Icarus Project

Introductions

A place for new members to say hi and let people know who they are.

May 16, 2012 10:53 pm

by onderdonk

Icarus Project - (Inter)national Organizing

Get involved with Icarus and the radical mental health movement as a collaborator and volunteer. Report on your efforts and let us know what you're doing.

Subforums: USSF 2010, Wellness, Transparency, Accountability, Fundraising Working Group, Organizing and Educational Materials, Provider Network Planning

May 16, 2012 5:31 pm

by AlwaysOnSlightlyOff

Local Meetups and Community Organizing

Use this section to shout out to Icaristas and other mad hatters and allies in your area, put out feelers to start a new group (under the banner of Icarus or independently) and announce local events.

Subforums: New York City, Chicago, Boston, Portland, Minneapolis, San Francisco Bay Area, Asheville, NC, Philadelphia, UK Organizing, Seattle, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Richmond, VA

May 16, 2012 4:28 pm

by StellaOfShalott

Experiencing "Madness" and "Extreme States"

What it feels like to go through the thousand shades of gray that get labeled bipolar, mania, depression, schizophrenia, borderline, panic, anxiety, psychosis, attention deficit, obsessive-compulsive, self-injury and ... what's it like in your world? How do you relate to your mind and your diagnosis? What language makes sense to you?

Subforum: For Survivors: healing trauma and abuse

May 16, 2012 2:34 pm

by Capricious

Health and Wellness

Is wellness just a state of non-sickness, or something entirely different? How are "physical health" and "mental health" linked? General discussions about health issues are welcome here -- for more treatment-specific discussions (whether psych med or alternative) see the subforums.

Subforums: Alternative and Holistic Treatments, Psychiatric Medication and Mainstream Treatments, Navigating the System: Institutions and Health Providers, Reducing and Going Off Medications Safely, Food and Health

May 16, 2012 8:20 pm

by Raining Frog

Stand Up For Your Rights: Oppression, Advocacy, and Activism

What's the role of racism, classism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of discrimination in relation to "mental illness"? How do we fight stigma? Discuss the issues, organize for human rights, and post action alerts here.

Subforums: Police Violence and Harassment Database, Mindful Occupation

May 15, 2012 1:15 am

by Hasher

Making Maps, Swimming Upstream and Building Islands of Community

How do we live with the monocropped corporate realities of "normal" work, school, money, family, walmart, leg-shaving, in-laws, expectations? As DIY radicals, activists, anarchists, punks, and everything else, should we fit in or make the world fit us? What does mental diversity mean to you? What kind of world is possible?

May 14, 2012 5:32 pm

by MadMike

Give Me Lithium or Give Me Meth

Self medicating? Who isn't?!? What is your experience with alcohol & other drug use and abuse as coping mechanisms, recreation, enlightenment, or self-destruction? How do you deal with their grip? 12-step, harm reduction, visionary ritual, total indulgence and any other perspectives welcome.

May 11, 2012 3:51 am

by Cindy Wicks

Creativity and Madness

A place to explore the ways that our wild outsider minds free, fuel, and sometimes derail the creative process. Share your madly created art, music, and words here.

Subforums: Poetry, Art, Graphics, Photos, and Video, Zines, Music, Mad Geekdom

May 16, 2012 9:05 pm

by bay ridge kathleen

Deconstruct the Media

Discuss and review books, movies, TV shows, current events, zines, comix, games, music and science articles related to madness. Intriguing news headlines? Mad science studies? Post excerpts and links for discussion here.

May 16, 2012 8:12 pm

by FLAMING ATTACK B0T

For Friends, Family, and Allies

This is a place to talk about what it's like to live with or support someone labeled with a psych diagnosis and/or struggling with madness. How do you help someone in crisis? How do you make sense of being told conflicting things by different healers?

Apr 30, 2012 9:59 pm

by Raining Frog

Spirituality

What place does spiritual practice have in our lives and in our emotions? How do our visions of the divine and feelings of interconnectedness relate to living with madness? What is our place within a framework greater than human civilization, and how does this affect our daily struggles?

May 14, 2012 5:23 pm

by WindThroughDoor

Alternate Dimensions or Psychotic Delusions?

A place to talk about everything from mysticism to lucid dreaming to psychosis to telepathy to conspiracy theories. How do we make sense of the things we see and feel even though we know most ‘normal’ people don’t acknowledge them? How do we harness our mutant powers? Is there really 'power' in what they call ‘madness’ or are we just a bunch of loons?

Subforum: Dreams & Nightmares

May 15, 2012 3:08 am

by Monkeyman

Relationships: Family, Friends & Lovers

The complexities of friendship, parenting, family life, and intimate relationships while navigating extreme states of mind. From mad parenting tips, to questions about polyamory, to sibling rivalry or feeling shunned by friends once you "came out' as mad. Note: explicitly sexual topics should go in the sex/sexuality forum.

Subforum: TIP Parents

May 12, 2012 10:13 am

by dahna

Mad QTs

A safe space for queer, trans*, gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, and questioning folks (and their allies). Please note that this forum will be moderated "more strictly" than other forums. Offensive or demeaning or even irrelevant content will be moved to other forums as deemed necessary.

May 11, 2012 12:19 pm

by Raining Frog

Sex and Sexuality

Sex has the potential to heal us and to hurt us. Many of us find that our madness is intertwined with our sexualities in both positive and negative ways. This forum contains explicit talk about sexual practices, bodies, sexuality, sexual trauma, etc.

May 15, 2012 3:02 am

by Raining Frog

Website Bug Reports / Technical Problems / Feedback

Make the Icarus website a better place! We'd love to hear anything you have to say about the website. Something broken? Need a new feature? Let us know...

May 03, 2012 9:14 pm

by AlwaysOnSlightlyOff

Campus Icarus

College student? Organizing radical mental health on your campus? Collaborate with the Icarus campus network.

Jan 27, 2012 12:34 pm

by silverelf

Mad Campuses

Share your story and/or reflections on college mental health: experiences, services, trends, concerns, myths, and more.

May 02, 2012 6:01 pm

by Raining Frog

Student Organizer Networking

Are you a Campus Icarus organizer on your campus? Do you want to be? Offer insights and experiences, connect with other students in your region, and seek advice on campus community building. A space to forge alliances.

Aug 10, 2010 3:34 am

by touched_by_the_sun

Gallatin/NYU Campus Icarus Forum

For anyone in the extended Gallatin/NYU community to converse, question, & collaborate.

May 26, 2011 3:10 pm

by logicoftheseeds

Icarus Project en Español

Foro de Icarus Project/Proyecto Icaro para hispanohablantes de todo el mundo. Colabora con nosotros, haz contactos y comparte información sobre todo tipo de alternativas en cuanto a salud mental.

Subforums: Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico

May 14, 2012 10:06 pm

by chankros