Excerpts from The Tyranny of the Therapeutic State

Submitted by Chas on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 3:11pm
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Anyone dealing with the hierarchical structure of institutions these days may want to understand them better so to more meaningfully challenge those portions (or entireties) in which they feel pained by. These excerpts may be pivotal.

Revelations of a psychiatrist in training! (part 1-4) from "The Radical Therapist" by Jerome Agel

Submitted by Chas on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 5:20pm
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These excerpts from Jerome Agel's 1970s book "The Radical Therapist" help demystify the metaphor of The Wizard of Oz --or "wizards of Is" as I like to say. Few if any authors have tried to demystify the game of how therapists are trained behind the closed doors of the industry. Enjoy!

The mass psychology of misery: excerpts and link

Submitted by Chas on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 5:12pm
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Found the following interesting excerpt in an article called "The Mass Psychology of Misery" by John Zerzan. Thought people here would be interested, and may have not heard of this writer before. Take a look at the rest of the article (2 parts) at the link below.

Yelping dogs and guilt

Submitted by Lana Biltwin on Sun, 10/14/2007 - 10:23pm
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Sometimes it helps to view life in terms of common denominators. Action vs observing - when to do each?

Friends Make the Best Medicine: Icarus Support Manual Draft

Submitted by will on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 4:53pm
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Download and print out the first draft of our long-awaited Support Manual, titled Friends Make the Best Medicine: A Guide to Creating Community Mental Health Support Networks.

Come support activists protesting the RNC in Minneapolis in 2008!

Submitted by sealux on Thu, 09/06/2007 - 4:24pm
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Icarus Minneapolis is looking for additional help from other people coming from different places to support the activists involved in protesting  the 2008 Republican National Convention. 

Vets Aren't Crazy, War Is.

Submitted by Icarus Project on Fri, 08/31/2007 - 7:40pm
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Feminist professor Paula Caplan on the need to not focus on therapy and drugs to help US war in Iraq vets. From Tikkun magazine. http://paulajcaplan.net/files/Vets_are_not_cr.pdf http://paulajcaplan.net/ and www.psychdiagnosis.net

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