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Assualt on Psychology

Posted by on Nov 24, 2008 in News, Rants | 1 comment

I received an email with the following:

From the Church of Scientology and it’s front group the CCHR (Citizens Commission on Human Rights) here is a series of videos that attempt to destroy the good work done by mental health professionals.

Scientology has been changing their focus though their numerous front groups such as the CCHR. They are setting up a massive campaign against psychiatrists and drug companies.

It’s high time that psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors and scientists involved in the betterment of mental health get involved in opposing Scientology. The group Anonymous and many long term critics has been hard at work fighting the abuses of Scientology and it’s front groups, but we have yet to see any people involved in mental health join our ranks. (maybe there were I didn’t see any)

This video series is horrible, but the general public may believe it. It’s total manipulation with many short out of context quotes.

http://psychdrugs.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/a-documentary-making-a-killing-the-untold-story-of-psychotropic-drugging/
Video 1 of 10:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sYhTdeLRM8

It is a fact that psych drugs have done tremendous good for people with mental problems. The evidence during the last 40 years is overwhelming, yet the scientologists are trying to destroy that, and all it takes is doubt in the mind of most people. Most of you know how horrible the situation was BEFORE psych drugs, but the video ignores that and makes all these horrible unsubstantiated claims. For example, suicides do happen but generally happen when people STOP taking their meds. They also don’t mention how many suicides happened to members of the scientology.

We must stop this nonsense. Don’t let the same thing happen to what the creationists did with evolution. It’s time to nip that one in the bud. Please pass this along to any mental health professionals you know.

Some resources:
http://www.xenu.net/
http://www.whyweprotest.net/en/
http://www.whyaretheydead.net/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Commission_on_Human_Rights

I studied a little psychology and I find it quite intriguing. In the 90′s, there was a boom in the commonality of psychotropic drugs. Maybe too many people were prescribed medications when some simple cognitive behavior therapy (or CBT) could have done the trick. What’s that? They don’t believe in therapy either? Oh, yeah, they call it auditing. Also, they intentionally conceal the fact that they don’t like any drugs, whether for headaches, seizures, AIDS. Anything.

A friend of mine who used to be in this “church” for many years had to carry around a card that said she was prone to seizures, so call these people — and don’t let anyone else help. All this because the church would not let her take the medication prescribed by her doctor.

It’s not only an insult to psychological professionals, but science in general. Here’s a vid on CCHR:

And all this because L Ron Hubbard was a nutjob. Even his wife said so.

EDIT: The videos are no longer available — at least from that user. Surprise, surprise!

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  • Adam Tramantano

    I do feel bad for Cult Victims. If only people would use Occam’s Razor when they hear the absurd back-story of the religion in the first place.

    Or, if it were just presented to someone this way:
    http://www.xenu.net/archive/
    scientology_illustrated/