Quick revisit
Those 800,000 cyclical victims of child abuse are only the ones actually delineated by human services as victims. Another thing that grinds my gears. Undetected child and elder abuse.
Off topic
Something that really grinds my gears is when the victim in a domestic dispute gets arrested. Trauma times trauma= KAPOW to your soul
“One who stands for nothing will fall for anything”
Some really nice things they did to psychiatric patients in the 50s!!!
“In 1946, President Truman approved Project Paperclip, bringing Hitler’s top scientists into the United States. 600 mind scientists were placed in the military industrial complex along with colleges and universities.”
Former CIA operative/intelligence insider Mark Phillips states: “mind sciences, or the study of human behavior in relation to the mind is the newest of all arts. It’s less than 100 years old and it’s by far the one that is most cloaked in secrecy.
“From 1957 to 1964 patients at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal became mind control guinea pigs for MK-Ultra under scientist Ewen Cameron’s authority.
Ewen once stated: “It is not simply against future conspiracies of evil men which we have to guard ourselves… But the weaknesses and faults in our own ways of living…. Against which we have to be on continual guard.”
Dr. Harvey Weinstein, a clinical professor at UC Berkeley, CA states the program was designed to “figure out a way to interrogate people and learn how to protect their agents against control by others. (In the 1950s the CIA began to find top-secret experiments in brainwashing).
Dr. Weinstein goes on to state “if you put somebody in a position of being disabled by not feeding them or not allowing them to sleep or overwhelming them with sound. If you use massive shock treatment and you give people massive dosages of drugs such as mescaline, amphetamines or LSD and if you put them in periods of darkness where they can’t predict from one minute to another what’s going to happen. Anyone can be open to being brainwashed.”
I don’t even know what to say to that, oh goody?
Brainwashing correlates directly to cognitive dissonance as it is used to “indoctrinate so intensively and thoroughly as to effect a radical transformation of beliefs and mental attitudes.”
Weren’t you supposed ta be helping these people???
And by the way, dehumanizing, terrorizing, abuse, torture and forced medication still goes on in psychiatric wards today.
Professor Weinstein of Berkeley goes on to state “Ewen Cameron was probably the foremost psychiatrist of his time in the 50s. He was using high tech sound techniques, he was using multiple types of loop recorders to force people to listen to recorded messaged 24 hours a day for weeks on end to basically destroy people’s thinking patterns.” Helpful!!
One of Cameron’s patients recounts: “he injected the lysergic acid into the vein and he patted me on the shoulder and he said ‘now there lassie, we’ll see you later.’ And I started to feel very frightened and the fright became a terror and so I began throwing myself from one side of the room to the other. I didn’t know what to do to stop this feeling. It felt like my bones were melting, that I was, I just didn’t know who I was anymore.”
9 victims went on to sue the doc. What on earth did they do with this knowledge? Oh well, who cares.
Oh wait, “psychological warfare is “the use of propaganda or other psychological means to influence or confuse the thinking of an enemy or opponent.” Ok ok, so who are the enemies???? Not the peeps in the loony bins no mo I hope
The New York Times uncovered this story on August 2nd, 1977.
The mental health system reinforces the idea that the suffering are paranoid and thus their CREDIBILITY goes buh bye. I’m surprised these victims were believed. Kudos for their strength.
And a quote I don’t know what to do with
“Wars are not won on the battlefield, they’re won in the mind’s of the people” -CIA guy
The key to what I’m getting at is our system didn’t work, doesn’t work, and needs major improvement. What these people suffer from can be transient. But if we keep indoctrinating in them that they will always be ill, then they will always be ill. Others will oppress them, and they will oppress themselves with a feeling of inadequacy. It is a vicious, demeaning form of cyclical oppressive forces.
A lot of people suffer from some form of dissociation. It could be endured by too much TV Programming, trauma, and I dunno I’m tired I haven’t slept and it’s five am :p
We need to find the missing pieces of ourselves!!! We need to gain strength! The time of oppression is over.
I don’t have all the answers. And I won’t. But I truly believe dissociation is at the heart of our problems. Therapists, in my opinion should not rule out DID as it could be present on the small scale. And I really like the Jungian framework.
Intergenerational Cycle of Abuse/Poverty’s influence and some social commentary
“Intergenerational cycle of violence is a pattern of violence or abuse that is passed from one generation to the next. Generally, an individual who witnesses domestic violence as a child is much more likely to be an abuser or a victim of domestic abuse in adulthood.”- Wikipedia …
Abuse in childhood is a behavior which is learned and possibly repeated in adulthood. I have talked about trauma and it’s capacity to cause dissociation. Possibly a parent (this is just a theory) formulates different mechanisms in their brain in the state of an undetectable “alter” to perpetuate abuse.
“In 2007, 794,000 children were found to be the victims of child abuse or neglect… Children who experience one form of maltreatment are more likely to experience multiple forms of victimization.
Child abuse and neglect are associated with a host of deleterious effects on psychological and interpersonal functioning. Abused children may show a wide range of internalizing and externalizing behaviors such as anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sexualized behavior, and conduct disorder.” – Robboy and Anderson
I have more to say on this topic but immediately what comes to mind is Miley Cyrus. Oh Miley. Poor girl.
We must take into account the influence the media has on our subconscious. Can this influence dissociation? Hmm (more of dissociation later).
Miley possibly exhibits symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder ( DID). Her overtly sexual behavior shows a lack of inhibition which is characteristic of DID sufferers. As written previously, “sex slave (beta) programming is a combination of Alpha programming (overall rewiring of one’s neural mechanics necessary precursor for any form of more specific programming) and beta primordial (primitive mind) sex programming.
This program eliminates learned moral convictions and stimulates the primitive part of the brain (the hindbrain) in order to perpetuate inhibition less sexual instincts.”
Again, this type of mind control was utilized on me. Beyond words, just treacherous. Therefore it is easy for me to spot susceptible victims. Who knows who the agent was behind her violation.
Although it is a sad state of affairs for Miley, what is most important is how her behaviors affect our children’s SUBCONSCIOUS minds. We must take into account the influence the media has on our hidden minds. More questions arise for me concerning possible links between pedophilia and subliminal messages. Was Miley wearing a baby teddy bear bikini at one of her performances?
Miley states about her transformation: “the movement is more than just a record… Represents taking over the world.”
Whatever she was probably drunk when she said it.
But really, is she suggesting she will gain power by demonstrating blatant promiscuity (great influence on the kids!)? Or who is gonna take over the world? I’m confused. My prayers go out for Jon Stewart.
Possibly she hopes to have global influence by her fans emulating her new inhibitionless personality. Anyways
Britney and Miley actually share the same manager. I just see this as a coinkidink since both are kinda crazy and slutty (I mean sexy). Am I a social commentator now?
“I have to shave my head so they’ll stop touching me!! geeezuss
What’s this new song. SMS, I thought it’d have to do with sado masochism but it’s just bout strutting yo stuff. They share the cover photo for the song, what’s with artists these days and the one eye covered thing?
Now, I haven’t watched TV Programming since about 2005 so I have no idea what fundamental ideas are being placed in children’s minds.
From what I’ve seen when caring for kids are shows on Nick that seem to idealize beauty and fame above all else.
And mix that with music we’ve got inhibitionless sex, lack of morality, corruption, and satanic propaganda. Gazoots!!
Soo this has turned into a bit of social commentary but I’ll get back to the cycle of oppression, I mean violence.
We talked about cognitive dissonance before. Isn’t it possible if shoved in your face enough you begin to think of their ideals as your own?
Pleaaaaase tell your kids to open a book- a healthy mind creates a healthy spirit!!
But. Not school books :p cause all teachers are paid based on their ability to get students to score high on standardized tests. Yay for creativity! (I always zoned out in school. Self learner I am). Daydreaming IS a symptom of DID, and maybe so is distraction? Hm
So!
Back to the cycle of abuse
“Cycle of abuse research suggests about one-third of all individuals who were abused or neglected as children will subject their children who either experienced maltreatment or witnessed violence between their parents or caregivers learn to use physical punishment as a means of parenting their own children.” – Welfare Information Gateway
It’s all about MONEY:
From NBER research: “poverty and mistreatment of children go Hand in Hand. Children with working mothers and absent fathers are more likely to be subject to neglect and abuse.” Mhm I hear that.
“Child neglect increases in states that cut their welfare benefit levels”
Welfare Information Gateway states: “while most people in financial need do not maltreat their children, poverty can increase the likelihood of maltreatment, particularly when poverty is combined with other risk factors such as depression, substance abuse, social isolation.”
There’s so much more to touch on here. One THIRD of people abused go on to abuse THEIR children. I hate numbers. But I’m pretty sure that’s a big chunk! With the 7 something thousand who are BELIEVED as being victims of abuse, one third goes on to abuse their, 1, 4? Children?
Gettin my calcidoodle out.
So, this is terrible. 264,666 victims are expected to carry on their learned abusive patterns to their future children. So, if they have 1 kid each, 264,666 more victims. But if they each have 3? …calcidoodle…
That’s another 700 something victims. So this cycle very much is a cycle. Although a higher percentage of abuse victims (2/3) do not go on to abuse, the status quo of about 800,000 victims perpetuates itself generation after generation after generation.
Jung
“What we call a symbol is a term, a name, or even a picture that may be familiar in daily life, yet that possesses specific connotations in addition to it’s conventional and obvious meanings. It implies something vague, unknown, or hidden from us.” (Man and his Symbols)
It’s real: the psychiatric industrial complex
I have so much more to post but I want people to read what I have so far before learning more!
That link is like… Crack. Cause it’s real. And it’s bad.
Whether you have been diagnosed with a “mental disorder” or just feel something’s off
Do you exhibit any of the following?
Feeling disconnected from yourself
Problems with handling intense emotions
Sudden and unexpected changes in mood, for example feeling very sad for no reason
Depression or anxiety problems or both
If so you may be experiencing some level of DID Dissociative Identity Disorder.
Yes, these are general symptoms but my point is that dissociation effects a larger percent of our population than we think. Confronting the fact that somewhere in our unconscious minds there are stories, emotions or pieces of ourselves that have been stored away. How do we then find ourselves? In doing so we will achieve peace of mind, strength, courage, confidence and independence.
Through this blog I hope to help you help yourselves or others. I will be utilizing a Jungian framework, along with therapeutic research, and studies on the unconscious, dissociation, trauma, and society’s influence in order to put together the missing pieces.
We can become whole. We will seek truth. We will be cured.
We owe it to ourselves and our neighbors to be the best we can be.
You may have been Wrongly Diagnosed: Trauma and Dissociation
“Trauma literally means “wound, injury or shock.” In psychological terms, “traumatic events have traditionally been considered those that harm the psychological integrity of am individual.
Approximately 10-15% of adults who are exposed to an extreme stressor may develop acute stress disorder and PTSD (Bresslau, 2001). What is most traumatic are disruptions of our fundamental sense of trust and attachment, and is typically experienced as intentional rather than “an accident of nature.”
Events that are intense, sudden, and unpredictable, extremely negative and evoke a severe sense of helplessness and loss of control are more difficult to integrate. Prolonged exposure to repetitive events, such as child abuse is likely to cause the most severe and lasting effects.
Dissociation is a word that is used to describe the disconnection or lack of connection between things usually associated with eachother. Dissociated experiences are not integrated into the usual sense of self, resulting in discontinuities in conscious awareness. In severe forms of dissociation, disconnection occurs in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, and perception.
For example, someone may think about an event that was tremendously upsetting yet have no feelings about it (emotional numbing, a sign of PTSD). It is my hypothesis that all people with PTSD struggle with some degree of dissociation.
Someone with DID (dissociative identity disorder) can feel “taken over” by an emotion that does not seem to make sense at the time. You may feel like a “passenger” rather than a driver in your own life.
Dissociation of psychological processes CHANGES THE WAY A PERSON EXPERIENCES LIVING, DEPERSONALIZATION, IDENTITY CONFUSION, IDENTITY ALTERATION.
Depersonalization can be experienced as an “out of body experience.”
Derealization may be demonstrated as a sense of the world not being real.
Dissociative Amnesia- An inability to recall important information that is so extensive. Important events are forgotten such as abuse, a troubling incident, or a block of time, from minutes to years,
Dissociation can be a learned adaptive trait in the context of chronic, severe childhood trauma. Dissociation can be considered adaptive because it reduces the overwhelming distress created by trauma.
In adulthood dissociation is maladaptive as you can disconnect from events you perceive to be threatening without determining true danger. This leaves the person “spaced out” in many situations in ordinary life, and unable to protect themselves in conditions of real danger.
Dissociation is also caused by severe neglect or emotional abuse. Or because parents were unpredictable or frightening.
Results of dysregulation are difficulty tolerating and regulating intense emotional experiences.
Some studies show 2-3% of the general population suffers from DID. Some say 10%.”
Why the gap? In my next few posts I will discuss further details of dissociation, causes and why it is underdiagnosed. I will describe proper therapeutic techniques and I will share my findings while using these approaches. You may be labeled as schizophrenic, PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar, etc, without even knowing an underlying cause of your emotional distress is due to dissociative identity disorder. This blog is here to help you help yourself.
(Most information provided from International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation). Take a look for yourself!
The Hope of Strength
There is a possibility that the government suppresses any forms of actually helping people who have a so-called illness. The drug industry is profiting off the misery of others, so wouldn’t they be pushed towards continuing, prolonging “mental illness” rather than attempting to cure it?
And don’t forget industries are directly connected to the government due to corporate lobbysists’ bribery. Mental health is a profit maker.
Whitaker also points to the facts that psychiatric medication can worsen symptoms in the long run (see Whitaker’s “Anatomy of an Epidemic”). I am BY NO means telling people to stop their meds, but I’m saying that there is an alternative route to take by utilizing DID alternate techniques in therapy while administering drugs thoughtfully.
But what we must understand is that the “conditions” we are told to be real are simply manifestations of past trauma. The dissociations we have evolved in ourselves to survive are the very pieces we need to put back together.
The system isn’t working. I was told I was “manic” for wanting to go back to grad school by my case worker. Yes, I had a caseworker, I was gaslighted, remember? I got to experience the hell of the system through the lens of a social worker and trauma survivor.
The system is not right.
It is demeaning and decreases your confidence, your sense of being independent.
This oppressive force of ignorance to facts is the main reason there are so many suffering, oppressed individuals out there. Hope is the key. Challenging the system in our own minds and perceptions. Gaining strength. Gaining peace.
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