The Communication and Support That Allows Progress in Treatment
Patients are triggered by treatment providers without empathy
Dave Meyers
How a brain injury through an accident enabled the help, I deserved but wasn’t getting
I had been searching for 4 years starting in 2003 for a treatment that could help my whole sense of being.
Healthy fascinations went awry
With thoughts moving at breakneck speed, at 16, I did not see an end to the downward spiral. I was on a band trip with my high school in the nation’s capital. In 1998, I was without sleep for at least 14 straight days. The antics of my […]
My life as an Artist with Psychosis
My time playing was plagued by paranoia and hallucinations in the meantime.
Exercising the Right to Speak Out
Clinicians must respect our rights
The Value of Good Complex Case Management for Comorbid Psychiatric Issues
However, my efforts were not always enough, and on two occasions, I was given rental violations due to my disorganized apartment.
My journey in mental health housing and recommendations for change and reform
Those of us with mental illness know full well that there are many challenges required of us. Acquiring and maintaining stable housing is one of the biggest challenges of them all. With a complicated condition, the healing journey can be difficult and even more dangerous without stable housing. […]
Finding Higher Purpose in Affection
I think it’s important to ask: when I say “I need you,” what am I saying?
Reflections on Mental Health treatment: Recommendations for reform
My overreactions were to behaviors I considered as threatening
Addressing Anger at its Source
It seems to me that many of these tragic events have originated from outbursts of uncontrolled or misunderstood rage
Lack of caring can create unthinkable tragedy
I find it problematic to count all the regrets I have had throughout my life.
The relationship between “Inner work” and Symptom Management
Resolution of inner conflicts has a direct impact on how my life has unfolded
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