Dave Miscavige

I have to say I am so impressed by Mr. David Miscavige and the humanitarian work he does every day.

The Scientology religion is dedicated to helping others. Mr. Miscavige and the Sea Organization and Churches of Scientology and their staff are selfless in their dedication to doing something to improving society.

I know this can seem unreal in an age where everywhere you turn people are just in it for themselves, but there are some true humanitarians and humanitarian efforts and when they come on the scene people do support them. Just look at the impact Live8 had last summer.

Well, Scientology is one such movement. It's taken a bad rap on the Internet, but maybe that's because we step on some vested interests toes (how much income would Eli Lilly lose if the $1,000,000 they "donated" in SSRIs for the victims of the most recent disaster went unused because people had real and effective solutions they could use to rebuild their lives instead of pharma to forget about it).

Scientology Volunteer Ministers are down in shelters working 20-hour shifts to help the Katrina refugees, and they are in the streets of New Orleans looking for survivors, and helping in any way they can.

This is the kind of selfless action Mr. Miscavige inspires, and that's why I admire him, and others like him, who have not sold out to the materialism of the 21st Century.

Psychiatry is a Pseudoscience

Here's a great message from Citizens Commission on Human Rights president, Jan Eastgate, that puts the "Post Partum Depression" controversy in the right perspective and shows that psychiatric practice is based on pseudo-science.

For nearly 30 years I’ve worked with women who have been abused by psychiatry, including those diagnosed with “post partum depression” (PPD). I’ve documented horror stories of past “miracle cures” for PPD where psychosurgery mutilated their brains or electroshock wiped out their memory of the birth of their child. Today, mind-altering drugs are passed off as a solution for depression that can follow a traumatic labor. Brooke Shields suffered a grueling labor and was promised that the antidepressant she was prescribed was non-addictive and safe. She was lied to.

The Physicians Desk Reference lists these side effects: agitation, amnesia, confusion, mood swings, nightmares, insomnia, hallucinations, hostility, and psychosis. The FDA warns of suicidal thoughts. Withdrawal effects indicate addiction, a fact that ABC’s Primetime Live exposed last year was suppressed by drug manufacturers.

As for claims that PPD results from a “chemical imbalance” that mind-altering drugs can supposedly correct, the weight of medical opinion shows that there is no way to even determine a “normal balance,” let alone how to correct one. Just more lies.

None of this diminishes the fact that new moms can go through hell and can become desperate. Women may experience drastic drops in hormone levels after the birth of a child that can deliver a major shock to their body. Iron deficiency may also be a problem. But they need medical, not psychiatric help.

There are many alternatives but psychiatrists, defending a more than $14 billion a year psychiatric drug industry, would prefer women didn’t know about them. That’s information worth warning others about—and something about which Tom Cruise has thankfully raised the alarm bell.

A New Broom Sweeps Clean

I now exist! Which is to say I'm coming out of Non-Existence. More on that later. My first entry in this new blog.