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Staying Out of the Hospital: Five Tips

  In July, I celebrate 16 years hospital-free.  How is it that I managed to stay on the outside for so long?  In a moment, I'll talk about what you can do to increase your chances, too.   Before I do, I have some exciting news: SchizophreniaConnection will post next week a two-part interview I conducted with Dr. Xavier... Read moreChevron

My Recovery from Schizophrenia: The Early Working Years

It is a testament to the strangeness of what happened to me that I was doing something not many people could.  But if you could, would you want to be doing it?    On August 13, 1990 I started my first full-time job as the administrative assistant to the director at an insurance brokerage.  Two months later my boss... Read moreChevron

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My Recovery: The In-Between Days

On September 25, 1987 I had a breakdown. The next morning my mother drove me to the ER.  I was admitted to the inpatient unit a day later and given Stelazine, the drug that worked—if imperfectly—until April 2007 when Dr. Altman instituted the cross-titer to the Geodon.   This blog entry is about the in-between days... Read moreChevron

Conscious Living

Conscious living as a recovery manifesto has guided me through and made the difference between reacting to what happens to me, and beating the schizophrenia at its own game.    As a daily devotion, conscious living is the act of thinking things through instead of responding on autopilot.  It can take the form of small changes,... Read moreChevron

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