Information and opinions on health from David Robbins at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5741/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5741/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/5741/index http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/114516/quick-note Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:32:01 -0400 David Robbins Just to let ya all know that I am doing great. By me limiting the time online I am feeling stronger everyday. I do miss writing here. I have been working on my memoir more and more.   I quit my volunteer job because of staff abuse towards the "consumers." I reported and nothing was done about it. I feel at times that I abandoned them. I wanted no part of their "way" of doing things.   My addiction recovery is going along... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/114516/quick-note http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/114056/hour Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:49:15 -0400 David Robbins Dear szconnect members and friends,   I come to you to tell that I will only use the computer one hour a week. I realized that my computer use is the "trigger" for my addiction. I may or may journal that hour ..who knows. Take care. "Think twice, act once."   David http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/114056/hour http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/112220/happy-friday Sat, 22 May 2010 07:17:39 -0400 David Robbins The social worker from my brother Mike's residence called. Mike has been accepted in an adult male house in Syracuse. I told Mike that I will see him once a month. Syracuse is about 70 miles north of here. We can make a day of it. I am concerned about him and his money. The new place is downtown and Mike may not know the ins and outs.   The panel disussion that Margaret and I were on went really well. The other couples were... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/112220/happy-friday http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/112149/stumbled Fri, 21 May 2010 07:28:00 -0400 David Robbins After my fall into addiction I am going to recomitt. I went 6 1/2 weeks. My goal is to best that. 7 weeks is my goal. Today I will start to sort out why I gave in. Tomorrow I will start over. I am not the kind of preson that doesn't let obstacles hold me back. I stumbled but I am going to go back up and improve on what I didn't do.   Today for Mental Health Month the CTRC is having a relationship panel discussion.... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/112149/stumbled http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111934/handshake Tue, 18 May 2010 15:11:46 -0400 David Robbins I had to write about this so as I won't forget. At my volunteer job (CTRC) I do something everyday I'm there. I walk up to people, smile at them and shake their hand. Well there's one man who never said hi or even acknowledged my greeting...until today. When I was doing my rounds this gentleman stuck his hand out and introduced himself. I was so happy. Before I left I went to say goodbye and told him that he made my day!   The saying... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111934/handshake http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111824/day Mon, 17 May 2010 05:50:17 -0400 David Robbins I didn't go online at all yesterday. Needed a break.   Things are going well. I am concerned that my sleep pattern is getting out of hand. I justify it by saying I do more thinking and am more creative.   After church, I (I say I but Margaret helped) cooked a spiral ham. Margaret put it in the oven about an hour before I got home. I fried some potatoes to go with it. Nice meal. The ham is soo good. I made an... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111824/day http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111645/10-strong Fri, 14 May 2010 07:26:06 -0400 David Robbins Yesterday was my 10th wedding anniversary. I didn't go online all day. I wanted to spend it with Margaret. We had a great time. The love I felt for her 10 years ago is still buring hot. I remember our first dance. It was a slow dance as I can't dance...LOL! She put her head on my shoulder and I have never felt anything like that. It warmed my heart and my whole body. To this day I can feel it there. Margaret is the first person I truly... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111645/10-strong http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111454/funk-spilled Wed, 12 May 2010 07:26:41 -0400 David Robbins I am making mountains out of stuff I should l go. My children are making some very bad choices. I have to stand by and watch them suffer. Little do they know, or anyone else for that matter,  I suffer to see them do what they do. It hurts to the core of my soul.   Michael is moving to Syracuse, 70 miles away. That means he will be separated from me his only  family. I am angered by their lack of caring. I am upset... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111454/funk-spilled http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111329/ponderings Mon, 10 May 2010 16:10:05 -0400 David Robbins I hope that nobody takes offense to this sharepost. It's a "touchy" subject.   As I started my day I sat here and wondered about the mix of Church with a person with a MH diagnosis. I know a few people that belong to the Church that have an MH diagnosis. They are inactive and I wondered why?   My first response to my own question is what I felt like. I joined the church in my late 20's. I soon fell away after that. My... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111329/ponderings http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111233/thought Sun, 09 May 2010 07:08:30 -0400 David Robbins Circles have no beginning and no end. Circles make up a large part of life...earth's orbit, the circle of life, and crop circles. My wedding ring is a circle. It shows my love for Margaret as a beginning without no end.   As I was doing my reading and studying the thought occurred to me about "thought circles." I was telling Margaret about my how I think. My idea of thought circles is that I will think 3 or 4 thoughts in a... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/5741/111233/thought