Everything Matters: a Memoir From Before, During and After Psychiatric Drugs New article up at Mad in America... check it out...it's got before and after pictures...of me... [click title for link]
Finding Hope Through Acute Withdrawal Syndrome
Someone who is in the midst of acute withdrawal syndrome recently asked me if I had hope for others who are very sick. I answered with the following words: Finding hope: When I was at the height of this illness (I had over 50 severe and disabling symptoms) I felt hateful, bitter and angry...and most of those emotions were caused by what some of us call "neuro-emotions" meaning they were grossly exaggerated because of the condition and the brain/neurological injury that so many of us are dealing with. Believe me I did not always deal with this iatrogenic injury with anything resembling grace. So, yes, I have hope for everyone. …
Saturday mellow: soothing and beautiful
This is like a lullaby for grown ups.

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