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Christina Bruni

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posted 04/30/2008, comments (3)

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 more Chevron

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posted 04/30/2008, comments (2)

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I've become extremely worried about my friend and think she may have schizophrenia. She is convinced her husband is possessed by a woman who practises black magic, this woman wants her husband and so gives my friend various illnesses. Many people have suggested she needs to see a psychiatrist but she is convinced there is nothing wrong... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/30/2008, comments (0)

The love one feels

For many years I never knew what love felt like. I thought I had. I had several women friends and was married for a time. I thought that was love. The women and wife were objects. I used them sex, security, and to stop the loneliness. I never felt liked they loved me. I know I didn't love them. I yearned for love. To have that warm feeling inside... Read more Chevron

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Christina Bruni

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posted 04/29/2008, comments (3)

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 more Chevron

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posted 04/29/2008, comment (1)

somniloquy

The past month has been great, my Mum was here in Japan, travelling around and staying with me... though she had noticed something while I was asleep, that I sleep talked almost all night long. I used to sleep talk when I was a child but I thought I stopped. Recently quite a few people have told me that I sleep talk a lot. Ranging from my roomates... Read more Chevron

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