Citation

McCallum N. Theology Sex. 2007; 14(1): 29-52.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Equinox Publishing Ltd.)

DOI

10.1177/1355835807082703

PMID

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Abstract

As a teenager in the 1990s, I lived in Scotland. I was ensnared by the psychiatric system at that time, in that place. Contrary to popular rhetoric, I don't consider myself to be one of psychiatry's survivors: I will never quite recover from its effects. This article documents how psychiatry slipped into my life with furtive steps, quickly led me to in-patient wards and permanently tattooed its legacy on my body and mind. It is an experiment in reflective creative writing, combining socio-political and theological analysis; and its tale is true. Now, I am a theologian. My theologizing isn't immune from the shadow permanently projected into each now from my encounter with psychiatry. This story is written out of a conviction that all of our theologies have their separate past lives, integrally tied to the experiences, occluded or otherwise, of any person who attempts to think and speak of God. © 2007, © 2007 Taylor & Francis.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; self-harm; psychiatry; schizophrenia; psychosis; antipsychotic medication; power