15 Thursday Sep 2016
Posted in mental illness, schizophrenia, Uncategorized
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Art, bipolar, creativity, famous, genius, madness, mental illness, painter, schizophrenia], Vincent van Gogh
I hope you will pop over and read the latest to my column on Drunken Boat. It is about Vincent van Gogh and his many mental and physical diagnoses. I think you will find it interesting.
23 Monday May 2016
Posted in bipolar, caregivers, mental illness, schizophrenia, stigma, Uncategorized, writing
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advocacy, Advocate, artists, bipolar, Bob Dylan, discrimination, feminism, feminist, genius, mental health, mental illness, music, psychiatry, psychology, schizophrenia], stigma, writing
I have a new blog post up on Psych Central. It is about being an imperfect advocate. It mentions Bob Dylan, feminism, and stereotypes.
I hope you will pop over there and read it.
24 Sunday May 2015
Posted in heroes, mental illness, schizophrenia, stigma
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a beautiful mind, car accident, genius, john nash, mental health, mental illness, Nobel Prize, psychiatry, psychology, schizophrenia
I have tears in my eyes as I type this. John Nash, one of the heroes of schizophrenia, has died in a car accident. The movie, A Beautiful Mind, was the only movie I have seen that showed that people with schizophrenia can be, and sometimes are, brilliant. More importantly John Nash was recognized with a Nobel Prize, one of the highest honors we have. He was such a great example of someone battling schizophrenia and still managing to be productive, have relationships, and lead a “normal life.”
The movie is only inspired by him, the book goes into more detail. I hope in death, as in life, he will bring more awareness to the truth about schizophrenia. I hope more people will give up the stereotypes and stigma.
Good-bye, John Nash, the world was a better place for having you in it.
