Therapy has monetised friendships. In an economy-society in which everything is treated as a source of profit and financial gain[...]
Age is significant factor in getting an ADHD ‘diagnosis’Age is significant factor in getting an ADHD ‘diagnosis’
0 CommentsThe Guardian reports on another study showing that the youngest children in a group are more likely to get an ADHD diagnosis.[...]
Psychotherapy reading list (or, Should I go into therapy?)Psychotherapy reading list (or, Should I go into therapy?)
0 CommentsRead this article as a PDF. Against Therapy, Jeffrey Masson, Flamingo 1992 To my mind Masson is a genius. A[...]
Acquiescent in powerAcquiescent in power
0 CommentsTherapy positions itself on the basis that “all problems are internal”. All problems are explained as being due to the[...]
Therapy can never helpTherapy can never help
0 CommentsThe starting point for therapy is that you should focus your attention on yourself. On your emotions. On your past.[...]
There is nothing wrong with youThere is nothing wrong with you
0 CommentsTherapy shares the same pedagogical model as modern factory education and, for that matter, the model of pharmaceutical “treatment” of[...]
The goal of therapyThe goal of therapy
0 CommentsTherapy is about helping people feel more comfortable. It aims to help them feel less “distress”. Let’s leave aside the[...]
OECD Russia report 2013OECD Russia report 2013
0 CommentsThe OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) is a 35 member organisation with its headquarters in Paris. Its members[...]
Poverty porn – why is there so much of it in the Guardian and is it justified?Poverty porn – why is there so much of it in the Guardian and is it justified?
0 CommentsThis is a Guardian article about Ken Loach’s latest film – about the benefits system. It is pure Guardian. A sort of bewailing[...]
When therapy is a ‘way of life’ it is not a scienceWhen therapy is a ‘way of life’ it is not a science
0 CommentsDuring the course of therapy a therapist will have to gloss over a multitide of evident signs that their theory[...]