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Empathy Heals Mental Illness
I’m thinking about starting a charity called Empathy. Today, I was feeling paranoid. It came over me like a wave. Ever since my suicide attempt last year I have struggled with loneliness, seemingly unable to find love and support, even from those who used to be my closest friends. The problem, it seems, is that Continue reading
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Still Breathing, Still Thinking
It’s been a few days since I was discharged from hospital and I would like to share a few reflective thoughts. In case you missed my recent personal update and aren’t aware, about a month ago I self-harmed and spent over a week in intensive care before being moved to a specialist ward where I Continue reading
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The Insanity of the Envy of the Circumstances of Others
Some thoughts occurred to me while watching a video today. When the video loaded, and displayed a tranquil scene of a cabin in the wilderness, lit by lamps, with an open fire, and with the rain beating down outside, it triggered an emotion in me. That emotion is difficult to describe precisely, but it was Continue reading
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Treat the person, not the brain
The terrible side-effects of antipsychotic drugs I currently have a diagnosis of the mental health condition schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia with bipolar elements). Over the past six years I have experienced three episodes of psychosis, and I have taken five different kinds of antipsychotic medication as doctors have attempted to treat the condition. These include Olanzapine, Continue reading
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