Who Has The Most To Benefit From Lying?

I was reading about recovery in schizophrenia. And, quite honestly, there is a lot that doesn’t add up. One site on the subject says that 25% of first episode psychotic break, go on to recover. On the same site, they say that another 25% go on to almost completely recover after a first episode psychotic […]

My Favorite Blogging Theme Has Been Retired

I got the message yesterday morning, but I didn’t see it until late evening. My favorite blogging theme is now retired. So, I set out to find something with (hopefully) a bit more longevity. I settled on Intergalactic, as I’ve seen it around for a few years. Any how, I think my site looks nice […]

You Are Who You Are

Recently, I was interacting with a post from a well known company on social media. The post took a shot at persons with schizophrenia. It was up for about 30 minutes (at the most), because I publicly called them out! In that time, there were dozens of “shares,” plus a comment by someone who didn’t […]

The Medication Adjustment

What I strongly dislike about my situation: I didn’t do anything to create it, I have to live with it, and it cannot be fixed! Now, I am sure we all have things to bitch about… but, a mind that never heals? How does one remedy that? It’s not the same as having a condition […]

Living Day-To-Day With Severe And Chronic Mental Illness

I don’t think I’m too far off when I say, that there is a range of functioning capabilities among people who have schizophrenia. And, that no matter the level of functioning, things do change (but not always in the best of ways). We go from very bad to good (and, everywhere in between). And, I […]

Why Having Mental Illness Constantly Feels Like Being In Survival Mode

This is something that I started thinking about a few weeks ago. Mental illness and the struggle that often accompanies it = Survival mode. And, that sucks! So, in the same time frame, I asked myself what can I do, to not feel like I’m barely getting by most days? And, one of my suggestions […]

Why I Keep Getting Back In The Ring (So To Speak)

So, the “ring,” for me, is waking up every day and “trying” as best as I can to follow a checklist, which includes self-care items and a few chores. More often than not, I do poorly. I call it failure, because I can sometimes learn from it, which makes it a “fail.” For me. If […]

Implementing A New Posting Schedule

In order to keep interested in your blog (and mine), I am experimenting with posting once a week moving forward. I am grateful for this blog and I am hopeful that I can say what I want to say in that interval, but if I can’t, I will make occasional posts outside the once a […]

Pervasive Attitudes About People With Mental Illness

What are the attitudes that bug you the most? I am particularly bothered by people, who, in general, ask what I do for a living? I get that that’s an icebreaker. Something else that bothers me is people in general. That might be a problem for another day! What kind of attitudes have you experienced?

Just How Hard It Is To Do My Chores

Because I am generally tired from the start of my day until it ends, I have quite a time doing basic chores. The recurring task of putting away the dishes (for instance) usually takes 5 minutes, and that’s hard for me to do! Getting this chore done is something I must do to pull my […]