In Response to the Mighty
So, I read an article today on the Mighty titled: “I’m not high functioning- and I’m okay with that”. So, this is more complicated than it seems, to quote the … Continue reading In Response to the Mighty
Tag: early warning
The Benefits of Taking Inventory
We all know that staying positive is helpful in promoting good mental health. Well, this is getting harder and harder for some folks. Staying positive has become increasingly difficult when … Continue reading The Benefits of Taking Inventory
Lost Chapter of UOW: Bombs over New London University
The next step in Contesting Admission seemed rather obvious to me. Pummel the English Department into submission. In the words of President George W. Bush, this will be “shock and … Continue reading Lost Chapter of UOW: Bombs over New London University
A Fond Farewell to Mary✌️
The pictures posted are from a secretly videotaped meeting with my care manager and his director at a non-profit agency in Westchester NY. For three months, I have been calling … Continue reading A Fond Farewell to Mary✌️
Lost Chapter of University on Watch: The History of Rhetorical Theory
The success of Contesting Admission hinged upon my ability to make such waves in the English department that my status as a student could no longer be ignored. The department … Continue reading Lost Chapter of University on Watch: The History of Rhetorical Theory
Discharge Planning: Re- Entry into the Community🚸
I’ve experienced a number of serious planned and unplanned hospitalizations and subsequent discharges. Medical, psychiatric, physical rehabilitation, you name it, I’ve been discharged from it. Discharge planning should always begin … Continue reading Discharge Planning: Re- Entry into the Community🚸
My Ferret Clausewitz and my last pet in Binghamton
My last pet in Binghamton was a ferret named Clausewitz. While I often don’t speak of Clausewitz openly anymore, I feel it is time to reflect on his memory. During … Continue reading My Ferret Clausewitz and my last pet in Binghamton
When is sharing too much? Is oversharing a real thing?🗣
Ive been accused of a number of crimes, socially unacceptable behaviors, and litany of outrageous transgressions during the course of my mental illness. While the majority of the truly grotesque … Continue reading When is sharing too much? Is oversharing a real thing?🗣
The Mobility of Recovery
There is an undeniable mobility to recovery. Moving forward in your path to health and healing requires an inertia. From rate of recovery, the very speed and velocity required to … Continue reading The Mobility of Recovery
MHBC LONDON 2018 🎩
There is no question that family participation in a person’s mental health treatment is beneficial and critical to manage the long-standing problems that surface during a person’s recovery from a … Continue reading MHBC LONDON 2018 🎩
Attention Seeking Behavior(s)🤳🏽
I have a profound fascination with attention seeking behavior(s). I am also profoundly clever at capturing the attention of my peers, family, and friends. Let’s be completely honest, some of … Continue reading Attention Seeking Behavior(s)🤳🏽
Continuing Education 🔄
I was asked to write down three things I cannot live without on a piece of scrap paper for a seminar on interpretation. At that time, I was floridly psychotic, … Continue reading Continuing Education 🔄
Open Letter to Search for Change (Mental Health Housing): SPOA service, and DCMH
Today I received a certified letter from my apartment building’s management company stating there is noise emanating from my studio during the day and late night hours. Without question, my … Continue reading Open Letter to Search for Change (Mental Health Housing): SPOA service, and DCMH
University on Watch👀: Mental health, Concerns, and Hygiene
Sometimes, school crises erupt on college campus’s unexpectedly. Other times, there is a slow build up of tension before the crescendo. The crescendo can be violence, hate speech, or any … Continue reading University on Watch👀: Mental health, Concerns, and Hygiene
The Strategist🎱
There is very little myself or anyone knows about the life or even whereabouts of Dr. H today. I can only speak for ten years ago. And very little information, … Continue reading The Strategist🎱
That day I lost my car in Atlantic City (NJ)
I needed a break from studying, a nightmarish winter session, and not enough sleep. The plan was to meet my friends for a weekend of fun and excitement away from … Continue reading That day I lost my car in Atlantic City (NJ)
The Mystique of Psychosis
Psychosis is experienced by people carrying its active constellation of corresponding and altogether unique symptoms differently. At different times, along a spectrum, psychosis symptoms exist in a dark harmony, sometimes … Continue reading The Mystique of Psychosis
Addressing Symptoms: Extended Metaphors, Ideas-of-Reference
I was an English major in college. Like many students studying language, I loved words, meaning-making, and using rhetoric to both dazzle and re-orient my listener to whatever I was … Continue reading Addressing Symptoms: Extended Metaphors, Ideas-of-Reference
The Criminalization🚨of Mental Illness
There are a lot of articles out there all over the internet, newspapers, and mental health forums talking about the increasing violence in the community stemming from inadequate mental health … Continue reading The Criminalization🚨of Mental Illness
Addressing Symptoms: Stilted Language, Perseveration, Word Salad
Anyone who knows me personally or professionally is aware of my love of language. As a person diagnosed with schizophrenia and a lover of language, the road to recovery and … Continue reading Addressing Symptoms: Stilted Language, Perseveration, Word Salad
Addressing Symptoms (Agitation, Frustration Tolerance)
In the throws of madness I have found some form of peace to hold on to as an anchor in discovering my innermost serenity. Only in the very end of … Continue reading Addressing Symptoms (Agitation, Frustration Tolerance)
Preventing, Predicting, & Dismantling Problems Ahead: The Early Warning System
The worst thing in the world is to have had the opportunity to fix or resolve a problem and to sit on one’s hands or let the chance pass us … Continue reading Preventing, Predicting, & Dismantling Problems Ahead: The Early Warning System
Psychotic Break Survival Skill Kit: Moderate Impairment
Psychosis has a pattern and habit of evolving into something more elaborate and complex to unravel and make sense of for the person experiencing the symptom. As your psychosis worsens … Continue reading Psychotic Break Survival Skill Kit: Moderate Impairment
