If so any thoughts or comments?
It seems pretty interesting, but kind of controversial to some.
Edit: I just ordered a copy, but I am considering cancelling it.
I own it and have read it.
Dr. Williams makes many claims, but his evidence is anecdotal.
Interesting read.
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Heâs much loved by the âMad in Americaâ crowd.
YeahâŚI cancelled the order. Something about the book seemed off to me. Plus the cover was really weird.
I read part of it but didnât make it all the way through. I did enjoy some of his interpretations or definitions of things. As I was reading they made sense to me. The one that stands out in my mind right now is the term âconsensus realityâ. What I took that to mean was that reality is often simply what the majority agrees that it is, which doesnât actually make anything more real, just more widely accepted. This left open, for me, the possibility that my own reality wasnât restricted by otherâs judgement but could include my experiences. This was my reality as opposed to consensus⌠That meant a lot to me at a time when I was afraid Iâd have to throw out the past 35 years of my life.
Thatâs what I got out of the book. I donât remember a lot else to be honest, and never did finish it. If youâre not interested in alternative ideas then I donât recommend it.
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Hi @Hedgehog
I am interested in alternative ideas, however more so if theyâre deep fried in good olâ science 
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I respect that completely. I donât think sz is anything to âplay aroundâ with. Particularly when I was first officially diagnosed, I needed a kinder/gentler approach, though. I was being bombarded with âinformationâ about how delusional I have been, and how I needed to be âfixedâ, so to speak. Everything just sounded like I needed to conform and change everything I had known. Reading that I could keep some of my admitted delusions and still progress in functioning was what I needed.
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I understand. I still have very poor insight. I apologize but I am unsure if I understand your last sentence:[quote=âHedgehog, post:9, topic:78342â]
Reading that I could keep some of my admitted delusions and still progress in functioning was what I needed.
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Do you mean that the book Rethinking Madness kept some of your delusions?
I mean that the book, as I read it, told me that I donât have to throw all my delusions out. Some are so integral to who Iâve been and am. I would have to get a whole new identity if I was made to give up everything.
I can function and progress as a person without denying all my experiences.
Sorry, Iâm not good at explaining things.
Oh no need to apologize
Take care.
Iâve read it. Honestly think that Williams is nuttier than a pecan pie.
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