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Reading RD Laing was an important experience for me. I recommend the Divided Self, the Politics of Experience, and The Politics of the Family for others trying
by pizza 7y ago
Reading RD Laing was an important experience for me. I recommend the Divided Self, the Politics of Experience, and The Politics of the Family for others trying to work through their low points.
If you want a sense of what the guy was like, here's a short 3 min video titled "Forgetting Depression": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKOxp2q2lss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKOxp2q2lss
Another good interview with him here. Probably recommend this one more, it really contrasts his approach and humanity from typical orthodoxy of the time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ZvZAG_XRg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ZvZAG_XRg
- jdietrich 7y ago>a sense of what the guy was like I feel obliged to point out that Laing was a notorious asshole in his personal life. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jun/01/mentalhealth.society https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jun/01/mentalhealth.s...
- pizza 7y agoGood point. Just goes to show that even someone who was renowned for analyzing how families can abuse one another was no exception.
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoI went to see him give a talk in London in the 80s. He was clearly drunk and not very coherent. It was sad.