Wow. Just banning me instead of engaging with the topic. lol.
It's purely reactionary and out of emotion. I can tell because people just lose their mind when people criticize Psychiatry; and even worse when telling them that it's a pseudo-scientific field (it is).
To the Admin that banned me.
I do admit that I made some bad choices. I shared an article without reading it and got mislead by the headline; the result is that I missed a pro-psychiatry take in it (that antidepressants "still work" supposedly).
However, it's not a good look to anyone to just ban criticism of Psychiatry without even addressing their concerns.
You being diagnosed with ADHD doesn't mean anything; it doesn't change the material reality that ADHD is not based on science. I also am diagnosed with ADHD and Autism, and at age 3 too; but I don't kneejerk hate on anyone when they express that ADHD and Autism is a psuedoscientific label, because I am willing to look beyond my preconceived notion to see their viewpoint; even if it is difficult to do.
Example: I can deny that I have a hiatal hernia; but the hernia will still exist in material reality in regardless of my thought.
Me being diagnosed with ADHD does not change the material reality of ADHD to make it exist.
It is not a good look to people critical of Psychiatry and especially victims of Psychiatry to just hate the Antipsychiatry movement and impulsively censor them, without even doing in-depth research into it; because of some preconceived biases. A lot of people have been abused by Psychiatry and have experience being abused.
Similar Experience
I, like you, used to believe that I was just lazy and couldn't work because of my "ADHD"; I never looked into that reason for a while.
I then discovered the anti-psychiatry movement; but I didn't impulsively hate on it. I instead explored antipsychiatry; because I think that it's never a bad idea to explore the oppositions' viewpoint.
I was already a Marxist then. I just needed was a different perspective to view Psychiatry. I tried to apply dialectical materialism to Psychiatry; but I noticed that Psychiatry isn't based in science; it just asserts that mental disorders exist. That's why I agree with the Antipsychiatry movement.
Now through a viewpoint without Psychiatry; I see several causes for my past lethargy:
- Suppressed Stomach Acid through Proton Pump Inhibitors. Since stomach acid needs to be acid to extract nutrients;
- The oppressive capitalist system.
- The oppressive U.S school system. U.S schools are known to decrease critical thinking in children.
- U.S foods. U.S foods regularly incorporate unhealthy ingredients, like added sugar, seed oils, and corn syrup. This reduces the ability for me to have good energy.
- Stimulants harm the body. It would be a minor cause.
These explanation are all based on past information built through science and they give a better explanation for my past lethargy than "ADHD".
It's the same stuff with Autism
Autism is the same deal. I didn't really speak until 6 or 7; which is apparently not normal. That doesn't mean I believe in Autism; I just believe that people can differentiate in when they speak.
Conclusion
Yes, I apologize for spreading misleading information; no I don't apologize for being Antipsychiatry and showing that Psychiatry is a pseudoscience. We Marxists must uphold critical thinking; otherwise we fall into the trap of indoctrination.
Regardless of this event, I will continue to try to maintain respect and support the communist revolution the best I can. (Assuming I can survive of course.) Me being banned off a communist platform won't change that.