Psychology v. Science: it’s a no-brainer

You know, there are times when I almost manage to convince myself that psychologists aren’t a bunch of too-stupid-to-make-a-go-of-it-in-a-real-science idiots, and that they might actually have some useful insights into the management of the symptoms of mental illness.  And then they go and publish utter twaddle like this…
Some psychologists at the University of Making Stuff [...]

The only gay in the playground

Time for a brief step back from my ongoing self-obsession, I think, and a post about something else for a change.  (Hurrah! shout those few hardy folk still persevering with this blog.)
I’m not an advocate of censorship in any area.  That’s particularly the case with comedy, where a quick mental flick through my favourites shows [...]

A sense of perspective

So, while I’ve been throwing a great big hissy fit over something that’s really not all that important, other people have been dealing with actual real problems.  Now, I know it’s not a competition, and I know that my feelings are my feelings, and I need to acknowledge them and work with them.  But still, [...]

Hallucinations & therapy: An update

Regular readers of this blog will know that from time to time I experience a few unusual mental events, like thinking I can hear voices when there’s no-one around to talk, and getting frightened/ suspicious of things that either don’t exist, or that I have no reason to worry about.  I’ve kicked back and forward [...]

6 months & counting (2)

…And he’s back…
Sorry for the long gap in posts.  I’ll let you know in due course what’s been up with me (it’s nothing all that bad, so don’t worry), but for now, rather later than promised, this is the second (and final) instalment in the orgy of self-indulgence that has been inspired by my reaching [...]

Quiet round here, isn’t it?

Sorry for the gap in posts.  Things haven’t been going especially well recently (although they’re not all that bad either).  I’ve also got some practical stuff I have to sort out at the moment which, although it isn’t difficult (or at least wouldn’t be for a “normal”…), is burning through most of my mental energy.
Hopefully I’ll [...]

6 months & counting (1)

Dah-da-da-dah-da-dah-daah!!
(Well, you try writing out a fanfare without having it look stupid…)
Six months ago today, I made my first post to this blog.  In some ways I’m surprised it’s been that long, in other ways that it’s been so short.  Anyway, at the risk of being a massive self-pleasurer,* I’ve decided to mark the occasion [...]

Sometimes the good die old (2)

I’m a little late coming to this one, but, in my defence, the story wasn’t widely reported in the UK.  I found out via this post on the excellent Republic of T blog.
Last Wednesday (27th August), Del Martin died at the age of 87.  She and her partner, Phyllis Lyon, had been activists for lesbian [...]