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Inside My Mind: Coping with Schizophrenia
http://www.suicidalnomore.com
Describes my experiences with Schizophrenia, from the time before I was diagnosed to the present time, with information about the treatment I receive, including psychiatric medication, therapy, and support groups, and the methods I use to cope with this mental illness.
- Added on: Aug 10th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jennifer
- Listed in: Health Development and Growth
- Tags: Mental Illness psychiatry therapy schizophrenia psychosis antipsychotics
Recent Posts
Melancholy as a response to daily life
Susanna Kaysen wrote the book Girl, Interrupted, some years back, and you may recall that it was made into a movie that was somewhat popular. Kaysen has a sharp intellect, though, and that movie didn't do her writing justice. Today, as I sat in a boo...
Happy Mental Illness Awareness Week
I normally don't write two posts at a time, but I wanted to make sure everyone knows that this week is National Mental Illness Awareness Week. NAMI, and other groups, have organized activities in honor of this week all over the United States. Here, i...
When what you\'re doing isn\'t working...
Recently, I wrote a bit about a recent legal case in New York: Disability Advocates Inc. versus Paterson, and the topic of whether or not people should be forced to get treatment or not. The author of a new blog I like, The Devil and the Schizophreni...
What do we need at the grocery store, son? (Grey\'s Anatomy episode misrepresents Schizophrenia. Shocking?)
So, I mentioned some time in recent history that I'd make a point of documenting the offensive representations of mentally ill people - rather, misrepresentations - that I see on TV and in films here more often. As promised, I'm here to tell you abou...
The Conundrum: to force, or not to force people to get treatment? (this is going to be a long one)
In my mind I'm going to Carolina.....
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 4.33 out of a possible 5 based on 3 comments.
dcsouthpaw
Sometime she writes long, or gets a tad strident, but in her own verbose way she is telling the truth about SSDI, pharmaceuticals, and other issues confronting mentally ill folks.
This blog touches something inside of me. I grew up with a mother that had schizophrenia. I like the way you write about the day to day stuff.
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