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01 Sep 1965: Ayub Khan unleashed a vengeful attack on Chhamb to show the 'Hindus' their place.
Was fighting to save Lahore five days later!
Was fighting to save Lahore five days later!
Events starting this day in 1965 would give birth to phrases like "Sabre Killer", "Graveyard of Pattons" and of course, "Defence of Pakistan Day"!
"Hindu morale would not stand for more than a couple of hard blows delivered at the right time and the right place."
- Ayub Khan, 1965
#Delusions
- Ayub Khan, 1965
#Delusions
Before I move forward and officially enter Year-2 of my PhD (as a part-time clinician), let’s take stock of some of the work done so far! There is still a lot (!) to do but here is a short thread for new followers and for those interested #delusions, #psychosis and #meaning 1/7
Here I ask whether delusions could enhance a person’s sense of meaningfulness. This may seem counterintuitive but, Harry tells me he is the happiest man in the world…It’s like a “safety blanket”, he says. What should clinicians do? @matthewrbroome
doi.org/10.1192/bjb.20… 2/7
doi.org/10.1192/bjb.20… 2/7
In this opinion piece, we reflect on the role of self-interpretation and meaning-making processes in the context of early psychosis and prediction research...3/7
It is two months to the publication of @lisabortolotti's The Epistemic Innocence of Irrational Beliefs (@OUPPhilosophy) and we will tweet a weekly quote from it to get you interested... buff.ly/2Xokxnb #EpistInnocence2020 /1
"The core idea is a provocation: what if some epistemically irrational #beliefs have a role to play in securing active engagement with our surrounding physical and social environment, and can help restore such an engagement after a critical disruption?" #EpistInnocence2020 /2
"We should make room for the possibility that the reporting of distorted #memory beliefs is for the person with #Alzheimer’s disease a means to averting a breakdown in epistemic functionality at a critical time." #EpistInnocence2020 /3
