. Next to Normal (musical)
2. Silver Linnings Playbook (movie)
3. The year between
4. Infatantly Polarbear
5. Bipolar rock n roller
6. Craig manning from Degrassi
7. Ian Galleger from shameless
Characters with bipolar disorder in TV shows include Carrie Mathison in Homeland, Ian Gallagher in Shameless, Sonny Corinthos Jr. in General Hospital, and Lexi in Modern Love. Other characters include Andre Lyon from Empire and Andrew Deluca from Grey's
Famous artists /famous pepole who had bipolar disorder;
Famous historical figures with bipolar
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Some of the "best" fictional characters portraying bipolar disorder include Pat Solitano in Silver Linings Playbook, Carrie Mathison in Homeland, Cam Stuart in Infinitely Polar Bear, Lexi in Modern Love, and Theodore Finch in All the Bright Places. These characters are often celebrated for their realistic and nuanced portrayals of the disorder's challenges, the impact on relationships, and the journey toward management and recovery.
Movies
- Pat Solitano: (Silver Linings Playbook): A former teacher who moves back with his parents and struggles to reconcile with his ex-wife, displaying classic manic symptoms like rapid speech, insomnia, and complex plans.
- Cam Stuart: (Infinitely Polar Bear): A father with bipolar disorder who tries to manage his illness and his two young daughters in 1970s Boston.
- Theodore Finch: (All the Bright Places): A character from the YA novel about a boy with bipolar disorder.
- Maria Elena: (Vicky Cristina Barcelona): A character portrayed by Penelope Cruz.
- Jasmine: (Blue Jasmine): A character dealing with mental health struggles
There are two types of Bipolar disorder
Bipolar 1 and 2 (what’s the difference ?)
Bipolar I and II are two distinct forms of bipolar disorder, characterized by alternating periods of elevated (mania or hypomania) and depressed moods. Here are the key differences between the two:
Manic Episodes:
- Bipolar I:At least one full manic episode, lasting for at least one week, with significant impairment in functioning.
- Bipolar II:Hypomanic episodes, which are less severe than manic episodes and typically do not cause significant impairment.
Depressive Episodes:
- Both bipolar I and II involve major depressive episodes, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and other symptoms.
Other Differences:
- Prevalence: Bipolar I is less common than bipolar II.
- Age of Onset: Bipolar I typically has an earlier age of onset than bipolar II.
- Rapid Cycling: Rapid cycling, where individuals experience four or more mood episodes within a year, is more common in bipolar I.
- Psychotic Symptoms: Psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, are more likely to occur in bipolar I.
Treatment:
- Both bipolar I and II are typically treated with a combination of medication (mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, antidepressants) and therapy.
- Treatment for bipolar I may require higher doses of medication and more intensive therapy due to the severity of manic episodes.
Summary:
Bipolar I and II differ primarily in the severity of their manic episodes. Bipolar I is characterized by at least one full manic episode, while bipolar II is characterized by hypomanic episodes. Other differences, such as prevalence, age of onset, rapid cycling, and psychotic symptoms, may also vary between the two disorders.
Bipolar treatments (thearpy and medication)
https://www.online-therapy.com/bipolar (bipolar online therapy)
https://www.guilford.com/excerpts/basco2_old.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOoq2DLEOktKj1Ca9dgOLRm4dcAS7bmM00P0-raYFtExQYoYzIHMr Bipolar disorder CBT workbook understanding your disorder;
DBT and CBT recommend therapy for someone freshly diagnosed;
CBT therapy; https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610
DBT therapy; https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/dbt
Bipolar therapy sopport groups; (free nyc)
Bipolar non therapeutic aduvice from someone who also lives with BIpolar 1.
1. Sleep is imperative to avoid manic episodes and chronic pulling all nighters. Make sure you have a sleep secure and have some melatonin on hand on the many, many many nights you wont be able to sleep.
2. Being bipolar can feel like ur out of control, your powerless, you dont have control over your own emotions, your own reactions, your own life. Do things (not toxic things) but actively do
2. Pinpoint your own emotional triggers, really get in touch and be brutally honest with yourself, what things no matter how “silly’ set you off, make you feel overwhelmed ect. choose to avoid those things as much as possible. For example some of my triggers/thinsg I avoid at all cost (Being bullied/cyber bullied, pepole yelling at me espcially if their yelling at me about something I dont understand, professors singling me out/giving me exessive negtive feedback that doesn’t reflect my high quality work, Freind Drama —trying to drag me into it/take a side, frustrating broken technology, family pressuring me to give up my happyniss and quit respecting and upholding my time, dignity, autonomy, and needs for their own confidence, MY DAD YELLING AT ME, espcially about my own “lack of independence”, Israel, gaslighting me, shaming me, ranting for and hour straight about one instrgrfant thing I did wrong, trying to force me to feel shame/regret/remorse about something I dont give a fuck about. /did nothing wrong.
Those are just a few examples, of my emotial triggers /things I avoid /stay as far away from as humanity possible, —- for my own mental heath, to be responsible over my own moods.
3. Dont let pepole discriminate against you for being bipolar. Educate pepole, that bipolar doesn’t make you inheritly dangerous no more then having a bad day at work, or any other sane person has their struggles, you just say, you have your struggles, well these are mine. It may be different but it’s not necciarly more severe, and every person with bipolar is different. Tell them your not violent nor are you at TEH mercy of your condition, you manage and hide it well, your on medication that work, and you are in therapy once a week, working on it every day. So you shouldn’t be broken up with over having bipolar, you shouldn’t allow bosses to fire you for being bipolar—-if they make it clear your diagnosis is WHY their firring you, you have growds to sue them for hiring disrmnnation. Stand up for yourself, lost of pepole keep their diagnosis a secret for fear of judgment, trust me that’s no way to live. Own it, some of the greatest artsists of all time are bipolar, it doesn’t have to define you. It’s just a different way of experiencing emotions. Don’t accept stereotypes about bipolar pepole being violent, wreckless, impulsive, untrustworthy, immature, abusive and manic and the artypcial; Crazy person.
3. Find coping skills when stressed and overwhelmed —-to divert atttion away from EXTREEM anger, mood swings, over actions and emotial sensitivity (especially if ur a teenager going through puppetry those hormones mixed with bipolar emegering can make you ten times as emotionally Vurlrible and out of control then the average kid, especially if your being bullied, have undiagnosed neurodivergence and are frustrated/not doing well in school, have absueive parents —-having that many emotional triggers a kid can’t control or escape along side their emotionally sensitive unstable mind state already, where your so emotionally sensitive to everything —whip lashing back n fourth from shaky, overcompensating reckless joy and impulsive motivation during manic highs, and extremely depressed and susidual and dishlusioned state of EXTREEM manic depression, so for a kid to be in a state of constant danger, insblity, having to defend themselves against cruelty from all angels, this kind of lifestyle of stress and abuse, can exheberate bipolar Symptomes along with poetically developing PTSD, this kind of emvneoemrent a lot of bipolar kids grow up in, (myself included) can make it hard to tell what’s a trauma response or often, a normal heathy reaction to outlandish levels of turmoil, stress and abuse, can be confused with the mood swings themselves, causing such kids to go undigonased and unspoproted until adulthood.
3. Best type of therapy for bipolar disorder; Effective therapies for bipolar disorder include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which helps identify and change negative thought patterns, Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy (IPSRT), which focuses on stable daily routines, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which teaches skills to manage intense emotions and improve relationships. Family-focused therapy (FFT) can also be beneficial by improving family interactions and support. Psychoeducation, learning about the disorder, is also a crucial component of treatment for anyone with bipolar disorder.
Here are some of the most effective therapies:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
- Focus: Helps individuals recognize and modify unhealthy thought and behavior patterns that can trigger episodes.
- Benefits: Teaches cognitive restructuring to challenge irrational thoughts, behavioral activation to encourage positive actions, and strategies for managing stress and triggers.
- Focus: Helps individuals recognize and modify unhealthy thought and behavior patterns that can trigger episodes.
Dear man; (part of DBT)
That looks like;
“Oh I know bobby wasn’t himself at work today Mr. Hammer, but maybe think twice before, firring him, becuase Bobby has bipolar disorder, and he told me he was having a manic episode, and genuinely is so sorry and eebrasssed for singing michel Jackson in TEH break room and using Ms. Hamptons stapler as a microphone….and drumstick.”
“well being bipolar isnt an excuse, to act like such a fool, and give our company the bad name”
“Yes its no excuse, but it is an explanation since during manic episodes witch can be very disstrsing, he has very limited agency of his emotions, bipolar pepole can be impulsive, reckless, and not himself, once he came down…he was ashamed, think of it like being drunk, and feeling like your on top of the world, then only to have a hangover the next day, being on a manic high is kind of like that. We wouldn’t fire every assistant who got drunk on the job, you know how many guys here come to work drunk? I mean at this job how can you not.”
“Yes yes I know, god were animals. Fine I understand, he can keep his job but he needs to get his bipolar under control.”
“He will sir, but i will say, that creativity you love about him, some say it comes from the bipolar…”
“Hmm, so it can’t be all bad. All right, that will be all”
You get it mentally ill pepole deserve special considerations and understandings when we do things typically seen as “bad behavoir’ being in a warped state of mind you can’t fake or control, is scary and should be met with compasssion, and understanding of the full context of your actions, becuase doing otherwise holds up the lie that meantally ill pepole are faking it and if they wanted to act normal and “behave” they would like TEH rest of us, but they dont becuase they are just failures who selfishly want atteion, —-or their violent crazy pepole perpulatlay defined and exulleded from polite society, who’s mental illness makes then dangerous, sub human, and everything you ever do, good or bad, can be written off, with —-oh but he’s crazy—-aka, he’s not human dont expect a thing from him, and also dont be surprised if he kills somone becuase he might as well be a wildibeasts.
Bipolar Vocabulary; https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/emotional-health-psychology/psychology/diagnoses/bipolar/glossary-of-bipolar-related-terms-141003/
Bipolar Medication; mood stabilizers (example; Lithium, Vyvance, Abylify, Serquil) https://www.drugs.com/condition/bipolar-disorder.html
All bipolar medication; https://www.drugs.com/condition/bipolar-disorder.html
2. Skitzofreina /Other dissostive disorders;
Skitzforfrina (what is ist, what are the synmotomes)
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects less than one percent of the U.S. population. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, trouble with thinking and lack of motivation. However, with treatment, most symptoms of schizophrenia will greatly improve and the likelihood of a recurrence can be diminished.
While there is no cure for schizophrenia, research is leading to innovative and safer treatments. Experts also continue to unravel the causes of the disease by studying genetics, conducting behavioral research, and using advanced imaging to look at the brain’s structure and function. These approaches hold the promise of new, and more effective therapies.
The complexity of schizophrenia may help explain why there are misconceptions about the disease. Despite the origin of the word, from the Latin meaning "split mind," schizophrenia does not mean split personality or multiple personality. Most people with schizophrenia are not any more dangerous or violent than people in the general population and may, in fact, be more vulnerable to being the victims of crimes. While limited mental health resources in the community may lead to homelessness and frequent hospitalizations, it is a misconception that people with schizophrenia end up homeless or living in hospitals. Most people with schizophrenia live with their family, in group homes or on their own.
Research has shown that schizophrenia affects men and women fairly equally but may have an earlier onset in males. Rates are similar around the world. People with schizophrenia are more likely to die younger than the general population, largely because of high rates of co-occurring medical conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes.
Key vocabulary for schizophrenia includes positive symptoms like hallucinations (seeing/hearing things that aren't there) and delusions (false beliefs). Negative symptoms such as anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure), alogia (reduced speech), and avolition (lack of motivation) are also common. Disorganized symptoms involve confused thinking and speech, while cognitive symptoms can include problems with attention and memory. Other terms are psychosis (a break from reality), catatonia (a state of unresponsiveness), and outdated subtypes like paranoid schizophreni
Here are some of the most effective therapies:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
- Focus: Helps individuals recognize and modify unhealthy thought and behavior patterns that can trigger episodes.
- Benefits: Teaches cognitive restructuring to challenge irrational thoughts, behavioral activation to encourage positive actions, and strategies for managing stress and triggers.
Therapy’s for Skitzofreina; - Focus: Helps individuals recognize and modify unhealthy thought and behavior patterns that can trigger episodes.
8. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t97ipSIDEfU&t=8456s&pp=ygUedGhlIHRocmVlIGNocmlzdHMgb2YgeXBzaWxhbnRp
(A lot of Skitzofreina film repsenation is very Incaurute, and offfesive portraying skitzoreics as serial Killers and inherently violent, but there is some good rep; Here’s some of the best media about Skitzofreina:)
1. Good skitzofreina repsnernation; (in film, tv, comics, ect) https://fherehab.com/learning/accurate-schizophrenia-movies
Movies;
- A Beautiful Mind. When you mention movies with schizophrenia, for most people, the first film that comes to mind is A Beautiful Mind. ...
- Savage Grace. ...
- Benny and Joon. ...
- The Soloist. ...
- Take Shelter. ...
- Clean, Shaven. ...
- Bullet. ...
- Shutter Island.
* words on bathroom walls
*Donnie Darko
Advice for skitsforinic patients;/pepole. (As said by actual Skitzofreics)
1. Never let yourself, or let anyone else interact with hallucinations.
3. If you have a bug hillsunation on your face dont hurt yourself, to kill “It” put a cold pack on your face where you feel the bug —and you wont feel the bug anymore.
4. Have a happy place you can go to during scary dulllsions
5. If you really need to know if something your seeing is real or not, like a car (life /dath) film it with your phone camera and if it doesn’t show up on your Unskitzofrenic phone camera….its not real. That’s a pretty sure method.
6. Find freinds who are ok with/whont judge you for “talking to yourself in public” and responding to voices/visions without pepole assuming the worst/the cops getting called.
7. Dont tell your boss, your landlord, your causal freinds, the cops (definitely dont tell them) your partners family, strangers until you can really trust them…that your skitzofrinc its one of the most stigmatized disorders, they can use it against you to insustionize you, have you arrested or use it against you in some other extreme way. Its one of the least understood diagnosis, pepole fear what they dont understand. So dont hide it, own it, but be carful who you disclose your dignaaoniss too.
4. Become an artist (doesn’t matter if you suck) to express your visions and unique worldview in a way pepole can see and understand. Write poetry, music, paint, draw cartoons, trust me, it will help. https://thinkmagazine.mt/schizophrenia-and-art/
Skitzofrinic artists /to inspire you;
Poets;
5. https://allpoetry.com/poem/12872313-Paranoid-Schizophrenia---The-mental-struggle-by-Within-Vision
Artists;
1. Depression
Susiside hotlines/sopport groups.
2.
Best safe suside hotlines if your in crisis 
3.
Warmlines that Avoid Police Intervention
The warmlines below offer transparency about their reporting and tracing policies.
Call BlacklineCall or text: Also available as app. "A space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens." | Trans Lifeline(English, español)Call in US: "Provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people." See more regional resources from Trans Lifeline here. | Wildflower Alliance Peer Support LineCall: See hours here."Answered by a trained peer supporter who has their own first-hand experience with psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, addiction, and/or other interrupting challenges." |
Fireside Project Psychedelic Support LineCall or text: See hours here."Support during and after psychedelic experiences. Totally free. Always confidential." | LGBT National Help CenterCall or text: 888-843-4564 See hours, more hotlines, and peer support chats here."Here to serve the entire community, by providing free & confidential peer-support, information, and local resources through national hotlines and online programs." | StrongHearts Native HelplineCall or text 24/7: or chat online "A safe, anonymous, and confidential domestic and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans and Alaska Natives, offering support and advocacy." |
* Thrive Lifeline is currently working on re-opening their lifeline. In the meantime, check out their crisis resources here.
If your susidual, I recommend joining these sopport groups;
1. Wildflower alliance https://wildfloweralliance.org/peer-support-line/
https://wildfloweralliance.org/request-support/
https://wildfloweralliance.org/contact-and-newsletter/
https://wildfloweralliance.org/discord/
NYC susuide safe places /clinics/sopport groups where you can talk openly about your sisuidal thoughts and work through them;
1. https://samaritansnyc.org/get-support-2/
3. https://naminycmetro.org/find-support/ —- https://naminycmetro.org/living-with-a-mental-health-condition/
5. https://www.healthyminds.nyc/
6. https://childmind.org/article/treatment-for-depression/
7. https://centerforcbtinnyc.com/therapy-for-depression-in-nyc/
8. https://nyccounseling.com/depression-counseling-nyc/
9. https://afsp.org/find-a-support-group/
11. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
Depression in kids
https://childmind.org/guide/depression-in-kids-quick-guide/
Majority depressive disorder or “depression”
What is it?
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living.
More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn't a weakness and you can't simply "snap out" of it. Depression may require long-term treatment. But don't get discouraged. Most people with depression feel better with medication, psychotherapy or both.
Depression medication;
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of medications used to treat depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. The common SSRIs include: Citalopram (Celexa), Escitalopram (Lexapro), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Fluvoxamine (Luvox), Paroxetine (Paxil), and Sertraline (Zoloft).
2.Get SSRI’s for free; (without insurance)
Find places to get free SSRIs. https://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/
Anti depressisives DOSE comeplete guide; (side effects ect) https://ohiomindsmatter.org/health-professionals/medication-guides/anti-depressants-ssris
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/who-prescribes-antidepressants Who can prescribe SSRI’s?
The following NYC clinics prescribe Free ssri’s without insurance
2. Planned Parrenthood; https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care/our-services/mental-health
4. Amazon Pharmacy
5. The Door; https://www.door.org/counseling/
6. Callen Lorde; https://callen-lorde.org/pharmacy/
7. Buy SSRi’s online at these sites- without insurance- https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/buying-drugs-over-internet.html
14. https://forums.phoenixrising.me/threads/list-of-reliable-prescription-free-online-pharmacies.8113/
Anxiety
3. Cluster B personality disorders (NPD, ASPD, BPD, HPD)
4. Phobias
5. Delusions
6. PTSD/CPTD
7. Subtsance abuse disorder
8. Eating Disorders
9. Skitzoeffective
10. Phycosis
11.
DID (disisotive identity disorder)
DID what is it?
Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a mental health condition where you have two or more separate personalities that control your behavior at different times. When personalities switch, you’ll have gaps in your memory. The identities are usually caused by living through trauma. Psychotherapy can help you manage your symptoms.
Symptomes: Requires a medical diagnosis
Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality identities. Each may have a unique name, personal history, and characteristics.
People may experience:
Behavioral: impulsivity, self-destructive behavior, or self-harm
Mood: anxiety, feeling detached from self, or mood swings
Psychological: altered consciousness, depression, or flashback
Also common: amnesia or blackout
DID vocab; https://didictionary.carrd.co/
Thearpy and Treatment for DID;
Thearpists/Free theaprists (NYC/ONLINE) that specialize in DID; Managing root Trauma:
In person
Medicine
Although there are no medicines that specifically treat dissociative disorders, your doctor may prescribe antidepressants, anti-anxiety medicines or antipsychotic medicines. These may help with mental health symptoms that are part of dissociative disorders.
Other Necciary medication you might need to get for free overnight (prep, HIV meds, Plan b, medication abortion )
MAD PRIDE;
Mad Pride is a social and cultural movement and day of recognition that celebrates the diversity, rights, and culture of people with mental health experiences or neurodivergence, reclaiming the term "mad" to challenge stigma and advocate for self-acceptance, dignity, and a society that accommodates differences rather than forcing conformity. It originated in the 1990s from the psychiatric survivor movement and promotes the idea that mental diversity is natural and that society needs to change, not just individuals.
Key aspects of Mad Pride
- Reclaiming the term "mad":"Mad" was historically a derogatory term, but Mad Pride movements have reclaimed it as an insider term for people who have experienced mental health issues or psychiatric treatment.Mad Studies (new acedmic deipline)Mad Studies is an interdisciplinary field of scholarship and activism that critiques and challenges the traditional psychiatric model of "mental illness" by centering the lived experiences, histories, and cultures of people who identify as "mad" or psychiatric survivors. It emphasizes social, political, and economic factors, not just biological ones, as causes for experiences labeled as madness. The field promotes a rights-based approach, values collective action, and works to decolonize and demedicalize mental health discourse while building broad alliances beyond the confines of mental health systems.Key Principles of Mad Studies
- Critique of the Biomedical Model:Mad studies rejects the idea that "madness" is purely an individual illness or abnormality, proposing instead a social and holistic model that considers broader societal, cultural, and political contexts.
- Lived Experience as Expertise:It prioritizes the knowledge and wisdom of people with direct experience of madness, mental health systems, and psychiatric services, treating this first-person knowledge as a valuable form of expertise.
- Social Justice Framework:It is deeply connected to social justice movements and draws from critical disability studies, queer theory, critical race theory, and indigenous epistemologies to challenge systemic oppression and marginalization.
- Activism and Political Action:Mad Studies is a project of political action, not just academic inquiry, aiming to create systemic change and challenge power dynamics within and beyond the mental health system.
- Challenging Sanism:A core aspect is combating sanism (discrimination against people with mental illnesses) and the fear of the unknown or uncomfortable, by embracing and valuing diverse ways of being and experiencing the world.
Great articles on Mad Pride studies around the world2. MUSEMS of Mad studies;7. https://www.madandcriptheologypress.ca/post/introduction-to-mad-studies-key-concepts-and-principles11. https://madstudies2014.wordpress.com/2014/10/15/mad-studies-what-it-is-and-why-you-should-care-2/Best price of mental heath advice if you have a child who’s mentally ill and struggling;
Mad Pride organizations to sopport /get involved in NYC;
1. To parents of mentally ill kids/caregivers and loved ones of mentally ill /nrudovernet adults —-keep them safe, keep them in the community
Never under any curmstances send them away cutting them off from their sopport system, as tough love, no that’s ababadonment and abuse. Mentally ill pepole will thrive if you allow them to make mistakes and give them the sopport they need to live their own life, you cant take away their struggles but you also cant send them away —-
Studies on why keeping mentallly ill pepole in TEH community is imperative ;
Great Mental Heath charities to donate to; (with liberationist/leftist praxis, and with a focus on Mad Pride, and are not eugenics)
4. https://wildfloweralliance.org/peer-support-line/ (Best suside prevention sopport group/hotline (Join the community: https://wildfloweralliance.org/greenfield/ Join their discord server https://wildfloweralliance.org/discord/
6. https://ibpf.org/resource/the-icarus-project/ The Icarus Project
Find positive /incusive thearpists /
mental heath programs/groups with mad pride; (I’ve personally received theapry from half of these and I’ve had both really good and really bad thearpy and phcytatry in my life…so I know their high quality)
1. https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/new-york/new-york/mad-pride-psychiatric-survivors-hearing-voices
7.
Schools/prgrams for mentally ill/nurodivegent kids and teens (that aren’t gonna retaumtize them)
10.
If your austsic you have certain needs you cant always meet living on your own, like hygiene, changing clothes, showering, keeping a room clean, taking care of a pet, keeping the sound down, not breaking busnsing rules due to misunderstandings. Forgetting about mail, ect.
Austsic /Mentally ill sopportive housing NYC;
FREE NYC rehab and detox centers;
Harm reduction centers NYC
Programs/thearpy/rehab sopport groups for NYC mentally ill kids/teens/adults.
JCC Autsim sopport group (adults and kids, I’ve been to both);
5. https://www.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/mh/mobile-behavioral-treatment-care-coordination.pdf
Bad forms of thearpy/treatments
And why you should avoid them
1. Aba
2.conversion thearpy
3.
Great FREE places /activities in NYC for mentally ill/auststic kids to thrive and be themselves.
1. Editing Wikipedia
2. Just Dance (on the Wii/switch)
3. Mideveil times (NYC) ;
2. Online rollplaying;
2. NYC geobox
1. Circus Camp;
2. The children’s museum https://cmom.org/
3. Kids community theatre :
(School play?)
6. Boxing https://www.copsandkidsboxing.com/
10. Austim sopport groups for kids;
7. Cartooning class (art)
8. Creative writing class for kids
9. Robotics /STEM
10. Coding
11. Filmmaking
12. Math
14. Apply to have ur art in galleries
14. Apply to have your short story in Liatatry Magzines
17.Qudditch
18. Puppets
11. Vantruqusim
12. Memory contests
13. Go
14. Cycling
14. Cycle racing
15. Running marathons
15. VR
19. BMX
20. Tattoos
22. True Crime
22. Holloween stuff
22. Personal haunts/extreem horror experiences
22. Letter writing
22.Writing film reviews
22. Art Comissions
22. Photography
22. Time travel
22. Being A witch (Wiccan)
22. Fun websites that are a fun Escpae;
1. The smoking gun; http://www.thesmokinggun.com/
2.
11. Graphic novel correcting
14. spelling bees
15. Debate
16. Youth Actvsim
17. Lgbt /queer groups
18. Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts
19. Trains
20. Markup /drag
22. Kids stand up comedy
23. Youth austsic ymca/JCC camp
24. Youth job opunrtity websites;
22. Youth Fashion school
22. Austsic high schoolers
24. queer prom
24. Start a blog
24. Scaotgroies contest
24. Youth art contests
20. Youth writing contests
22. SAI art program
24. Free youth art classes
24. How to get a student metro card/dialbed reduced fair
25. NYC conventions
29. Start a diary (online private blog) or physical book
29. Youth Zine making
20. Free bathroom NYC map
22. Chess
24. Animation
25. Free style/battle rap
26. Talent Shows
20. Svaniger hunt
20. Youth nyc event planner
21. Kids key to the city
22. Space club
22. How to get /make a fake ID (to get into clubs and 21 plus events)
22. Make a book of lists
23. Make mood boards/playlits for your crush
22. Online austsim/adhd planner
20. Sports
22. Youth political club
24. History club
20. Austsic kid reminder life hacks (phone reminders, apps to use, to do list apps to use)
21. Horseback riding
21. Sailing
22. Fencing
22. Zoology (youth zoo program)
21. Serfing
22. Make some music; Youth free/mad cheap studio space nyc, free music editing softwhere Bandlab, royalty free music (epidemic sound)
22. Songwriting class free nyc
22. Piano class nyc
24. Band camp
24. Coding camp
20. Student perks nyc
21. NYC medication holders (4 free)
22. Fake pricing, fake tattoos.
22. Where to get free textbooks online
22. How to get cheap/free important high school student shit.
12. Battle of the bands NYC
21. CLUBHOUSE/Treehouse nyc;
Best NYC stores; for austsic mentally ill teens in nyc;
22. Gothic Rennisance
22. Evaluation
22. Museum of math
22. Free museums list nyc
22. Best picnic spots nyc
22. Best beach spots in nyc
21. D/D
21. Larping
22. Pokémon
22. Furry meetups nyc
22. Field day
22. Museum of natural history
21. Animie stores nyc
22. NYC chores/austim to do list online
22. Legos
22. Paper source
21. Scrap booking
22. Queens Center mall (hot topic/spencers)
21. Bookstores ;
22. Libararies
22. Lgbt centers
22. Subway guide
22. Lern your rights (things you can and cant do as a minor-legally)
21. How to recognize if your being groomed:
21. Austsic sex ed;
21. Fan fiction ; (how to write it/how to read it)
21. RELGION ; (for youth)
21. NYC Bussniss advice ;
21. Austim life hacks ; (
21. JCC
21. YMCA
21. How to self amincipate
21. How to call CPS
23. Tips on how to navigate foster care
29. Jobs you can have under age 18/16
20. Places to have your birthday /
21 places to have bar/bat mitsfa/sweet 16/kinsosieria.
21. How to donate your hair to cancer;
21. Playing board games
22. Davin Busters/Chuckee Cheese.
22. Fashion Show/modeling.
23. Acting
24. Singing (voice lessons, kerooke, singing contests nyc)
22. Volunteering
22. Skater
22. roller blading
22. Scavenger Hunt
22. Envoiormental Clean up
22. Rock climbing
24. Best things to do on an adorable teenage date;
21. Trivia
23. Payphone NYC map;
23. Free Computer NYC diretrectory;
21. High school student nyc free reasoners
21. Escape room
23. Jewelry
23. Ballet
`23. Studio space
23. Kid freindly money raising ideas;
23. Sineennce expos
23. History musems
10. Libarary Services;
12. Affordble spa
13. Best Unqie NYC restaurants/food places;
12. Keep up with free nyc pop up’s and give always.
23. NYC youth trans. Heathcare, map/intructions on how to get hormones as easy as possible.
24. Costume party’s /Holloween party’s (for kids)
24. Mommypoppins.com
12. NYC LGBT center youth center;
14. Emo night
12. Punk hot spots nyc
12. Polar bears club;
14. Street fair nyc schedule
14. How to get DISBLITY acomdations in high school;
13. Free wigs /where to get cheap wigs nyc
19. Youth nyc rehab
20. How to file taxes
22. How to get/use insurance
22. How to find nerodivegent freindly housing.
22. Make a bucket list
21. Youth book clubs
22. Bowling league
22. Marching Band
22. Choir
22. Concert musician
22. Kid chef school
22. Report moms of liberty to the ACLU/to the police for couruption if they’re at your school/god forbid on your school board.
22. How to handle wetting the bed into adulthood.
22. How to shower (for pepole with hygiene issues/sensory aversions)
22. Learn a lanaguge
21. Tea Parties
22. How to hide money so your parents dont steal it;
22. How to deal with bullies in high school.
22. How to make a good first impression
22. How to stand up for yourself
22. How to pretend to love your parents even if you dont while keeping them happy and never arguing with them (but not necciary doing everything they say either)
14. How to deal with being susidal.;
15. How to deal with cyber stalking,
17. How to use AI for everything you could possibly need
17. How and why to not use AI with still not much effort
19. Track and field
22. Being an archivist
22. How to have morals (You grow your moral code as you get older, but here’s a few age appropriate, genuinely important morals you can and should stick to as much as you can;
14. Circus amok
14. NYC events that no longer exist; (I grew up going to them now im bestowing their Bueaty of them and their legacy upon you)
24. NYC I spy
24. NYC gay broadway shows/funny age apaorpite live theate to check out.
29. NYC Parrade schedule
24. Fish (augurium, fish store, pet store)
24. Where to buy self defense tools NYC
23. Cheaslea Peers
29. Gymnastics
20. Trapeze
21. Poker
23. Improv
29. Borney cons/nyc meetups
21. Live music (for affordble prices) NYC
21. Cool hats
21. Renfair
23. Cosplay
23. Mock Trail
23. Keep tabs on what’s going on in NYC
1. Notify NY
2. NYC vintage
3. Instagram accounts put on notifications (nyc 4 free;)
4. NYC for free
5. Queernyc
5. Secret nyc
9. NYC Security footage;
10. Police scanner
11. NYC2go (free bathrooms citywide map)
11. Ground news
12. NYC news
12.
Websites to avoid espcially if your in high school. And you dont want your brain fried.
1. All republican social media apps
2. The following Nazi websites
3. The Smoking gun (niche crime news)
4. Kick.com
5. Kewii farms,
lol cow farms
4 Chan/8 Chan
The dark web/deep web
Get verified (stalking websites)
Data broker websites
Mumsnet (terf website)
Omegle/monkey/
Godhatesfags.com (but it can be kind of funny)
Jambernews
23. Lifeguard Program
21. Go to safe spaces around the city;
24. Gyms
24. Warhammer
24. Mimes
24. Clown school for kids
24. Best free NYC pools
24. Cheapest first car —how to get a drivers license in nyc
24. How to sign up for the draft when you turn 18
29. How to register to vote at age 18 nyc.
24. What to do if you get sexually assaulted.
24. Reasoces for chronically ill/physically displaced kids (every wheelchair assible subway station in nyc/what places are and aren’t assible, how to get permntaly excused from gym class beauase of your DISBLITY?)
24. Vedio games nyc
29. Cool NYC locations
1. NYC sleeping pods;
2. paddle board indoor
3. Get a cheap hotel room for a night (Dayuse)
4. YOTEL
5. Manttenhendge
6. Guided theate in the heights
7. Central Park Castle
8. The sea glass carosol
9. The high line
10. Chelsea Peers
11.
12. The Oprea
24. Things and pepole in NYC to avoid (trust me kid, dont do what I did, curiosity doesn’t need to kill the cat, you’ll be just fine…not knowing with these pariacular things)
24. How to be safe online.
22. Different cultures/
Websites /resocres for Nurodivergent/ (mentally ill) New York kids:
Free Theapry/thearpy groups/free rehabs and harm reduction in NYC (for adults and youth)
1. Callen Lorde
2. The CENTER (drop in therapy, at any time)
2. Planned Parrenthood
3.The Door
4.
(NYC Outdoor /Best mentally ill/nurdivergent freindly preschool options)
(—really positive for child/espcially neurodivergent or mentally ill childs development) Vedio about them; https://youtu.be/qaCLygU5Meo)
Mental Heath different treatments; in the US. *NYC
(the good, the bad, and the ugly)
Good treatments;
Medication, Theapry, getting diagnosed, sopport groups, spending time with your freinds, watching a feel good movie, celebrating the little wins, applying for government benefits/money and programs for disabled adults, being your true self, community events, perusing talents, hobbies, and goals (build a full happy life that isnt only about your mental illness)
Sus mental heath treatments;
Phydleeics, electro shock thearpy, Dr Phill/oprea, theapuitic weed, RELGIOUS thearpy, drug use, holistic treatments, woowoo shit, herbs and chakras, homeopathy, barber shop/bartender thearpy, (just going to the gym, talking only to ur gf, having sex, to work through your issues, instead of going to thearpy. Intel/men’s empowerment groups/Jorden Peterson advice, “courses” life coaches, Rage thearpy, scincitogly mental heath cults, —- wellness retreats, stress eating.
Bad Mental current Heath treatments;
1. Phyc wards, TTI, Conversion therapy, homlessness/ABA thearpy, Online “theapry” internet communities cults (Poppy and Zena for example) like actual prisons.
1. PHYC WARDS:
They are Common But largely abusive and ineffective
Phyc wards; Are increasingly being seen as carasual, cruel and unusual punishment and most importantly lagrly traumatizing and destruier rather than helpful.
For a lot of reasons here are the main ones;
NYC phyc wards, to avoid at all costs (if you get sent to them look at later in this post for how to survive in any phyc ward tips how to make your stay just a little bit better)
1. Forced imprisonment (Forced insustluzation is when ur admitted against your will, you can’t avoid it, and once your in TEH ward, you can’t leave until the doctor agrees your ready to leave witch can take anywhere from a week to a few months.Anywhere in society your not allowed to leave is a prison, by definition. Espcially since you can’t have your phone or any personal prosperity (soposudnely becuase lots of things can be used for suside, and self harm, but in reality it creates a feeling of unhealthy lack of stimulation and personal freedom over your own property making you feel as if you have any agency over your own life building up a dangerous helpless complex within patients that your too mentally ill to make or trust your own decisions. Most wards dont even have TVs, Bord games, dont allow you access to pens and paper, they have barley structured days with rather pointless group thearpy all the rest of the time, you can either socialize with other paintenets witch not all patients want to do, after all you are not used to being freinds with only crazy pepole, some pepole in phyc wards are homeless, violent or deeply disconnected to reality and any socialization would be seen as starting a fight, so with nothing to entertain ones self, and not the grantee of friendship with strangers who are struggling with their own demons —-phyc wards are empty bored socially aimless places where you often go crazier then you were before.
2.
Abuse from doctors, nurses and other patients is rampant, so is sexual assault, meddling with ones personal life, by breaking hippa and exposing your being there to employers and family and freinds even after you asked them to not speak to certain perole knowing how they might react or use it against you if they knew you were in a ward. Basically the doctor can change your meds to whatever he wants no matter what your real phyctctrist or peronsla doctor and parents may disagree, he can diagnose you with whatever he wants based on obersving you under quirked up curmcnstances, and you have the right to refuse medication but its often cohersed since they wont let you leave unless you do what they say. Just like…prison (witch is actully the country’s largest home for the mentally ill, witch if you know anything about us prisons this should outrage you)
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You often will be forced to survive to downplay any issues your actually having, in order to get dishcarchged as soon as possible, pretending not to be struggling so TEH doctor will let you leave…isnt a productive system of care, espcially with the often high reveitivsim rates among patients.
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High rates of abuse, from nurses and doctors and other patients. And general dehumanization of all patients.
4.
Little to no access to the outside world, often only one half broken payphone if that.
5. Phyc wards are very small, you will be cramped with other struggling pepole in basically a white hallway with no chairs, no doors on your bedrooms, and likely no computers, no rental iPods, no headphones, no eating expect at meal times, no pens no pencils no notebooks, no group room tv, (sometimes there is but often you cant use the remote without a nurse present) No board games, no like…anything at all
6.
Phyc wards obviously dont give a shit about helping you reintraget into society , sometimes they will record social worker programs in your area, but give you little no help contacting such pepole, —-and worst off, you can get a letter excusing you from class but professors wont always agree with that and some will fail you for missing that much class, even with a doctors note—-you willl likely loose your job for missing that much work. And if your homeless sadly you might pretend to be crazy for longer, to actully stay on the ward, witch is better then being on the street. Sometimes they help those pepole find a group home, after you leave but it doesn’t always work out, since they put very little effort into helping you with post treatment care, your on your own, they just throw you back into your life, without any lifeline.
How to never get forcibly admitted to a Phyc ward;
If your susidal —never tell a cop, a school or work official, —in fact dont tell anybody in your life your susidal you never know who you cant trust and if they might feel justified in having you admitted to “save you”
Rule of thumb, if you want to hurt yourself or somone else, if you’ve already self harmed and are trying to stop, weather you plan to act on those desires or not, and you need help—-dont contrite to act on it, but also, dont tell a soul. There are hotlines you can call and suside peer sopport groups where you can talk openly with other susidal pepole, and work through your feelings, without shame or fear.
Know your patients rights.
What Is the Patients’ Bill of Rights?
The Patients’ Bill of Rights is a framework of protections designed to ensure fair treatment, access to medical information, and informed decision-making in healthcare. It includes rights related to privacy, consent, emergency care, and the ability to appeal insurance denials. While it is not a single official document, some aspects are federally mandated—such as privacy protections under HIPAA and appeal rights under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Other elements vary by state, healthcare provider, or insurance plan.
What rights do patients have?
- Informed consent: Patients have the right to receive clear, accurate information about treatments, risks, and alternatives before making healthcare decisions.
- Access to medical records: Patients can review and request copies of their health records, as protected under HIPAA.
- Privacy and confidentiality: Medical information must be kept private unless the patient gives permission to share it.
- Right to appeal insurance decisions: Under the ACA, patients can challenge denied claims and request external reviews.
- Freedom from discrimination: Healthcare providers cannot deny treatment based on race, gender, disability, or other protected factors.
- Right to emergency care: Hospitals with emergency departments must provide stabilizing treatment, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
remember, no means no, if you say you dont want to go to a phyc ward, hold your ground, remind them of your legal right to refuse and if you try to admit you you’ll sue them for kidnapping.
It doesn’t matter what state of mine your in, you cant pressure/coherse, and make a decision on someone else’s behalf legally, you have a right to refuse treatment and legally pepole have to accept that —otherwise its kidnapping, legally.
Reasons why phyc wards are bad and shouldn’t be seen as necciary or helpful to actul mad pepole, whose voices are often sislnced.
This applies to both inpatient and outpatient programs ;
You need to adopt a new framework, called Phycaatatric abolition
Phyc Abolution;
Psychiatric abolition, or psych abolition, is a radical movement that calls for the elimination of the current psychiatric system and its violent, coercive structures, viewing it as inherently oppressive and harmful rather than as a source of "care". It seeks to dismantle psychiatric incarceration, forced treatment, and the broader social paradigms that pathologize and oppress individuals experiencing distress. Instead of relying on psychiatry, the movement advocates for community-based support systems, mutual aid, and solidarity, emphasizing radical solutions like public health, housing justice, and peer support to address psychological suffering.
Core Principles:
- Dismantle, not reform:Psych abolitionists believe that the entire psychiatric system is built on violence and dehumanization, and therefore, it cannot be reformed.
- Community-based care:The movement prioritizes building networks of care and support outside of psychiatric systems, empowering communities to respond to distress without coercion.
- Solidarity:Psych abolition is a struggle rooted in solidarity between "mad" and other oppressed people, connecting the fight against psychiatry to anti-racist, anti-capitalist, and anti-imperialist movements.
- Critique of "mental illness":The movement challenges the idea that distress is an inherent "brain chemistry" issue, reframing it as a response to societal conditions and violence.
- Liberation, not incarceration:The goal is liberation from psychiatric control, ensuring that individuals can find answers, meaning, and power in their experiences of madness and distress.
Key Activists and Groups:
Distinction from Anti-Psychiatry:
While related, psychiatric abolition is distinct from anti-psychiatry. The latter is often seen as a reformist movement that may seek to change psychiatric practices, whereas psychiatric abolition demands the total destruction of the system itself.
Learn more about Phyc abolition:
Websites to learn more about phyc abaolition; https://healingjusticeldn.org/in-practice/intro-to-psych-abolition/
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/22/abolition-must-include-psychiatry/
https://columbialawreview.org/content/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-and-abolition-of-psychiatric-incarceration/
https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/111/742/original/Why_Psychiatric_Abolition_Zine_online_version.pdf
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/campaign-for-psychiatric-abolition-there-is-no-abolition-without-anti-psychiatry
https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/111/742/original/Why_Psychiatric_Abolition_Zine_online_version.pdf
https://columbialawreview.org/content/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-and-abolition-of-psychiatric-incarceration/
https://madnessnetworknews.com/2022/07/26/anti-psychiatry-vs-psychiatric-abolition/
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/22/abolition-must-include-psychiatry/
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/22/abolition-must-include-psychiatry/
https://columbialawreview.org/content/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-and-abolition-of-psychiatric-incarceration/
https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/111/742/original/Why_Psychiatric_Abolition_Zine_online_version.pdf
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/campaign-for-psychiatric-abolition-there-is-no-abolition-without-anti-psychiatry
https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/111/742/original/Why_Psychiatric_Abolition_Zine_online_version.pdf
https://columbialawreview.org/content/the-neurodiversity-paradigm-and-abolition-of-psychiatric-incarceration/
https://madnessnetworknews.com/2022/07/26/anti-psychiatry-vs-psychiatric-abolition/
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/22/abolition-must-include-psychiatry/
How to help phyc trauma survivors NOW:
2. The troubled Teen Industry;
Good Meantal Heath thearpy clinics for teens/adults
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