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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A horror story for intellectuals! Engrossing, informative.,
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This review is from: Peaking Out: How My Mind Broke Free from the Delusions in Psychiatry (Paperback)
I just finished reading "Peaking Out". I loved it! It was one of those rare books that I could read at bedtime, like a novel, and learn stuff pertinent to my academic interests, without feeling that I'm taking my work to bed! For me, it was like a horror story for intellectuals! I really related to the story of a graduating Ph.D. student starting an exciting Menninger post-doctoral program, because I'm at that stage in my doctoral program (unfortunately, however, much older, though probably not a great deal less naive).It's a story Al recounts to a friend about how he became a psychiatric survivor, because the Menninger Institute, and his wife at the time, thought that Al's very fundamental critiques of psychiatric practice and theory -- as he amateurishly presented them at that time, perhaps -- must be an indication of madness. The subtext, of course, is the incredible defensiveness -- even "cultness" -- of the psychiatrists, but also, apparently, of the psychologists, who seemed (cont. next review
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Peaking Out offers good model for life's challenges.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Peaking Out: How My Mind Broke Free from the Delusions in Psychiatry (Paperback)
"Peaking Out" is an excellent read! It's a critical and humorous evaluation of psychiatry
and clinical diagnosis. Al Siebert's personal story illuminates some of the central
problems that psychiatry has difficulty coming to terms with; namely, the suffering its
"help" often causes!
Several times while reading "Peaking Out" I caught my mind wandering into thoughts of difficult situations I had to deal with, and suddenly realized that I could adapt the "survivor" attitude: in a flash I knew that I could reframe my perception of a situation and approach it creatively, that I could respond to it instead of reacting. I found myself wanting to read more, to reinforce a healthier attitude toward conflict. The "survivor personality" Siebert develops in his life and work is a good model for people working through life's expected problems--it can provide strength when the going gets rough. Cultivating the ability to approach crisis as a challenge that can lead to growth and transformation is a nice alternative to feeling helpless and victimized.
5.0 out of 5 stars
highly unusual and interesting,
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This review is from: Peaking Out: How My Mind Broke Free from the Delusions in Psychiatry (Paperback)
Al Siebert's book The Resiliency Advantage helped me save my sanity in a recent situation at work, and also led me to other leads for productive and unusual reading.
I bought this book, curious to know more about an unusual mind . I've been interested in positive psychology for a few years, but in the field I work in, it's more a question of survival than happiness, though the two are very interestingly related. I've been thinking about studying psychology after I retire. This book sure gives an inside picture of what can happen. Expect the unexpected.
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