Here are some real life stories of how people have suffered at the hands of psychiatry. Have you, or do you know someone who has, had a bad experience with psychiatry? We would like to hear from you. Please fill in this form to share your experience.
Leonard Lawrence was a fully fit and experienced commercial/airline pilot. He had been working for British Aerospace since 1989 when he experienced and recorded his first ‘fume event’ - the presence in a plane’s onboard air system of toxins. In the most serious cases, these toxins contain organophosphates identical to those responsible for deaths and brain damage among agricultural workers.
Derek was admitted to High Royds Hospital near Leeds, in September 1973. He describes how he was depressed, as if fireworks were going off in his head, and he couldn’t think properly.
In her own words, this is Susan’s experience of electroshock (ECT) [name changed to protect privacy]. “The only good thing about it was looking forward to the anaesthetic when I would float away into oblivion and escape.” “In the early 1970s, I was in my early 20s. I had just started a…
In her own words, this is an account of Julie's experience in psychiatric care (name changed to maintain anonymity). "Even though the following events happened between the ages of twelve and eighteen, it feels like only yesterday as I recount them. I was raised, along with my brother, by our single mum.…
“I lost 19 years of my life on Lithium and many more with my brain adjusting to being off lithium.”
"Virtually my whole life has been seriously affected by the ECT treatment. This has caused me to lose years off my life because my heart is so weak now, from the heartache and sadness from the loss of who I was, what I was and how I was beforehand." In her own…
At age 15, James’ life would be forever changed by his experience at Leigh House Hospital, where he was forcibly restrained, over-medicated, misdiagnosed, and left with mental and physical problems that would alter his life. Already struggling with epilepsy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, James experienced some mental difficulties at age 15 and…
Janet is an artist, but like so many creative individuals, she became the target of certain people who would prefer to stifle or destroy that creativity. This is the true story of Janet Finn and her journey through the terrifying world of psychiatry.
On 20 March 2013, Stephanie and John‘s lives changed in a way they could never have imagined. This is the true story of their son who was prescribed the antidepressant drug Prozac.
This is the true story of a brave grandmother who has decided to speak out against psychiatric oppression. The names of the people involved have been changed at this point to protect their identities.
