FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ex-Mental Patient Speaks Out in New Hip-Hop Album About Hartford’s Institute of Living Describes Experience as “Torture” and Says Hartford’s Not the Only Place This Happens HARTFORD, Conn., October 14, 2022 – Connecticut native Jim Flannery surprised listeners with the release of his debut hip hop album, Sorry It’s…
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I published anything. My life has not been ordinary for the last couple years and finding the right words to describe my experience has been a challenge. I’ll try to keep it short, otherwise, this article will never get completed. In mid-2020, I had experiences which I, at first, believed…
Read MoreThank you to Nehchal for creating this promo video! CALL TO ACTION In solidarity with MAD PRIDE SEOUL, I am reaching out to psychiatric survivors around the world to invite you to participate in a livestream event on October 10, 2020. (NOTE: Event moved to October 31!) I need you to submit a video…
Read MoreSo excited to announce that my new audiobook app, ‘LEAVE SCHOOL: what teachers can’t tell you’, is finally available! LEAVE SCHOOL helps teens who are frustrated by school to thrive without school by pursuing self-directed learning. Get it at LEAVE-SCHOOL.com There are so many people to thank for supporting me in creating this project. Though I…
Read MoreTwo summers ago, I watched as a good friend of mine in North Carolina was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Though he posed zero risk to himself or others, he was handcuffed, forcibly drugged, and locked in a psychiatric hospital for weeks against his will. I had experienced four involuntary commitments in my life,…
Read MoreFor more information or to get involved, visit ProtestAPA.com. TRANSCRIPT: My name is Jim Flannery and today, I invite psychiatric survivors, ex-patients, and peers around the world to participate in this year’s Virtual Protest of the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting. You can participate by creating a 3 minute video sharing your personal story of…
Read More2018 Virtual Counter-Conference of the American Psychiatric Association Opposing force, coercion, and lies in psychiatry. I am a firm believer in scientific research and am no stranger to involuntary psychiatric treatment. I strongly oppose the psychiatric system and its use of lies, force, and coercion. As part of the 2018 APA Worldwide Protest, I organized…
Read More**Join me in protesting the American Psychiatric Association on May 6, 2018 in New York City** via our Facebook Group Thanks to Bigg Stuggz at Trainwreck Audio for the music. This is a follow-up to my previous video titled: “What I Wish You Knew About Mental Health.” Some people wonder, why would you protest the…
Read MoreThis week I appeared on the webshow “For the Love of Learning” as part of a panel of guests discussing Creating Community for Unschoolers. It was an honor to be invited to join such an accomplished group of people, admittedly I felt a bit under-accomplished. I don’t know that I did a very good job…
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