Assimilating Labels

I think our community is going to need to absorb and assimilate negative labels, like "crazy" and "irrational" and "schizo," much like how the African American community did with the n-word.  It's okay for us to use those words, but not outsiders.

Difficulty of Recognizing M.I.

Mental illness tends to resist labels and self-recognition, becuz Life is primarily a non-verbal experience

Formula for Happiness

Lots of music
Enuf coffee
Rite dose of Geodon
Plenty of God
Healthy amounts of social media

Fantasy Conversation

Them:  "Your a #ing Paranoid Schizophrenic!!"
Me:  "Yes, that is my correct diagnosis.  What is yours?  I'm guessing Bipolar Disorder."

Magic Pills

Taking antipsychotic medicine, like Geodon, somehow mitigates not only your own psychosis, but also that of those around yoo.

Stigma?

Stigma.  Where does it come from?  Mostly from docters.

Gratitude

After 20 years of schizophrenia messing up my life, stability has become a very beautiful thing.

K9

When I am off my meds, I behave like a dog who is left alone too long

Ignorance Is Strength

The truth is yoo are smart, and schizophrenia is not yer fault.  People are generally evil and trying their hardest to drive yoo crazy.  The good news is that medications like Geodon can help yoo ignore most of the crap people dish out.

Survival Skills

When yoo survive a suicide attempt, yoo learn:

To not be so forgiving and meek.
Yoo must judge people.
No more negative self-talk/writing.
Talking/writing about the problem doesn't solve it, but makes it worse.
Maybe making coffee is worth all the trouble.
Parents/docters do not deserve 100% trust.
Frends are not frends.

News Flash

You are not crazy.

Stupid Voices

All I needed from my shrink today was for her to tell me plainly, "Mike, yoo are not the antichrist."  She couldn't do it so she upped my meds.

I'm pretty sure she is catholic.

Later I went to evilbible.com to clear my head of bible rubbish.

Self-Care

Self-care comes first.  Yoo are not responsible for saving anyone but yourself.