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Don Fraser

Isn't life grand?

posted 09/19/2009, comment (1)

News About my Life

Well, I'm me. Thank God or I'd be someone else too. I'm 51, overweight, Canadian, and I smoke 2 packs of cigarettes a day. I must say I've had a good life. I could die tomorrow and not regret it. Being mentally ill for the last 30 years has taught me a lot of things I truly believe I... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/28/2009, comments (17)

Helping our son, help himself

Our son has always been such a wonderful person....caring, gentle, well mandered and always respectful. He has been living with this "illness" for just over three years and is now 22 yr of age. Just after high school graduation he was living away from home, working as a waiter and going to school full time when he started becoming paranoid. After... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/26/2009, comments (6)

Frustrated with young man

I am very frustrated with a young man, 18, tempararily living in my home. He is my nefew and was diagnosed at the state mental hospital last Dec, (Dec 2008) with paranoid schizophrenia. He moved in with his mother after he was released, and because he refused to take his medication, and go to treatment, she asked him to leave. He... Read more Chevron

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I have been working at the same job for twenty years

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posted 07/15/2009, comments (5)

I just had my first big challenge to be able to help someone and I guess I failed.

Well after trying to help someone, this person basically threatened to kill me and it was after the person had taken a medication (I forget what it was since I am not that familiar with any medicines, I will find out later). I know the person didn't really mean it but it was just way above my tolerance level. This is someone I know fairly... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/09/2009, comments (3)

ex wife and my kids

Im am the father of a 6 and 7 year old whose mom just tried killing her own grandmother because she was a vampire. She is currently undergoing evaluations in jail, and my daughter is having a terrible time with it. She doesnt believe me when i tell her her mom is sick because she says that her mom told her i lie to her to keep them apart. Her mom... Read more Chevron

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