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Random Acts of Kindness: A stroll along Heytesbury Lane and someone has left out a container with a vast selection of books. I chose Think Like A Shrink by Joseph Dunn, from Australia, and I just could not stop reading it. Thought someone else in the chain of life might like to share this hence AI Grok came up with the following:-

Posted on June 13, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

“Think Like a Shrink: And Keep Yourself Sane” by Dr. Joe Dunn (illustrated by Terry Denton) is a 1994 book (reissued in 2000) by an Australian psychiatrist who ran a busy practice in Sydney. It’s a witty, accessible, behind-the-scenes look … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Clinic: Broca’s Aphasia. Comment: 30+ years on with Broca’s aphasia … this explains so well what goes on in my head with frustration especially when people don’t understand what I understand and am trying to put in a sequence of words which is plucking words out of the sky and trying to match them into something that can be spoken and understood. Note no cure. Why?

Posted on June 6, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Broca’s Aphasia Medically Reviewed.Last updated on 11/19/2024. Broca’s aphasia is a language disorder that affects communication. You know what to say but have trouble speaking. It takes a lot of effort to say a complete sentence so you may remove certain … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Schizophrenia … Quote: “As he got to know more patients, the romantic view that first captivated him gave way to an understanding that the delusions of schizophrenia are more terrifying than mind-expanding, but his interest only increased. “People with schizophrenia have enormous creative abilities,” Freedman says. “I admire them for what they struggle against when the world around them is threatening and they just keep plugging away.””

Posted on May 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia Discovering a sensory quirk in patients sent Robert Freedman on a decades-long quest for genetic and biological clues Spring 2026 Robert Freedman Photo: Timothy Archibald Robert Freedman, MD ’72, was standing in front of his psychiatry … Continue reading →

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Wisdom: shared on X by SeanDeLancy23. Carl Jung “Accepting What Life Presents Me With”

Posted on April 18, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

@SeanDeLaney23 This is probably one of the more important pages I have ever read. Carl Jung at 84, one year from his death. “One cannot do more than live what one really is.” Jung is saying there is no level … Continue reading →

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Dark Triad … Need to know and understand

Posted on April 4, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Psycholology and neuroscience discoveries.  My Account PsyPost Home  Exclusive  Social Psychology  Dark Triad Brain scans reveal the neural fingerprints of dark personality traits by Karina Petrova  April 2, 2026 in Dark Triad, Neuroimaging https://player.instaread.co/player?article=brain-scans-reveal-the-neural-fingerprints-of-dark-personality-traits&article_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.psypost.org%2Fbrain-scans-reveal-the-neural-fingerprints-of-dark-personality-traits&publication=psypost&version=1775316000000 People with personality traits associated with narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy exhibit distinct … Continue reading →

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AL JAZEERA: 8th August 2025 Trump and the global rise of fascist anti-psychiatry

Posted on March 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Navigation menu BREAKING OPINION OPINION, Opinion|Mental Health Trump and the global rise of fascist anti-psychiatry Trump’s new executive order uses psychiatry to dismantle social care, expand policing and imprisonment, and exploit public disillusionment. We have seen this before, and we … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience.com. How Brains Sync for Group Survival

Posted on March 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

How Brains Sync for Group Survival FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·March 19, 2026 Summary: Survival is often painted as a “lonely” race, but new research suggests that for social species, the group functions as a single, self-correcting organism. The study reveals that the prefrontal … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience.com Dopamine GPS.

Posted on March 20, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Dopamine GPS: Visual Guidance Beyond Reward FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience ·March 19, 2026 Summary: For decades, dopamine has been cast as the brain’s “reward” chemical—the hit of pleasure when we get what we want. However, a new study reveals that dopamine also serves … Continue reading →

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OCD Brains Work Harder to Stay on Track. Comment: Constant twiddling hair both sides especially during school … OCD made it particularly difficult to adapt to effects of TBI but as the doctors bluff “every brain injury differs from person to person”. Method I use I count to 5 in a batch. Written about in my book “Fortune Favours the Brave” Amazon

Posted on February 23, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

OCD Brains Work Harder to Stay on Track FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·February 21, 2026 Summary: Getting dressed in the morning seems like a simple sequence, but for those with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the brain may be working overtime just to keep from “getting … Continue reading →

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Last January, Dr Sean Maskey found hundreds of children who had attended the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (Camhs) in South Kerry had received substandard care, with significant harm caused to 46 children due to the inappropriate prescription of medication.  By: Joan Cronin lectures in social work at the School of Applied Social Studies in University College Cork. The article is written in 2023 yet Government continue to drag their heels.

Posted on February 21, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

JOIN NOW MEMBERS LOGIN 19 Jan, 2023 A family in Kerry talking to a consultant psychiatrist in Doha will not solve Camhs crisis One year after the Maskey Report, its core recommendation that trust in the service must be restored appears … Continue reading →

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