by Harper West | Apr 11, 2018 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, Autism/ASD
A recent episode of the NPR radio show Snap Judgment had a fascinating piece that caused me to again speak out to challenge the psychiatric assumptions that autism is a discrete biological “mental disorder”. (The DSM-5 now uses the term Autism Spectrum Disorder....
by Harper West | Apr 6, 2018 | Other-Blamer
The traits of narcissistic or abusive people can seem like a hodgepodge of unrelated behaviors. But if you understand the underlying problem — low self worth — these traits can begin to make more sense and it can be easier to spot them early in relationships. (So you...
by Harper West | Feb 20, 2018 | Domestic Violence, Other-Blamer
After each major gun incident pundits revisit the debate: Are mass shooters mentally ill? Conservatives and gun owners s claim that mental illness is the real problem, not the prevalence of gun ownership. Of course, statistics and common sense refute this illogical...
by Harper West | Jan 9, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
To those who say mental health professionals have no business “diagnosing” President Donald Trump “from afar” — I have bad news. I diagnose narcissists from afar every day. In fact, I believe it would be unprofessional and unethical if I did NOT do so. Now,...
by Harper West | Jan 5, 2018 | The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
In my previous post I discussed how poor shame tolerance is the root cause of most immoral human behavior that is currently labeled as narcissistic, sociopathic, abusive, or authoritarian. AUTHORITARIAN AND NARCISSISTIC TRAITS ARE ALL RELATED TO SHAME I believe it is...
