How I Got Off Psychiatric Drugs
Continuing every day till it’s done: EDIT 2025/10/15: lost me paper…. found me paper
How to Clown the Fuck Out of the Connecticut Mental Health System in 7 Simple Days
How to Clown the Fuck Out of the Connecticut Mental Health System in Seven Simple Days by Jim Flannerys First and foremost, thank you to all those who called and wrote in support of the real Jim Flannery while we were all entangled in Connecticut’s state mental health laws. Well, we made it out, my…
The Truth Injection
As may be evident since the release of Sorry It’s Not Funny, I’ve been reposting a lot of lost work over the last couple weeks… most of it comedy-related. One project I’ve been working to re-release is The Truth Injection, a video series featuring famous artists speaking out about issues related to those in the…
Comedy, Hip-Hop, and Activism: My Interview with Mad in America
In anticipation of the release of my hip-hop album, Sorry It’s Not Funny, I was interviewed by Karin Jervert of Mad in America. You may listen to the interview in your browser below or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts and YouTube. The full transcript is available on the MadInAmerica.com website.
My testimony for the Connecticut Valley Hospital Whiting Task Force
A PDF of my written testimony as well as the written testimony of others is available on the CVH Task Force web page under the October 20, 2020 tab: You can see a video of some of the other testimonies from the Hearing on the Connecticut Network website. Testimony for CVH Whiting Task…
Finding common ground between our movements: psychiatric survivors and the broader disability community
This essay was included in the November 22, 2019 newsletter for MindFreedom International, a non-profit organization that fights for human rights in mental health. I was recently invited by my new friend Tom Olin to attend an event in Washington, DC titled ‘Humanity of Connection: A Celebration of Leadership and Empowerment within the Disability Community’. …
Psychiatrists React: Live at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the APA #protestAPA2019
I traveled to S.F. for the Annual Meeting and brought the videos submitted to the ProtestAPA.com website. This is the outcome:
Bringing reconciliation to a heated misunderstanding
For the last year, I’ve been subjected to harassment from two members of the c/s/x community who persistently attacked me online for my speech at the 2018 American Psychiatric Association protest in New York. With time, and with the support of valuable mentors, I learned not to engage with public attacks on the internet. I…
I discovered that 7Cups.com is “hacking” their own website to trick depressed people into using their service.
To share my recent discovery about 7cups.com, I have to first reveal two personal things I’m often ashamed of and shy about broadcasting: sometimes I get quite melancholy and part of my income comes from freelance digital marketing. While the comic in me wants to suggest that #1 is a consequence of #2, they are…
My speech from the American Psychiatric Association Protest
To watch all the speeches from the APA protest, visit ProtestAPA.com. For details on my feelings about the protest, you can watch my two previous videos: – What I Wish You Knew About Mental Health – Why I’m Protesting the American Psychiatric Association My Speech from the APA Protest When I was trying to plan…