Personal blog
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.
… Read the restI am not here to fuck spiders!
Are you feeling sad today? I can empathise. I have been feeling sad lately too. Someone who had made me feel like they cared for me, left me suddenly and I have had feeling sad thoughts ever since. I am starting to come good, but I thought I would share some of the things that helped me.… Read the rest
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
I could cry a thousand tears this afternoon.
Have you ever had the feeling on coming home that your suburb opens up its arms to you and embraces you in such a warm hug?
The feeling is mutual Collingwood. I want to wrap my arms around you and hug you so tight.… 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 someone pushing past you in the street, and them saying ‘sorry’, as they push past? Or have you ever experienced a situation in the world where someone needed you to move out of the way and they say ‘sorry’ to get your attention?… 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