Areta Letkiewicz

“For such a patient it would probably be a complete non sequitur to attempt to kill his self, by cutting his throat, since his self and his throat may be felt to bear only a tenuous and remote relationship to each other, sufficiently remote for what happens to the one to have little bearing on the other.”
― R.D. Laing, The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness

“PTSD is, really, all about losing control. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense to prioritize reclaiming and increasing a client’s sense of control over his or her body, mind, therapy situation, and life. Judith Herman”
― Babette Rothschild, Revolutionizing Trauma Treatment: Stabilization, Safety, & Nervous System Balance

“As long as schizophrenia is treated like some evil and frightening nemesis, not as just an illness, we shall continue to spurn those who are afflicted, and to abandon their families.”
― Anne Deveson, Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia

“Mosher said, 'Treat people as normal, like them, be warm and friendly, and they will have much more chance of getting better than if you treat them as sick and keep as far away from them as possible'.”
― Anne Deveson, Tell Me I'm Here: One Family's Experience of Schizophrenia