»MindFreedom International is a Cult«
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I spent five minutes on MindFreedom's website and I can already tell it's a cult. I may be opinionated and insulting, but at least I'm not brainwashed like these people. I would be much more likely to agree with their central idea, that psychiatry as it is currently constituted is harmful rather than helpful (really not that radical a notion), if they didn't act in such a cultish manner, as demonstrated by the brainwashing techniques the new user Francesca Allan (and friends) attempted on me today through this forum. One of the most important apsects of cult psychology is insularity, through which the cult attempts to shield itself and its inner workings from scrutiny, and another is autonomy, which means a primary requirement for members will be the severance of certain previous ties to life before the cult. In the case of MindFreedom this means the severance of previous ties to life in the mental health system. The MindFreedom webpage is one long propaganda sheet against psychiatry, and members are portrayed as "survivors of human rights violations in the mental health system." If you go to MindFreedom's Wikipedia webpage, you will find very little information on the organization, such as who founded it, who runs it, what kind of structure exists within the organization, and so forth. They seem to be intent on turning their Wikipedia article into an advertisement for the cult, and I guess nobody really knows enough about the inner workings of the MindFreedom cult to write up a decent article. Here is the first paragraph of the Wiki article. MindFreedom International is a coalition of over 100 grassroots groups and thousands of individual members in 14 nations committed to winning and protecting the human rights of people labeled with psychiatric disorders. "A majority of MindFreedom members identify themselves as survivors of human rights violations in the mental health system, but membership is ... open to everyone who supports human rights, including mental health professionals, advocates, activists [and] family members." Sounds pretty zealous and laudatory if you ask me! And here is MindFreedom's own description of their organization: MindFreedom International unites 100 grassroots groups and thousands of members to win campaigns for human rights of people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities. MindFreedom International is where mutual support meets human rights activism... and where democracy meets the mental health system.
A majority of MindFreedom members identify themselves as survivors of human rights violations in the mental health system, but membership is wide open to everyone who supports human rights including concerned mental health professionals, advocates, activists, family members and quite possibly you! As a non-profit organization under IRS 501(c)(3) your donations are tax-deductible Basically, the two blocks of text are the same, just slightly altered. Anyway, check out the website and make up your own mind. Just don't drink the kool-aid while you're there!  
posted by holy_of_holies |
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holy_of_holies: I spent five minutes on MindFreedom's website and I can already tell it's a cult. I may be opinionated and insulting, but at least I'm not brainwashed like these people. I would be much more likely to agree with their central idea, that psychiatry as it is currently constituted is harmful rather than helpful (really not that radical a notion), if they didn't act in such a cultish manner, as demonstrated by the brainwashing techniques the new user Francesca Allan (and friends) attempted on me today through this forum. Seems Holy has had his little nap and is back at it. Now you're committing libel against a charitable organization. Care to expand on your definition of "cultish manner"? And perhaps refresh my memory, Sir. How did I attempt to brainwash you earlier today? And despite your garbage spouted above, in fact, many members of MindFreedom International are "mental health consumers." And the fact that so many others of us turned our back on psychiatry indicates our dissatisfaction with that branch of medicine. It has nothing do with "insularity" or being a cult. Once again, you're unable to understand things so you sneer at them instead. You are as ill-informed and stupid as you are offensive, Holy. I'm expecting to hear back from your ISP anytime so enjoy it while it lasts. posted by Francesca Allan |
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 holy_of_holies: I spent five minutes on MindFreedom's website and I can already tell it's a cult. Do you really want to know what a cult is? Psychiatry. Because they don't like others to know what horror is going on inside an asylum. posted by knn |
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holy_of_holies: I spent five minutes on MindFreedom's website and I can already tell it's a cult. I may be opinionated and insulting, but at least I'm not brainwashed like these people.
... Anyway, check out the website and make up your own mind. Just don't drink the kool-aid while you're there! I can't see anything that would make me go
It's a good site and I don't see anything cultish posted by knn |
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Francesca Allan: How did I attempt to brainwash you earlier today? Well it goes like this:
You see, holy is living in an inverted universe. In fact his rants against you are probably the best sign, that he completely agrees with you, but simply...cannot...say...it. posted by knn |
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knn: Francesca Allan: How did I attempt to brainwash you earlier today? Well it goes like this:
You see, holy is living in an inverted universe. In fact his rants against you are probably the best sign, that he completely agrees with you, but simply...cannot...say...it. Well, if he's truly suffering from schizoaffective disorder then I feel bad because he's probably got a lot going on in his head. I went and read a completely unrelated post of his and I can see that he's not always a bad guy. It's often true that people lash out when they're confronted with the truth. And maybe that's what happened here. posted by Francesca Allan |
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Francesca Allan: And perhaps refresh my memory, Sir. lol that's right you bipolar cunt francesca allan call me sir at least someone around here knows how to address their superior officer now get on your knees and suck on this massive schlong while i administer an iv antipsychotic into your bipolar ass courtesy of MindSlavery Brand Psychiatry (TM) now have a nice day and enjoy your trip down the hall to the electroshock room after which procedure you'll drool in the corner with the rest of the canadian sled-dogs while i enjoy my first amendment right to defame you for the rest of my life no matter what you do in the united states of america 
posted by MindSlavery Florida |
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