Schizophrenia - All SharePosts Relating To "Recovery & Wellness"

David Robbins

posted 10/05/2009, comments (3)

What about I was?

In direct response to Christina's "I am from".... What about " I was" ? was pulled way down always walking with a frown. I was lost in deep dark places with people with no smiles on their faces I was held under water no one helped not even from father I was afraid to look past for... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/05/2009, comments (3)

writing is my way of paying it forward

When my first therapist told me to keep a journal, I scoffed at her. I had a thousand excuses not to, all of them were foolish. When I first was ill my writing got me into trouble. So I shied away. I was afraid to write. I finally decided try to write a journal. I started with the intention of only writing once a... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/04/2009, comments (2)

Mental Illness Awareness Week

This SharePost will talk about Mental Illness Awareness Week [October 4 - 10]. The keyword in that sentence is awareness. What can be done, at our comfort level, to make people aware of what it's like to live with schizophrenia? Finding our voice often starts by revealing our stories to peers in a protective environment and then branching out... Read more Chevron

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David Robbins

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posted 10/03/2009, comments (2)

a new idea

I started to write a recovery cookbook, upon the suggestion of Christina. In this book I tell about my favorite recipes, quotes, stories about them and how I feel before and after I cook/bake. My goal is to have 50 recipes. I have two written right now, with another in my head. I feel good today. I have plans to go to... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/02/2009, comments (4)

5am rambles #2

I awoke at 2:30 again today. Crashed at 7 pm last nite. I've been working on my friend Jim's book. I tape our conversations at nite and in the morning I write it in. Today I sent the rough draft to the publisher. I also wanted to cc Jim. Well I sent the draft to Jim and not the publisher. I fixed it and now both have a... Read more Chevron

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