Reading Time: 9 minsPart 3 of the “15 Things You Need to Know About Psychosis” Phew, it’s been waiting in the wings for nearly two years, but here it is. My top five things survivors should know about psychosis. The previous two posts focused on medical professionals and loved ones, but this one is solely about us. People […]
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5 Things Every Loved One Should Know About Psychosis
Reading Time: 8 minsPart 2 of the “15 Things You Need to Know About Psychosis” Series I’m sorry this post is late. In truth, this is a difficult one for me to write, so I’ve been putting it off. Last week I talked about the things I wished mental health professionals had known when they were treating me. […]
5 Things All Mental Health Professionals Should Know About Psychosis
Reading Time: 10 minsPart 1 of the “15 Things You Need To Know About Psychosis” Series A little while ago, I was asked on Twitter to write about what I think people need to know about psychosis. It was a question that got me thinking about my experience and the effect it had on those around me. Throughout […]
Hitting the Reset Button
Reading Time: 9 minsHow to Recover From a Stress Meltdown Firstly, sorry in advance for the epic-length post. I’m trying not to feel guilty for not posting last week. I wrote a post but ended up falling asleep before putting it up. When Monday evening came around, I wasn’t in a fit state to do much of anything, […]
Finding Freedom in Taking Responsibility
Reading Time: 8 minsThis week I’ve struggled for something to write about. I’ve had so many doubts it’s been hard to pin a good topic down. Last week I spoke about my reasons for striving to stay well, and in my post, I touched on the notion that responsibility has a large part to play in my recovery. […]
Why I Must Stay Well
Reading Time: 7 minsFinding Meaning in Recovery Another week is drawing to a close, and it’s been a bit of a tough one. The come-down from the heady successes of last week has begun in earnest, and my mood has swung between numb and restless. As I said in last Sunday’s post (which you can read here), my […]
Dancing to the Self-Loathing Tango
Reading Time: 4 minsOr How I Always Kill My Darlings… What a Week! As I stated in my post last Sunday, this week I have been stepping up for my manager. It’s been a tiring and challenging week, but I have the pleasure of being able to say it went surprisingly well. As a team, we’ve had very […]
