Dr. Jessica Taylor & The Queens (Part 2): Sexy, But Psycho

azulalalala · 2022-03-05T01:16:58+00:00

Okay as a doctor I have a bit of mixed feelings about this bonus episode. I do agree with that there is a trivialization of psychiatric terms but to claim psychiatric disorders do not exist is plainly incorrect and a dangeous notion. Some people do need their medication to function (as in perform basic necessities such as personal hygiene, eating and drinking etc.) and in fact drugs do work the best (efficacy wise) for people who are doing the worst.

Problem with mental illnesses is that it is sort of a spectrum and maybe overly represented by people who are just on the border of being unwell. However as someone who has dealt with many that are on the other end (severely unwell) I can tell you medical help has been life saving for some.

Overall I think the guest introduced a bit alienating arguments for people who do suffer from mental illnesses. I think we should be more critical of the diagnostic approaches and the health care system rather speculating on the patient's mental health status. Psychiatric drugs are not inherently bad, it is about how you use them.

Equal-Ear2312 · 2022-03-05T05:43:03+00:00

I bought that book and I'm gonna read it mwahahahaga

creamtart_ · 2022-03-05T03:32:14+00:00

Powerful episode. This is definitely a discussion that needs to be had moving forward in the mental health space. Yes, it may be contentious, but there is no doubt that society is currently over-pathologising every little feeling and behaviour.

I especially appreciated her take on the trauma response. Victims should not be labelled as “disordered” for having a completely reasonable reaction to a horrific event. The cause of the trauma is the disordered individual, not the victim!

aurelia_86 · 2022-03-05T12:40:41+00:00

I really disagree.

I've had the opposite experience, where doctors been unwilling to give my psychological symptoms a diagnosis because they felt a label might be damaging. Like if they gave me a label I would suddenly stop taking responsibility for my life.

All this meant was that it was harder for me to get the treatment that I needed than it should be. When I finally got my labels - complex PTSD for example - it was like being given a key to unlock the door of the room that had everything I needed in it to heal.

I did not get attached to my labels, not did they result in me thinking of myself as disordered. Instead, they gave me a language to understand myself and feel less alone. I wasn't experiencing symptoms because I sucked at copying with life: I was experiencing them because that's what happens to people when they are repeatedly subject to trauma over a long period of time.

They also helped explain symptoms I didn't realise were connected, and to identify the treatments that would work.

My experience was the opposite to that suggested: I felt that doctors were quick to dismiss my symptoms because I was just a hysterical woman, and reluctant to accept that there might be something clinically significant worth investigating.

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Title	Dr. Jessica Taylor & The Queens (Part 2): Sexy, But Psycho
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Date	March 5, 2022 12:00 AM UTC (4 years ago)
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