The community leaders at the mental health sites for HealthCentral will focus on mindfulness and awareness for Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 2-8, 2011.
It is clear to me that awareness is the precursor to insight and first we must become aware of how the illness plays out in our lives. Our recovery can be thought to run along a curve from awareness to insight to acceptance.
Focusing your awareness, or practicing mindfulness, is a key technique to use in recovery from schizophrenia.
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I'm pleased to have interviewed Sandra Yuen MacKay who recently published a memoir about her life with schizoaffective. CB: ... Read more »
Kas Thomas, a technology writer and evangelist, has written a moving post about his relationship with Sally, a schizophrenic on his blog:... Read more »
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