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EADD Benzo Discussion V. Waking up in a Wakefield skip

Perkins : Reborn said:
If the guy had any real clout he wouldn't be producing YouTube videos.
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I'm not so sure about that. I guess there will be some psychs who's careers haven't taken off for w/e reason, and so are doing youtube videos as some kind of 'side hustle' to make up for it.

But I mean, even the top ADHD bod himself Russel Barkley does youtube videos, and allows his lectures to be uploaded to youtube. Same for Tony Attwood and Autism. If he's not the top bod, he's among them AFAIK.

And this psych who's done tons of videos, really does seem to have an impressively deep and broad knowledge of most substances and mental health conditions.



I don't think I've heard one statement from him, that I felt was either inaccurate or displaying a lack of knowledge. I've watched quite a lot of his videos as they are very informative.

I'll let you be the judge of his seroquel video if you fancy giving it a watch. I couldn't comment as I don't know anything about it.
 
unrEliAble said:
Excellent.
Does it begin with a Q?
Or perhaps an A?
Or an R?

Did you get the Pinderfields treatment?
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I've been resuscitated a couple of times, but never institutionalised. Did have to leg it from hospital once.

Bleaney said:
I'm not so sure about that. I guess there will be some psychs who's careers haven't taken off for w/e reason, and so are doing youtube videos as some kind of 'side hustle' to make up for it.

But I mean, even the top ADHD bod himself Russel Barkley does youtube videos, and allows his lectures to be uploaded to youtube. Same for Tony Attwood and Autism. If he's not the top bod, he's among them AFAIK.

And this psych who's done tons of videos, really does seem to have an impressively deep and broad knowledge of most substances and mental health conditions.

https://www.youtube.com/@wellnowdoctor5976

I don't think I've heard one statement from him, that I felt was either inaccurate or displaying a lack of knowledge. I've watched quite a lot of his videos as they are very informative.
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If you can actually make it in the business, you don't have the time to make these kinds of videos.

It's a psychological grift, exploiting all the self-diagnosed people out there.
 
Bleaney said:
I'm not so sure about that. I guess there will be some psychs who's careers haven't taken off for w/e reason, and so are doing youtube videos as some kind of 'side hustle' to make up for it.

But I mean, even the top ADHD bod himself Russel Barkley does youtube videos, and allows his lectures to be uploaded to youtube. Same for Tony Attwood and Autism. If he's not the top bod, he's among them AFAIK.

And this psych who's done tons of videos, really does seem to have an impressively deep and broad knowledge of most substances and mental health conditions.

https://www.youtube.com/@wellnowdoctor5976

I don't think I've heard one statement from him, that I felt was either inaccurate or displaying a lack of knowledge. I've watched quite a lot of his videos as they are very informative.
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Personally, I'm so fearful of accidentally letting confidential information slip.out that I sit at work all night sometimes.

There's a block on the building that prevents the use of WiFi. No files leave, and no.work devices.

The last thing I would do is appear on YoOB
 
Perkins : Reborn said:
If you can actually make it in the business, you don't have the time to make these kinds of videos.

It's a psychological grift, exploiting all the self-diagnosed people out there.
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I know where you're coming from, and I am sure there's more examples of that than not.

But genuinely Prof Russell Barkley was regarded as the main man for being at the forefront of ADHD research, and similiarly prof Tony Attwood is widely regarded as one of the worlds foremost experts for his work and research on Autism.

They've done some stuff that's been uploaded to youtube to reach a wider audience.
 
I knew of Tony Attwood. I just think these people spend more time milking the self-diagnosed than they do helping the genuinely afflicted.

Well I've basically given my address out. So if anybody wants a party then bring your drugs. If you want violence, I sleep with a Hitler Youth dagger. If you want peace and love then that's the best.
 
I'm going to be starting a programme for people who want to address their issues with sleep.

It isn't easy and requires a lot of committment, but it can really work as a long term solution.
 
Attwood's 'could it be Autism', 'could it be aspergers' videos were my most important first step in information gathering following on from a chance discovery that was a definite Eureka! / the penny has finally dropped moment, regarding my own Autism.

He's probably helped many others too.

Most of the content created by people actually with Autism or ADHD tend to be of the mindset that they don't have a disorder, and so they keep pushing the 'neurodivergence' movement instead. So although their videos can be very helpful in some ways, in other ways they really aren't.

These neurodivergence advocates tend to get very touchy and bolshy when ever anyone comments along the lines of 'well you're one of the lucky ones if you don't feel you have a disorder, and merely a divergence'

But it stands to reason imo. But they cannot or will not see it.

Sorry if I've gone off on a bit of a tangent.
 
Bleaney said:
Attwood's 'could it be Autism', 'could it be aspergers' videos were my most important first step in information gathering following on from a chance discovery that was a definite Eureka! / the penny has finally dropped moment, regarding my own Autism.

He's probably helped many others too.

Most of the content created by people actually with Autism or ADHD tend to be of the mindset that they don't have a disorder, and so they keep pushing the 'neurodivergence' movement instead. So although their videos can be very helpful in some ways, in other ways they really aren't.

These neurodivergence advocates tend to get very touchy and bolshy when ever anyone comments along the lines of 'well you're one of the lucky ones if you don't feel you have a disorder, and merely a divergence'

But it stands to reason imo. But they cannot or will not see it.

Sorry if I've gone off on a bit of a tangent.
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I find the contemporary autism subculture a little bit overbearing, and you must remember I'm hyperlexic, so I'm firmly on that spectrum.
 
Perkins : Reborn said:
So in your expert opinion, what's the best antipsychotic available on the NHS?

Although I guess you usually have to defer to a higher power when it comes to psychiatric medicine. I tend to trust the higher power.
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Not in my remit to prescribe antipsychotics, that’s for the MH team. I will say though, I wouldn’t recommend any, same goes with antidepressants. Ssri/snri’s. Just bad bad news.
 
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LoginNotSecure said:
Not in my remit to prescribe antipsychotics, that’s for the MH team. I will say though, I wouldn’t recommend any, same goes with antidepressants. Ssri/snri’s. Just bad bad news.
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For the majority of people, absolutely!
But there are a minority of people who definitely need them.
They don't necessarily have to be a forever thing. In most cases, they aren't.

But occasionally, they are and nobody should be made to feel ashamed because of that
 
unrEliAble said:
No. But you can. It just requires committment and a will to improve your health, habits and life.
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Well that counts me out. I'm rubbish at commitment, I don't see life getting any better, and my habits are the only thing that keep me going!
LoginNotSecure said:
Not in my remit to prescribe antipsychotics, that’s for the MH team. I will say though, I wouldn’t recommend any, same goes with antidepressants. Ssri/snri’s. Just bad bad news.
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I know it's not your bag, save for the odd prescription (I got chlorpromazine for sleep once!).

The drugs we prescribe these days will probably be considered barbaric in years to come, but I have felt positive symptoms from the cocktail I'm on. So if it can work, for now it's a pragmatic solution. I hope you can at least agree with that.
 
unrEliAble said:
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For the majority of people, absolutely!
But there are a minority of people who definitely need them.
They don't necessarily have to be a forever thing. In most cases, they aren't.

But occasionally, they are and nobody should be made to feel ashamed because of that
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For the most they’re masking the real issue(s), those being previous traumatic experiences, relationships, money, death, drug or alcohol dependency etc.

Treat the cause/situation and 99.9% will see a change in and of themselves.

For the most part however, it’s easier to get them out the door with a prescription for a box of pills that’ll (in my opinion/experience) permanently alter your brain chemistry, than treat the ultimate issue.

Because that’s long and expensive. And hey, if the patient tops themselves, one less person on the books.
 
LoginNotSecure said:
For the most they’re masking the real issue(s), those being previous traumatic experiences, relationships, money, death, drug or alcohol dependency etc.

Treat the cause/situation and 99.9% will see a change in and of themselves.

For the most part however, it’s easier to get them out the door with a prescription for a box of pills that’ll (in my opinion/experience) permanently alter your brain chemistry, than treat the ultimate issue.

Because that’s long and expensive. And hey, if the patient tops themselves, one less person on the books.
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Not with antipsychotics. That's a different ball game.
Conditions like Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder etc are complex, and do often include behaviours similar to those occuring in other people, thst are indeed "masking" unresolved trauma, emotional pain etc.
There is no pill that treats a shitty life.
But there are those that provide sufficient opportunity to address some of the "shittiest" elements and perhaps even provide a little symptomatic relief from the more concerning symptoms.

Talking therapies require patients to be in a state that's receptive, or they can potentially do more harm than good.
 
LoginNotSecure said:
For the most they’re masking the real issue(s), those being previous traumatic experiences, relationships, money, death, drug or alcohol dependency etc.

Treat the cause/situation and 99.9% will see a change in and of themselves.

For the most part however, it’s easier to get them out the door with a prescription for a box of pills that’ll (in my opinion/experience) permanently alter your brain chemistry, than treat the ultimate issue.

Because that’s long and expensive. And hey, if the patient tops themselves, one less person on the books.
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What if the cause is actual mental illness, and those are symptoms? Do we just leave it, or treat it as best we can?

My favourite psychiatrist would absolutely wipe the floor with you. You wouldn't have a fucking chance.
 
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