Functionally ill
Subtitle: Adventures with mental health
By: by Laura-Marie
Series: Functionally ill
Publisher: The author
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sacramento, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: People with bipolar disorder; Treatment; Mental illness; Alternative treatment; Antidepressants; Antipsychotic drugs
Description: Written at a point when she is feeling well, Laura-Marie broadly discusses mental health advocacy and coping strategies, and zooms in on her specific method of self-care and recovery. She compares the goals of several mental health organizations, including NAMI, MindFreedom, and the Icarus Project, muses on a friend's opinion that all mental health problems are a result of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and criticizes a uniformed path of recovery for mental health patients. Laura-Marie also defines her particular breed of "crazy," outlines her strategies for self-care when she feels too low or too high, and explains why she wants to get off medication.  Her active participation in the online forums of the Icarus Project, a radical mental health support and advocacy group, is highlighted.
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Table of contents: title: Schizophrenic --; title: Crazy card --; title: My crazy --; title: Coping strategies --; title: Support styles --; title: Then and now --; title: PTSD --; title: NAMI and MindFreedom --; title: What Icarus is like --; title: Why I want to get off all my medication --; title: Bye again --