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Originally Posted by Shayatanica
Frankly, I'm not compassionate enough to want to help someone personally.
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I was
terrible at being a social worker because I'm the same way! I got really frustrated by people who would do nothing whatsoever to help themselves, which is not a very good way to be.
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Originally Posted by Shayatanica
And fish, you're totally & absolutely correct. We do need more books out there for people experiencing schizophrenia or just psychosis as a whole... Even in bipolar books, they rarely acknowledge the psychotic experiences that occur in severe mania.
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I'm seeing more and more life stories written about schizophrenia, which is interesting if not particularly useful. I doubt they get much readership!
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Originally Posted by Shayatanica
I really hope to write about my personal coping strategies one day & even a book or so on my research findings... But for the layperson. I think it's silly that the most valuable information lies on the other side of the straightjacket. Prevention is key &, by the time mental health care is sought, it's already too late.
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Yes, I would have LOVED to have had this book when I was first told I was psychotic. I never wanted (or complied with) psychiatry, but facing it on my own was like stumbling around in the wilderness.