Tips And Tricks For Surviving A Mental Illness #7
I don’t know if I am just stating the obvious with all of these Tips & Tricks, but sometimes it is the most obvious things that we forget when illness hits. This next tip is something that I have...
View ArticleTips And Tricks For Surviving A Mental Illness #8
Ah, it has been awhile since my last tip. This tip may not work for everyone, but it is a personal favorite of mine. On with the tip. #8 :) You should never underestimate the good things that will...
View ArticleTips And Tricks For Surviving A Mental Illness #9
Well, I think I have covered most of the basics regarding mental illness, or at least the ideas I had right off the top of my head. But, I haven’t covered this next topic yet, so here we go with...
View ArticleCommon Fallacies of Psychiatry Deniers
The following videos are by Rob aka deidzoeb, a person from YouTube. His wife, Melinda, aka melsbasketcase, is also a YouTuber and Melinda has schizophrenia. She does well when she is properly...
View ArticleTips And Tricks For Surviving A Mental Illness #10
<Sleeping graphic from HowStuffWorks.com> I don’t know why I didn’t think of this tip before. Probably because I haven’t mastered this and should really follow my own advice about it. Plus my...
View ArticleTips And Tricks For Surviving A Mental Illness #11
Whew! It has been awhile since I have written a tip/trick. The last few months have been crazy, but not really in a good way. Oh well. The tip I’m writing about today has to do with this special time...
View ArticlePeople With Schizophrenia More Logical?
Are people with schizophrenia infact more logical than “normal” people? That is what one research study seems to indicate. Not a lot can realistically be drawn from the study, because the study did...
View ArticleSchizophrenia Research I’m Participating In
You might be asked to participate in an eye tracking exercise like the one shown above. All of the equipment is just used to keep your head still and to track your eyes. ————————— I just wanted to...
View ArticleNIMH Schizophrenia Research Participation
Oh, so I haven’t blogged about this yet, but I went up to Seattle with my family about a week ago and participated in the National Institute of Mental Health-funded research project regarding...
View ArticleGenetic Testing! Yay!
http://www.genemedrx.com/ Hey Everybody! I wanted to share with you this cool genetics testing that is available to people. I just got it done, because my nurse practitioner ordered it and Medicare...
View ArticleLindsey’s Experience with Schizophrenia
Hey check out Lindsey’s vlog! Great to hear her story! :) She is also an amazing artist! Check out her art at http://www.etsy.com/shop/lindseycormier
View ArticleSchizophrenia and Negative Symptoms: Q&A with Dr. Potkin
I have some great news! I was able to ask Dr. Steven G. Potkin, Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center,...
View ArticleHello Abilify Maintena!
Some of you may remember that I have been getting Haldol Decanoate injections for the past 13 years or so in order to keep my schizophrenia in check. I wrote about it here:...
View ArticleYou Know Your Symptoms the Best!
Recently I made a medication change (with the help of my psychiatrist), and as you might know from your own interactions with meds sometimes it can cause issues to develop. I was happily strolling...
View ArticleMust Watch Video!
This is a great presentation/speech. I hope you can watch and share it! It really needs to go viral! Hopefully the correct video will play. It is a TED talk about mental illness and community.
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