RetroFed Forum

Suffering is real. Seeing that suffering as "mentally illness" is a socially mediated choice.

This is for discussion about the negative aspects of the mental health system, and alternatives to deal with suffering and personal deveopment without sacrificing our basic humanity and personal agency on the altar of an authoritarian false medicine.

Let's treat mental health concepts as a buffet from which we freely make our plates, not a feedbag tied to our heads by people who "know better."

Rules

Do not tell people to go to therapy (obviously).
Be supportive of each other.
Let us know what the intent of your post is: vent, feedback, or support.
No diagnosing other people or giving medical advice. Allowed: Sharing your personal experience and sharing your personal opinion, research, etc.
Anti-psychiatry is allowed, but see rule 4.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

Suffering is real. Seeing that suffering as "mentally illness" is a socially mediated choice.

This is for discussion about the negative aspects of the mental health system, and alternatives to deal with suffering and personal deveopment without sacrificing our basic humanity and personal agency on the altar of an authoritarian false medicine.

Let's treat mental health concepts as a buffet from which we freely make our plates, not a feedbag tied to our heads by people who "know better."

Rules

Do not tell people to go to therapy (obviously).
Be supportive of each other.
Let us know what the intent of your post is: vent, feedback, or support.
No diagnosing other people or giving medical advice. Allowed: Sharing your personal experience and sharing your personal opinion, research, etc.
Anti-psychiatry is allowed, but see rule 4.

Suffering is real. Seeing that suffering as "mentally illness" is a socially mediated choice.

This is for discussion about the negative aspects of the mental health system, and alternatives to deal with suffering and personal deveopment without sacrificing our basic humanity and personal agency on the altar of an authoritarian false medicine.

Let's treat mental health concepts as a buffet from which we freely make our plates, not a feedbag tied to our heads by people who "know better."

Rules

Do not tell people to go to therapy (obviously).
Be supportive of each other.
Let us know what the intent of your post is: vent, feedback, or support.
No diagnosing other people or giving medical advice. Allowed: Sharing your personal experience and sharing your personal opinion, research, etc.
Anti-psychiatry is allowed, but see rule 4.

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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