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 […]

Cognitive Dissonance And The Push-Pull Of Severe Mental Illness

Imagine, if you will, scores of people out there, battling severe mental illness, minimizing cognitive dissonance, and finding their way? Can it be done? How can it be done? For me, I have become so reliant on specific doses of the meds I take, that I haven’t been able to take anything less and be […]

Medication And Psychosis Prevention

This post is in response to Ashley of Mental Health At Home’s review of “My Beautiful Psychosis,” earlier this morning. After reading her review, I wanted to share some of my post psychotic episode/hospitalization experiences. But, with an emphasis on prevention! It’s been awhile since I’ve been hospitalized… I keep a low stress environment and […]

Mr. Olsteen Chimes In

I appreciate what Mr. Olsteen is trying to put forth (at least a “little”), which is a good reason to use your voice! He’s wrong as it pertains to the crux of severe mental illness. No one works harder than myself and a few people I know in the blogosphere, who want to share their […]

No One Can Help You Until You Agree To Be Helped

I think the above is true! At least it was for me. In order for you to get the help you need and begin to feel a little bit better (if that’s going to happen), you need to at least be “somewhat” compliant. Now, maybe your being compliant comes in stages… but, I know I […]

Sometimes, You Just Have To Say, “Phuck It!”

And, be prepared for both the good and bad consequences of your decisions! Working through my fears has enabled me to finally have a blog that I can stick with! I haven’t written much about facing one’s fears, but it is worth noting that you get a lot further by doing so! That said, consistency […]

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How My Life Changed With These Schizophrenia Symptoms

I’ve written about some of this before, adding more detail with each update. My voices started when I was 24 (or at least that’s when I first started getting treatment for them). After two psychotic breaks, they diagnosed me as having Psychosis NOS. I enrolled in college that same year! I had just enough arrogance […]

Just Hold On: Thoughts About Support Systems

I am only beginning to come into my own again, where my support system is concerned. The old system, meant that I had to endure a multitude of opinions about what matters or mattered (to my support people, rather than me), as the case was. But, I can’t even begin to think of the old, […]

I Am Learning To Double And Triple Check Many Beliefs

I can’t always do this, but I have noticed (as many anxiety sufferers probably have) that many of the things I fear in life, are unfounded. To elaborate, it is more than fear that I am talking about—it’s my delusions. I have realized (through speaking to my wife about certain matters), that, if I give […]