Information and opinions on health from Claudia Krizay 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/93829/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93829/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93829/index http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/144310/dawning Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:27:58 -0400 Claudia Krizay   Only at dawn Do I believe that a higher being may be Looking down upon me through the rays of light emanating from the rising sun as The full moon descends behind the mountaintops, This morning I could envision a ladder from the creek side Reaching toward the heavens- The sky, being a rare shade of cerulean blue and Pale lavender lightly coloring cumulus clouds, Only at the dawning of each new day Is the time I feel hopeful and... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/144310/dawning http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/143036/forever Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:26:24 -0400 Claudia Krizay   Forever in my Dreams   Close to the morning hours before I awaken, I find myself looking outside of the window of my dreams- Sometimes amidst the bleak darkness, the full moon is rising above the treetops, Stars are seemingly cascading behind mountains of far away places- I hear footsteps faintly passing by, perhaps down the hallway of my fantasies- Slowly my eyes would open and I find myself Looking outside of the same... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/143036/forever http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142745/fantasy Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:01:46 -0400 Claudia Krizay http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142745/fantasy http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142744/inside Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:56:09 -0400 Claudia Krizay   A silver key has locked me inside my own world, where I have Lost myself inside the shadows of my dreams- As would a thundercloud, my tears are like the rain that falls- The sky would clear and as the sun would re-emerge, Perhaps there is some levity inside this place of my reverie- Having lost my soul and my spirit following close behind as a Fledgling bird may have flown by within a moments notice, I hear the ticking of a... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142744/inside http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142743/inside Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:56:06 -0400 Claudia Krizay   A silver key has locked me inside my own world, where I have Lost myself inside the shadows of my dreams- As would a thundercloud, my tears are like the rain that falls- The sky would clear and as the sun would re-emerge, Perhaps there is some levity inside this place of my reverie- Having lost my soul and my spirit following close behind as a Fledgling bird may have flown by within a moments notice, I hear the ticking of a... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142743/inside http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142262/stream Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:10:17 -0400 Claudia Krizay   Beyond the Stream   Beyond the stream, I can behold the sun dancing on the horizon, Where I walk every morning I am alone with my thoughts and I carry my dreams in my pocket. I carry my dreams in my pocket and nobody would ever surmise How close to my heart and how close to my mind This plethora of dreams has become.   Beyond the stream, beyond the horizon Exists a land of my fantasies- A place where lilacs and... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142262/stream http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142224/locked Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:51:47 -0400 Claudia Krizay   Locked Inside   I have often marveled at the glory of the sun, When it rises above the trees in full bloom in the summertime- Innocently gazing over the magnitude of its mysteriousness- I could capture each moment within my cupped hands- Each moment that its rays pirouette, casting its shadows Upon the grass that is nearly laughing as it sparkles, While it reflects in its dew each ray at the dawning of every new day- I am... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/142224/locked http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141908/end-road Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:14:41 -0400 Claudia Krizay The End of the Road   All of the trees along the trail I walk have fallen- There was a storm last night- I heard the thunder, as Lightening illuminated the sky- I can see the moon in its fullness now- But last night God was angry and set the sky afire- There is somebody alive in the same sky Who wishes to harm me and in every way do me wrong and evoke tears in my eyes, To slight me in every way possible, and to Play games with my... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141908/end-road http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141389/saturn Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:47:05 -0400 Claudia Krizay Saturn’s Dance   Upon this clear and mystical night I have so often dreamt of Saturn gracefully dancing Within an ocean in the sky- while the Nighttime is gloriously illuminated by Starlight and the essence of my delusiveness-   As I build flamboyant castles that Scrape the atmosphere on a summer’s eve Enlightened by my inner song- The rings of Saturn spin Blissfully and peaceably about and I weep tears of... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141389/saturn http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141195/fighting Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:36:30 -0400 Claudia Krizay I realize more and more everyday that I cannnot give into negative feelings and even though I can't make my symptoms disappear I can minimize their severity if I face up to them and not run away from everything that I fear.(within reason, of course!)For example if I feel paranoid about going outside, Iknow that means I have to go outside and prove to myself that eveybody outside is not there to judge me or to harm me! I wrote a poem about it... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/93829/141195/fighting