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One thing that I am noticing about the way I operate in the world when I am suffering from psychosis is that I become extremely RISK AVERSE.

If the average person’s desire to avoid losses is twice as much as their desire to take a risk, then I think that perhaps during psychosis my desire to avoid losses is maybe ten TIMES as much as the desire to take a risk.… Read the rest

Something about my NDIS support shift this afternoon made me think about how I can engage in professional development in my mental health support work. I want to have a real impact on my client’s life.

I am not here to fuck spiders!

Sometimes it feels like I am stuck in a bit of a cognitive cage. The idea of putting thoughts into words for a blog article feels like some kind of Herculean effort. Nonetheless, I want to research cognitive training for schizophrenia, and the only way to communicate my findings is to write about them.… Read the rest

It is an interesting question. And one, which I suppose you are likely to be asked in an interview for disability support work – ‘Why do you want to work as a disability support worker?’

If you are anything like me, it is the sort of thing that you need to dip your toes into before you can know if you are suited to the role, or if you can find decent reasons why you want to work as a disability support worker.… Read the rest

The worst part about anti-depressant withdrawal (in this case withdrawal from mirtazapine), is the fact that it can feel like we need to put our lives on hold for months, sometimes years, before we are able to function. I get the sense that it can be like watching life float by.… Read the rest

So, it seems that my challenge NOW is another process from recovery of ADDICTION. Do you have any behaviours which you consider addictive, but which don’t serve you well?

We all have those sorts of behaviours. Look at the Internet. It is one dopamine rush after another, guiding us to becoming machines.… Read the rest

Have you ever had the experience of coming face to face with something you don’t like about another person, and suddenly feeling passionate that you want to cut ties with that person, or thinking that they are a ‘bad person’ and wanting to get away from them?… Read the rest

One of the best pieces of advice that I have heard recently is this idea of not being afraid to f*** it up! It really is the most excellent advice for someone like me, who likes things to be perfect. When things don’t turn out that way, which is often, because, hey, this is life, I can get caught up in a downward spiral to the lowest common denominator.… Read the rest

Christmas holidays are positioned as a happy time of year when everyone is supposed to be cheerful and enjoying family time. Perhaps the reason why this tradition is so enduring is that it has so much commercial significance. Christmas certainly stimulates the economy, so the story of giving and family is perpetuated year after year.… Read the rest

What I am just starting to realise is that I am not out of the woods yet! I have noticed in the past couple of weeks that things that used to bring me a lot of pleasure like working for a living and going out with friends, are now exhausting, and sometimes make me intensely irritable.… Read the rest