Release of newly updated Books
I have republished, edited and updated my memoirs, under a new title:
Happiness Is a Way Of Living: How I Escaped the Straitjacket of Serious Mental Illness, My Story
It is available as a paperback in full colour, printed on premium white paper to allow for the best reproduction of the B&W and Colour photographs. For those who would like to read it on their phones, tablets or computers, they will still be able to enjoy good reproductions,…..
This photograph depicts the balanced approach I took which led to my recovery, writing my books, following a healthy vegetarian diet, (pectarian) and studying music.
I performed my Grade 3 Clarinet exam on Thursday 13th of November.
I made a bad decision by not listening to Nicola’s advice. She, my clarinet teacher, suggested that I should do my best pieces first, with the purpose of playing myself into the mood as it were, thus giving me confidence for the rest of the exam. Instead I thought I’d first do the parts with which I have difficulty, leaving my favourite ones to the end thinking…..
Recovery
A research paper by Sandy Walker and James Wilson
“Recovery is about building a meaningful and satisfying life, as defined by the person themselves, whether or not there are ongoing or recurring symptoms or problems”
(Shepherd et al 2008).
I wholly concur with the above sentiment and have said for a number of years that I have fully recovered, even though I still need to take daily medication to remain stable. I wrote about stigma…..
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