Any opinions on R.D. Laing?

>>8253223
shit

>>8253270

Shit because you're being funny about Mary's regression or shit because you think he's shit? If shit why shit?

>>8253295
both

>If shit why shit?
because he was wrong about almost everything
if you were desperately ill and miserable would you like to be treated by someone like laing? no you would not

I've gotten some inspiration from him when writing short stories.

cuk

other people did more seriously what he attempted.

not worth if one wants actual insights about modern society in general and so called mental illness in particular, great if you just want a pseudo intellectual projection of modern life frustrations.

>>8253345
I'm not sure. I don't think you know the answer to that either.
>>8253374
what would you recommend?

>>8253384
I do, I'm currently looking for mental trouble and definitly want nothing like Laing
I need to treated with care rather than some posturing about world views. Not everyone can be an experimental shite-artist, mkay?

>>8253451
What are you looking for, ECT?

Mary's condition improved considerably, yknow?

>>8253451
*help with mental trouble, though it so far has only been mental trouble

>>8253469
if by ect you mean electro convulsive therapy, that is actually very safe and effective, and is obviously only used as last resort
somehow anti-psych shills think that someone being helped by a treatment is a bad thing
and no, I'm just looking for a therapist, mostly

Haven't read him yet but I heard he influenced Ballard so he's on my queue.

>>8253533
Hope you sort something before you resort it then. What did you read by laing btw?

>>8253696
just the divided self, I think, but that was some time ago

most of what I know about him comes from articles / other sources, and that's probably fine, I really don't want to read more of his books

>>8253737
Understandable, isn't his best