Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women’s Trauma Against Them

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It may be a shock to some readers to discover that all three of these diagnoses are based in misogyny and victim blaming.

This eBook can be accessed through the free Dymocks eReader app, ( iOS, Android, Windows), or downloaded via Adobe Digital Editions (and other . This was an incredible read that presents really important information about how the mental health system has oppressed women throughout history by victim blaming and normalising the fact that trauma occurs rather than normalising the natural responses to traumatic experiences. This was the really difficult read, not because of writing style or wording, but because the subject matter is truly upsetting. I would argue society should change that if a woman did have a mental illness diagnosis this wouldn't be used against them in the first place.It’s true that many of the responses we’ve pathologised into symptoms of mental illness are actually natural and rational reactions to trauma and distress, and it’s true that diagnoses of these mental illnesses are, too often, used to undermine, discredit, discriminate against, and section those diagnosed with them - disproportionately, women. In one way I believe this book could be somewhat dangerous, as I've read it and now am questioning whether to quit my meds, whether my experience of mental illness is actually real or if I've just been labelled, has it helped me? The author displays little to no understanding of pharmacokinetics, and her assertion that these medications are unnecessary (and her denial that they can be life-saving) is alarming.

Their physical symptoms, illnesses and injuries are described as mental health issues, exaggeration or fabrication 2. I thought it was just a part of life' Understanding the Scale of Violence Committed Against Women in the UK Since Birth (PDF). Add in the medication-shaming - the author isn't a medical doctor - and this is book is a disservice to everyone experiencing mental health issues, including women.

It would make sense that they would feel safer if they presented to the world as non-binary or masculine.

I cannot remember why but I got interested in the way we treat mental health and went along to a campaign meeting against ECT. Class, race, sexuality, gender, socio-cultural norms etc etc - not *just* "being a cis woman" - are just some of the issues that contribute to our mental health crisis.Further, her assertion that all mental health issues stem from trauma, primarily sexual trauma, just isn't supportable. Here's the thing: the idea that psychiatry as a patriarchal institution that is actively misogynist - and is also andro- and Eurocentric - is not novel. Inside this journal, you will find hundreds of questions, reflection tasks and critical thinking exercises to help you to reflect on your methodology, ethics, philosophies, biases and the real world impact of your work. I was about three-quarters through the book when I decided I needed to learn more about the author, as I was becoming more concerned by her blanket declarations that had absolutely no evidentiary support.

The overall argument about the need to have a more trauma-informed approach, and that, in comparison to the medical diagnosis-prone approaches, it is more humanising, ethical, and effective.Trauma is a huge part of a lot of people's lives - including mine; a lot, but not all, from cishet men - that doesn't mean we're doomed to be miserable and sick forever. Also, brain scans show how trauma literally changes the brain, yet Taylor never mentions that because it doesn't fit her narrative. Doctor" Jessica Taylor - have a Google of her interactions with people - has jumped onto the paranoia felt by privileged women and declared that all cishet women are indeed "psycho" because men.