Finding Work and Making Money as a Person with Mental Illness
by Mike Hedrick
After being diagnosed with a serious, chronic illness like schizophrenia, it’s hard to find any purpose in life, including finding work with mental illness.
Tag: schizophrenia
Disclosing Your Mental Illness
by Mike Hedrick
Disclosing your mental illness has costs and benefits, but the thing to remember is that, while it’s a tricky choice, it is most definitely a choice.
Waves of Ennui and Depression
by Mike Hedrick
I start to feel a bit of ennui, a French word meaning, “general malaise.” This can go on for a while until the ennui surrounds me and depression sets in.
The Tenuous Balance of Mental Health Stability
by Mike Hedrick
Maintaining mental health stability is a delicate dance that, at times, can be very unstable and can cause some serious trouble if you fall.
Finding Stability: A Path Towards a Better Life with Schizophrenia
by Mike Hedrick
Finding stability with a mental illness, like anything else worthwhile, takes time, effort, and openness to learning, and failing.
The Side-Effects of Side-Effects
by Mike Hedrick
Living with schizophrenia, I’ve been through the full gamut of side-effects. New side-effects pop up to say “hello” with each medication I’m prescribed.
The Religious Component of Psychosis
by Mike Hedrick
When I was deep in the midst of a psychotic break, I was convinced that I was a prophet sent from God to save society from its ills.
The Ridiculousness of Your Delusions
by Mike Hedrick
Living with schizophrenia, I’ve experienced all manner of delusions about the way I think the way things are, and the way they actually are.
Schizophrenia and Love
by Mike Hedrick
Love can be the gasoline on schizophrenia’s fire, playing tricks on your mind and it can lead you to places from which you may not be able to return.
The Light Switch Effect of Stress
by Mike Hedrick
The effect of stress is serious to your mental health. It’s easy to fall into delusional holes if your stress level gets to a point that isn’t manageable.
When to Pull Back When You’re Living With Mental Illness
by Mike Hedrick
Pulling back and regaining stability is complicated but it will help exponentially help in the long journey of living with mental illness.
The Family and Schizophrenia
by Mike Hedrick
Family is the most important thing for a person with mental illness. We need support and validation that we are not alone in the world
Persistence of Schizophrenic Delusions
by Mike Hedrick
Schizophrenia is an insidious disease. Schizophrenic delusions are persistent, which is one of the major reasons recovery can take such a long time.
Making Random Connections When You Have Schizophrenia
by Mike Hedrick
One of the things people with schizophrenia do that isn’t that widely understood is the tendency to make connections out of seemingly random things.
Why Mental Health Recovery Can Take Years
by Mike Hedrick
The only advice I give is to be there and, above all else, give it time. Time is truly the only thing that can heal in situations like these.
Delusions Of Grandeur With Schizophrenia
by Mike Hedrick
Delusions of grandeur are part of the experience of psychosis. It’s ok if you’re a little crazy. You’re certainly not alone.
Schizophrenia & Talking To God
by Mike Hedrick
There are nights where I lie in bed, staring up at the ceiling and I ask for help. Sometimes the voice comes; sometimes it doesn’t. By now, I’m used to it.
Schizophrenia & Hearing Mysterious Voices
by Mike Hedrick
If you’re having trouble with schizophrenia and voices, first, try to recognize the reality, that the voices are just a chemical imbalance.
I Have Schizophrenia
Yes, I have schizophrenia. But I don’t want to sit around feeling sorry for myself because I have schizophrenia, and life can be difficult sometimes.
What Schizophrenic Psychosis Feels Like
by Mike Hedrick
Psychosis is defined as a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.