Firstly, I would like to apologise for the lack of posts here in the last week or so. Secondly, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I am spending the night in an Irish club, which is sure to bring plenty of drinking, dancing and laughs. I’m taking it as a celebration of the progress this year, and a [...]
Archive for December, 2006
31 Dec
New Year, New Start, New Outlook
21 Dec
Unbelievable. Astounded.
I have just returned from a meeting with a new care-coordinator, and my previous one. They informed me my dispute against the decision to refuse me psychotherapy was dismissed, again by a team that has no idea who I am. They have never seen my face. They have never ever talked to me on the [...]
20 Dec
Music Concerning Schizophrenia?
There is little in the world I could compare to the beauty I find in music. I often search for a song for particular states of mind.. and certain situations I have been in. I don’t think it’s the ‘relating to the words’ aspect as much as using them to express how you feel, when [...]
19 Dec
Medication (and the Lilly Story)
As you may be aware, yesterday it was reported that Lilly, the company behind the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa (Olanzapine) had been actively promoting it for uses other than treating ‘psychotic disorders’.
I was once prescribed Olanzapine. In fact, it was the first anti-psychotic I was given. The timeline was like so:
First ever appointment with [...]
17 Dec
Perceptions Of Schizophrenia
I had an alert in my inbox today, and this post on a forum was in the content of the alert. I would first like to same thank you to Melis16, the post’s author, for his/her (sorry!) attention to the ‘condition’ and helping to inform more people on it.
I would like to respond here, if [...]
14 Dec
No News is Good News
I have just took a break from working and gave the CMHT (Community Mental Health Team) a phonecall to check on the status of yesterday’s deliberations.
I was slightly disappointed I had not been contacted as soon as something was decided, as I had asked, but I expect nothing more. Consistant failures are part and parcel [...]
14 Dec
Update: Police Chase in South Africa
As I commented on previously, a man in South Africa was arrested for fleaing from police with their blue lights and sirons in full flow. He has reportedly been on medication for ‘Schizophrenia’ since 2004, and has now appeared before magistrates in a South African court. Something that wasn’t originally reported was that five police [...]
13 Dec
A Big, Mahoosive, Loving Thank You
The last two days have been this blog’s biggest growth ever.. with over 250 unique visitors and so many more feed subscribers! That may seem like nothing to some, but I haven’t done anything special to promote the site at all. I am touched that so many people care about the subject to take the [...]
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