I recently did a little more reading into this barbaric practice of using an ice-pick like tool and drilling a hole in the skull or directly through the eye socket. It was promoted as a way to manage and cure mental illness. The surgery was developed by a doctor names Egas Moniz in 1935. The BBC states, “His procedure involved drilling a pair of holes into the skull and pushing a sharp instrument into the brain tissue. He then swept it from side to side to sever the connections between the frontal lobes and the rest of the brain.” Dr. Walter Freeman established a quicker way of operating without anesthesia by hammering into the the brain via the eye sockets. At the time, The New York Times referred to lobotomies as “the new surgery of the soul”. They were marketed “as easy as curing a toothache”. You can find many before and after photos on the internet that give the impression that the surgery cured its patients. Egas Moniz won the Nobel Prize for this procedure in 1949, according to this NPR lobotomy timeline.
The BBC stated that the surgery was initially a last resort for psychiatric patients , but Moniz’s partner, Walter Freeman “began to promote lobotomies as a cure for everything from serious mental illness to post-natal depression, severe headaches, chronic pain, nervous indigestion, insomnia and behavioral difficulties”.
This barbaric procedure became not only widely accepted , but celebrated as a way to cure all of the mental and physical anguish people suffered.
However, just like everything else, no matter how much experts and respected publications like The New York Times said these procedures were wonderful, the truth had a way of catching up.
“Before and after” images of lobotomies. There is no mention of the tremendous harm in these comparisons.
Does this sound familiar? We spent the last two years hearing the how the COVID vaccine saves lives. This product was rushed out for emergency use and many aspects of the trials were covered up. People who were vaccine-injured were heavily censored as illustrated in the film, The Unseen Crisis: Vaccine Stories You were Never Told. People still contracted and spread COVID after receiving their doses, so boosters soon went on the market. Those in authority promoting the vaccine and boosters, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), changed the message to state that that the vaccine doesn’t prevent infection, but only stops the severity of the infection. In fact, the definition of "vaccine" was changed. In addition, all reason and logic about natural immunity was ignored. Despite data from Israel proving that natural immunity from a previous COVID infection was robust, we were told a prior COVID infection was irrelevant and everyone should still get the vaccine. Despite this contradiction, the experts all asserted it was “safe and effective”. We were put through a massive fear campaign for a virus that was not deadly for most people and the vaccine was sold as the only solution. However, just like lobotomies, the truth came out. There are now studies that show those who took the COVID vaccine are more likely to get ill and have worse outcomes. There have been more adverse events from the COVID vaccine compared to traditional vaccines. (study by Infections Disease Advisor). According to the conclusion of a study by Science Direct, “mRNA vaccines are associated with greater risk of adverse events following immunization.” In other words, the experts lied when they told the public the vaccine was safe and effective.
COVID Vaccine promotion. It states, “The nation’s top health-care organizations agree—COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.”
Lobotomies were sold as a cure all for all mental anguish. COVID vaccines were promised to be safe and stop the spread of the virus. What medical procedure is currently promised to fix so many mental health issues? Gender affirmative care. At a recent therapy training conference I attended at the CAMFT (California Marriage and Family Therapists), Trans-identified man and trainer, Ayden Olsen-Kennedy, LCSW, stated “Depression treatment does not treat dysphoria. Gender Dysphoria for some folks is Depression. Gender Dysphoria = Depression”. Read more about what Ayden-Olsen-Kennedy and wife said in their workshop here.
Above are screenshots from Instagram that state gender affirmative care is "life-saving". However, no study exists with a control group, a statistically significant sample size or one that follows a group long term. In the fourth image, The Equality Institute states that it "can" reduce depression. Can it or will it? This is not a solid claim. It also doesn't specify the duration people may feel less depressed and how this is measured. The long term vs. short terms outcomes can be vastly different. The Trevor Project asserts that "affirming spaces" reduce suicidal thoughts. This assertion is measured by the peoples’ reports and not by behaviors. Suicidal thoughts, suicidal attempts, and completed suicides are very different. And once again, this group is not followed. It seems obvious that people will feel better short-term when they get what they want. But will it help them in the long term? There isn't solid data to say. It turns out the Dutch protocol, where affirmative care originated was based on shaky ground as described in this medical journal. The UK, Sweden, Dutch and French have halted gender affirming care and they have not seen a spike in suicides. The only long term data on gender interventions comes from Sweden from 1973-2003. It shows people who have reassignment surgeries have worse outcomes and are 19x more likely to be suicidal after sex reassignment surgery. The study’s conclusion states, “Persons with transsexualism, after sex reassignment, have considerably higher risks for mortality, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric morbidity than the general population. Our findings suggest that sex reassignment, although alleviating gender dysphoria, may not suffice as treatment for transsexualism, and should inspire improved psychiatric and somatic care after sex reassignment for this patient group.” However, this study doesn’t represent the typical transgender patient of today which are young females who seem to be influenced by a social contagion. The simple answer is that, we do not know and to assert that “affirmative care saves lives” is a lie. (see Deficiencies in Scientific Evidence for Medical Management of Gender Dysphoria for more data)
While the slogan “affirmative care saves lives” continues to be prevalent in media, detransitioners (those who have regret transitioning) are ignored or silenced. They are suffering severe and emotional consequences. Detransitioners are told they are rare and to be quiet. But how rare are they? We do not know. There is no medical code to track them. They do not trust the doctors and therapists who harmed them, so there is no way to follow up, and they are shunned by the very community who told them they can “be their authentic selves” and promised to be their “chosen family”. The trans influencers give the illusion that life is wonderful after receiving hormones and surgeries, eerily reminiscent of those before and after lobotomy images. However, the detransitioners tell a different story. They talk about the devastation that puberty blockers, hormones and surgeries have on their health. In a NY Post article, detransitioner Chloe Cole states that her surgery “was a very graphic process, and it was definitely something I wasn’t prepared for.” The article continues, “She is now waiting to find out if testosterone injections have left her infertile.” Detransitioners also talk about the tremendous regret because they believe they were coerced into making permanent body changes at a young and vulnerable age without true informed consent. Many of their parents were emotionally blackmailed by professionals with the question “Would you rather have a dead child or a trans child?” Finally, they feel strongly that no parent has the right to sterilize their child and make them lifelong medical patients.
What’s the moral of the story? The truth is coming out. Don’t blindly trust experts. Question everything.
Pamela Garfield-Jaeger is a licensed clinical social worker in California. She completed her MSW in 1999 from New York University. She has a variety of experience in schools, group homes, hospitals and community-based organizations. Since getting fired for not getting the COVID vaccine, she has dedicated herself to educate parents and embolden other mental health professionals to challenge the ideological capture of her profession.
For more detailed information on how to empower yourself as a parent and navigate the mental health field, see the Parents' Guide to Mental Health.
Great work Pamela.
This post points to the perils of BIG anything, but in particular healthcare. When you let the system or experts in a particular system, grow unchecked and uncontrolled, you get a high level of confirmation bias - that morph into corruption and tyranny - not easily eradicated.
No matter the mechanism or panacea being hocked, it only has to fill a few squares to become the standard for the professionals and the masses.
Comfort, Convenience, Entertainment and Safety.
The lobotomies, masks, jabs, free needles for addicts, OTC meds...anything that is an easy fix - verses investigating and treating the root cause - fit into this bag of unchecked power, influence and lies.
The public (for the most part) laps it up and will accept the most ludicrous dictates, from the run amok "expert" classes.
I always point to the pushed and accepted practice, of douching with Lysol - from the 1920s-1960s. "You can strip your floors with it in the morning and then douche with it in the afternoon, to be clean and fresh, before your husband comes home from work."
It still baffles me, that women actually did this...but why wouldn't they - the "experts" said it was healthy and refreshing.
Of course, the "experts" understood, that as with the lobotomy, it would be an easy, quick and sellable solution, for a few problems - namely population control/birth control and Lysol sales/brand loyalty.
Until we finally learn that the cost for our laziness and apathy is our freedom, sovereignty, health and safety - the lobotomies will continue, in all their forms and splendors.
History shows all too well, that we do not have the capacity (en masse) to learn this dire lesson.
I direct your attention to the coming, global ice picks, meant to cure all your individual and societal maladies - AI, CBDC, 15 minute cities and more.
The lines will form, like they did outside apple stores, for these new shiny and coveted panaceas.
Comfort, Convenience, Entertainment and Safety - Works every time!!
You are doing heroic work.