Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 ❌People with psychiatric disabilities are dangerous ✅People with psychiatric disabilities are more apt to be anxious, timid and passive. They rarely present a danger to the public. Violent behavior is the result of many different factors and may not necessarily be indicative of a psychiatric diagnosis. ❌People with psychiatric […]
Reframes
Myths & Facts about “Bipolar Disorders”
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 ❌Bipolar Disorder is a figment of one’s imagination. ✅Bipolar disorder is a treatable brain disorder that is real and can cause a lot of suffering, especially if it is not well managed. ❌Bipolar disorder is a single identifiable disorder. ✅Bipolar disorder is a diagnostic category describing a class of […]
Myths & Facts about “Personality Disorders”
Volume 4 Issue 12 Dec 2014 ❌Personality Disorders aren’t real mental illnesses ✅Personality Disorders have been scientifically linked to observable neurological differences and considered to be a common and significant psychiatric illness. ❌Studying antisocial personality disorder coddles criminals and gives them an excuse. ✅Many people think that criminals can go away with crime applying defence […]
Myths & Facts about “Mood Disorders”
Volume 4 Issue 10 Oct 2014 ❌Depression and bipolar disorder are just states of mind or tendency to be ‘moody’. A person just needs to “thinkpositive” and they can do away with the problem. ✅Depression and Bipolar disorder are real, treatable illnesses that affect the brain. Significantly excessive fluctuations in the mood state for certain […]
Myths & Facts about “Schizophrenia”
Volume 4 Issue 9 Sept 2014 ❌Schizophrenia is hopeless; people who have it never recover. ✅While there is no cure for schizophrenia, there are effective treatments. Medications, psychosocial treatments & rehabilitation practices are increasingly helping people with schizophrenia to lead productive, successful and independent lives. ❌Hallucinations and paranoia are the only symptoms of schizophrenia. ✅Schizophrenia […]
Myths & Facts about “Anxiety Disorder”
Volume 4 Issue 8 Aug 2014 ❌Some people are just worrywarts or neurotic, and there is nothing like anxiety disorder. ✅If anxiety is impairing and causing socio- occupational deterioration, it is no longer normal and needs treatment. ❌If I take it lightly, it will be fine and no need for treatment. ✅One cannot just overcome […]
Myths & Facts about “Depression and ”
Volume 4 Issue 7 July 2014 ❌Mental health problems are very rare. ✅1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in any given year. ❌Young people just go through ups and downs as part of puberty, it’s nothing. ✅Children and adolescents suffer through psychological disturbances and needs to be addressed too. In fact,1 […]
Awareness Reframe Assumption: Myths & Facts about “Premature Ejaculation (PE)”
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 ❌ Excessive Masturbation leads to PE ✅ Masturbation habits have nothing to do with PE ❌ There is no cure for premature ejaculation ✅ There are various Therapies both Pharmacological & Psychological for treatment of PE ❌ Using Alcohol is a good way to control PE ✅ Alcohol abuse […]
Awareness Reframe Assumption: Myths & Facts about “Cocaine”
Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 ❌ Cocaine is a clean & safe drug ✅ Cocaine is a psychoactive substance with lot of adverse effects. ❌ Cocaine is only addictive if injected ✅ Cocaine can be addictive any way it is taken; snorted, injected, or ingested. ❌ Cocaine is good at improving sexual drive ✅ […]
Awareness Reframe Assumption: Myths & Facts about “Memory”
Volume 4 Issue 4 April, 2014 ❌ There is a SECRET to a Good Memory ✅ There are memory skills you can use to memorize different types of information. But there is no single “secret” method. ❌ You are Too OLD or Too YOUNG to Improve Your Memory ✅ People find remembering a more difficult […]