Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

Helping you make informed choices about all things mental health: diagnoses, drugs, and drug withdrawal theinnercompass.org United States Joined May 2016

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

2 weeks ago

When tapering psych drugs, difficult thoughts and feelings are common. Affirmations —short, hopeful phrases — can help shift the mind & offer relief. 💛 What affirmations do you return to when you’re struggling?

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

2 weeks ago

A koala loses its home + panics. People say: “mental illness.” But the fear is intelligent—a response to loss. Too often our pain is pathologized instead of understood. 💭 What’s one time your reaction made perfect sense, but others called it a problem?

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

4 weeks ago

In this clip, Nick Taber shares what it was like to be sent away as a teen in the name of “treatment”—an experience that felt more like prison than care. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4mGbmHD

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Laura Delano @LauraDelano

a month ago

A quick 🧵 on 3 basic facts about psychiatric drugs that you've likely not been told-- facts I wish my parents and I had learned prior to starting a 14-year old me on a long-term regimen that would eventually grow to include #SSRIs, benzos, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics.

American Psychiatric Association @APApsychiatric

a month ago

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

a month ago

Iatrogenic = harm caused by treatment itself. In psychiatry, this can mean: 👉 Misdiagnosing emotions as illness 👉 Medications with serious side effects 👉 Dependence & withdrawal 👉 Polypharmacy risks 👉 Over-reliance on drugs How can we reduce iatrogenic harm and reimagine…

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Nicolas Badre @BadreNicolas

2 months ago

The Risk of Universal Mental Health Screenings: Too Many False Positives! Despite common practice, basic mental health screeners shouldn't be used to diagnose mental illness. They lead to more false positives than true positives. Universal application in the general population…

Governor JB Pritzker @GovPritzker

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

2 months ago

Welcome to our live show! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Joseph Massey @jmasseypoet

2 months ago

I'm completely free of the antidepressant I had been on for years (off and on since the age of 15). It's been a difficult ride and it wouldn't have been possible without medical supervision (I paid someone out of pocket), decent nutrition, and prayer. Even as I was tapered off…

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

2 months ago

What does real self-care look like when you're unraveling everything you were taught to override? Join Leela, Meredith & Daniel this Friday, Aug 15 at 2pm ET as they share how their relationship to self-care shifted through withdrawal & tapering — what they clung to, let go of, &…

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Cooper Davis @coopercdavis

2 months ago

Note the use of the term “inner compass” in this context This is exactly why we named @_innercompass what we named it

Rudra Dakini @the_wilderless

2 months ago

Note the use of the term “inner compass” in this context This is exactly why we named @_innercompass what we named it

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Independent Medical Alliance @Honest_Medicine

2 months ago

'The Dark Side of SSRIs' This week, Dr. @joevaron and @drpaulmarik1 were joined by writer @LauraDelano, author of 'Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance,' for an important discussion on the dark side of SSRIs—highlighting issues such as withdrawal, emotional…

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Jan Jekielek @JanJekielek

2 months ago

"Veterans are not being told the risk of their medications…Doctors themselves are not aware." Over 100 veterans under the VA's care are committing suicide annually, says veteran @derekblumke. Is overprescription of psychiatric meds contributing to this?

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Laura Delano @LauraDelano

2 months ago

Very much looking forward to discussing SSRIs, medicalization, and more with @joevaron and @drpaulmarik1 tomorrow (6th) at 7PM ET-- I hope you'll join us!

Independent Medical Alliance @Honest_Medicine

2 months ago

Very much looking forward to discussing SSRIs, medicalization, and more with @joevaron and @drpaulmarik1 tomorrow (6th) at 7PM ET-- I hope you'll join us!

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Cooper Davis @coopercdavis

2 months ago

New study out; Chinese researchers took a look at FDA adverse drug effects database entries on antidepressants, bc: “Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide; however, comprehensive analyses of neuropsychiatric adverse events (AEs) across…

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Inner Compass Initiative @_innercompass

2 months ago

When you were in the thick of tapering or withdrawal, what words gave you strength? What do you wish someone had said to you? Your words might be exactly what someone needs to hear today. Share in the comments—let’s build a well of hope. 💛

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Justin Garson @justin_garson

2 months ago

In all my years seeing psychiatrists and therapists, not one ever said, “Justin, maybe your depression and anxiety are perfectly normal reactions to your life. Why not radically change your environment, and let me know how it goes?” Never. Not once. Why?