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Social Issues
I was born in Christchurch New Zealand, into an upper class family
I was born in Christchurch New Zealand, into an upper class family. I don't like spreading the family name around. So I'll just go by my alias, Andy.
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Social Issues
Is Toxoplasma Gondii the Hidden Culprit Behind Mental Health Crises? Why Parasite Treatment Should Be a Top Priority in Psychiatry
For years, the mental health field has diligently sought answers to the root causes of depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and—most tragically—suicidal behaviour. We often look for obvious culprits: trauma, substance abuse, environmental stress, or familial history of mental illness. But what if the real cause of these debilitating conditions is far more insidious, microscopic, and commonly overlooked?
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Social Issues
Surge in SSRI Prescriptions Raises Concerns for Youth Mental Health
Disturbing trends have emerged from recent data provided by the Ministry of Health in New Zealand revealing a fourfold increase in SSRI prescriptions for children aged 19 and under from 2010 to 2021.
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PoliticsEnvironmentSocial IssuesCulture
Lockdown Life 3: Physiological Reactions and Cycles
Having now familiarised ourselves with the ABC model, automatic thoughts, intermediate beliefs, core beliefs, and thinking traps, we are now almost ready to start considering disputation; the process by which old, maladaptive thoughts and beliefs are transformed into new, functional ones.
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The Psychedelic Prescription
Every year in Autumn, Magic Mushroom 'Fairies' go foraging for the many of the psychedelic mushroom varieties native to New Zealand Aotearoa. One such individual is "John". We have masked John's identity to protect him from prosecution.
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Social IssuesTechnology
An Exposé: Study 329, Antidepressants, and New Zealand’s Youth Suicide Crisis
The alarming prevalence of antidepressant use among New Zealand’s youth demands urgent scrutiny. According to Ministry of Health data obtained by Kiwis For Good, in 2021, over 10,000 prescriptions for the antidepressant paroxetine were written for individuals under 30, including 1,330 for those under 19. These figures are particularly concerning given the dark history of paroxetine, a drug at the centre of one of the pharmaceutical industry’s most notorious scandals: Study 329.
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