Mental health problems have plagued and blighted me since I went to university in 1982. The diagnosis by psychiatrists is that I’m enduring schizophrenia.
The Criminalization of Mental Illness
My schizophrenia emerged at university. I kept turning up at the department offices and behaving bizarrely. I needed help, but instead I was arrested.
Schizoaffective disorder: schizophrenia and bipolar
Schizoaffective disorder: schizophrenia and bipolar. I thought I was infected with aids or the ebola virus and no-one was telling me. Then came Halloween.
The mental health system
The mental health system has let me and my family down badly, and I count myself lucky to be here, and to even be writing this article.
Addressing Symptoms (+): Thought Broadcasting
Without experiencing this symptom it is hard to believe it can happen to a person. I thought I had extra powers from a government experiment. Thought broadcasting is when a person believes his or her own personal thoughts are available to other people anywhere in the world.
Audio Visual & Tactile Hallucinations: The Violent Collision of the Subconscious With Reality
Alienation and mental illness go hand in hand when unchecked. People victimise those with mental illness. They will do just about anything to ignore a person who really needs help.
Short Stories
Think Positive, Stay Active and Get Ready to Fight Arthritis By Ravi Experiencing pain can be the toughest part of arthritis. It not only breaks the positive spirit of people, but also depresses them over time. In conditions like arthritis, the pain is excruciating, and the result could be the Continue Reading
Psychotic mania – a swirling turmoil of disconnected realities
By Anonymous Recently I’ve had a psychotic episode. I woke from a nap on the sofa in my living room after not sleeping well the night before. When I went to sleep everything was totally normal. The TV was on but muted, I was lying down covered with a blanket Continue Reading
Schizophrenia – disconnected from reality
By Anonymous Schizophrenia is an illness that blinds you from the rest of the real world. You’re stuck in a cage that paralyses you in fear, paranoia and lies. It leaves you disconnected from reality. A bad night You may go to bed the night before, feeling like life couldn’t Continue Reading