Tom Robinson
Psychiatrists & disagreements: when is someone going to actually help me for a change I wonder?!
Before I continue on the theme of spiritual awakening, madness, and mental illness (which I will be returning to tomorrow), I want to...
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Tom Robinson
- Aug 9, 2021
- 9 min
The powerful Lion’s Gate: a perfect time to address the link between spirituality and mental illness
As I’ve been writing this new blog, which I started back in January, I’ve been reminded time and again, through my own and others’...
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Tom Robinson
- Aug 6, 2021
- 9 min
Voices of Courage: bipolar warrior Shaun Everett courageously shares his incredibly powerful story
Today’s post is especially important because it highlights a huge number of the problems and issues that us patients are coming up...
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Tom Robinson
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
Nutrition and the gut-brain axis: yet another aspect of psychiatry that’s being neglected!
Because we have such vast knowledge in the field of medicine these days, it’s now impossible for one doctor to know everything about each...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
Voices of Courage: Olanzapine side effects & withdrawals sharing experiences for the sake of others!
The second post in this new series called ‘Voices of Courage’ comes from a blog reader who very kindly reached out to me and offered some...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Improved sleep and a new direction, but a few other worries to contend with as usual!
Today's post is not going to be anything like my usual entries because I felt really ill last night and have decided to just add a...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 26, 2021
- 8 min
Book review: The Insomnia Diaries – How I learned to sleep again by Miranda Levy
There have been so many instances over the course of my illness when I’ve found myself struggling with my sleep. It always seems to be...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 16, 2021
- 6 min
Critical psychiatry: discussing some of the conflictions within the medical profession
I am feeling pretty shattered this week because writing about psychiatric medications has coincided with my recurring problems and...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 15, 2021
- 7 min
Voices of courage: Andrew Strathern shares his bipolar disorder story of survival, resilience & hope
Today marks the first day of a new series of posts that I am including on the 'Dying to Stay Alive' site, written by other warriors and...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 14, 2021
- 5 min
Quetiapine: the ‘zombifying’ drug that’s a nightmare to withdraw from!
I’m feeling pretty exhausted this morning because writing about medications and the problems that they’ve caused me over the years, is...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 13, 2021
- 5 min
Psychiatric medications part 2: discussing some of the side effects and withdrawal problems
Yesterday, I discussed some of the issues that I’ve come up against in my hideous twenty-year psychiatric nightmare. The truth is that...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 12, 2021
- 5 min
Psychiatric medications part 1: informed consent and the importance of the patient-led approach
The role of medications in psychiatry is a contentious issue and one which I have often felt hesitant about discussing. The reason for my...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 5, 2021
- 6 min
Journaling – the art of self-protection and prioritising the battle to stay well above all else!
Since starting this new blog in January, I have been concentrating on discussing some of the mental health articles and news items that...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 2, 2021
- 6 min
Trying to please others: a lesson in prioritising my own mental health!
It’s quite fitting that my last post was about ‘how journaling can help your mental health‘, because today I’m going to use it for...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 15, 2021
- 6 min
The terrible dangers of using ketamine to treat depression: a medically induced horror story
Four years ago, I underwent ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression, and it backfired so spectacularly that it nearly cost...
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