I've reentered withdrawal hell. The half milligram of Risperdal gave me relief briefly, but withdrawal effects can creep up on you over time and not enough time had elapsed since going off the last milligram to get the full withdrawal effect. I'm suffering again. I have not been writing because I do not know how... Continue Reading →
Something my therapist shared with me
The Healing Time Finally on my way to yes I bump into all the places where I said no to my life all the untended wounds the red and purple scars those hieroglyphs of pain carved into my skin, my bones, those coded messages that send me down the wrong street again and again where... Continue Reading →
Championing Mental Health Alternatives: Will Hall’s Story
Championing Mental Health Alternatives: Will Hall's Story-- Since I was a child I've struggled with extreme emotions, voices, and powerful out of body experiences. Championing Mental Health Alternatives: Will Hall's Story I remember falling to the ground once in third grade, writhing in agony because I believed something was grabbing my back. I saw cartoons... Continue Reading →
New book on the bipolar child controversy
This is the content of an email I received today. I asked the author, Ben Hansen an activist from Michigan if I could post it. It is a review of a book I have not read, but it sounds like a must read. Ben Hansen has done some wonderful activism as seen here and here.... Continue Reading →