Information and opinions on Schizophrenia from Pamela Wagner at SchizophreniaConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.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/schizophrenia/c/85845 http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845 http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/63631/book-coming Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:36:40 -0400 Pamela Wagner Just wanted to share the news that my new book of poetry, about my journey from illness to recovery, is coming out at the end of this month, and is already available for preorder from Amazon.com. (See link below) In it are poems from my twenty-four years of writing, plus commentary by Dr. Mary O'Malley, psychiatrist.   It is called WE MAD CLIMB SHAKY LADDERS by Pamela Spiro Wagner (CavanKerry Press,... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/63631/book-coming http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/63629/prescription Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:22:46 -0400 Pamela Wagner I don't know if anyone has read the book by Don Miguel Ruiz -- THE FOUR AGREEMENTS -- I believe it came out several years ago but it surely has timeless relevance, especially for those of us in recovery or fighting for it.     I was recently hospitalized for three weeks, due to voices, seemingly insurmountable, telling me not to speak and to prepare to set myself on fire. The stay was horrendously difficult as my paranoia ran wild... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/63629/prescription http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/28797/infectious Sat, 24 May 2008 18:31:44 -0400 Pamela Wagner I've written elsewhere that my worst "break" -- my Y2K meltdown -- coincided with, was actually caused by I believe, a case of neuro-Lyme disease. Not only do I believe this, but so does my twin sister, one psychiatrist in my life as well as the "famous Dr O," the other psychiatrist in my life. (I should mention that there is also my brother, Chip, who is yet a third psychiatrist and there are others beyond those, but you get my... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/28797/infectious http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/27369/anniversary Thu, 08 May 2008 15:46:48 -0400 Pamela Wagner The following is the speech I gave to the Connecticut MHA lat night. Some of you may have heard me speak before and some of this may sound familiar, though a large part of it is new and the other parts of it have been mostly rewritten and redone. I posted it on my blog at schizophrenia.com so it also may be redundant if you already visit me there! :) I would do more public speaking if only my twin sister Lynnie wanted to. Alas, she actually... http://www.healthcentral.com/schizophrenia/c/85845/27369/anniversary