Do you already consider yourself complete as an individual, or in the U.S. do you seek completion by extending yourself to society and the work force? While on one hand, work does amount to a sense of security and helps us feel more confident at what we do---I personally feel that we should already be complete within ourselves before we start working and continue to feel complete, without work making us who we are. This conversation I had with my father made me realize how in a consumerist society, one is prey to the role we play within the system...one we cannot easily avoid. Shouldn't everyone deserve fundamental things: food, homes, opportunities? If we are born with the God-given right to be free, shouldn't our government uphold this principle and not let us be poor or go hungry in America?

UPDATE: The National Empowerment Center has reversed its controversial decision amid public outcry, including the emails and calls of many Icaristas, and the workshop will be restored. Read about the reversal here: http://www.madnessradio.net/update-coming-off-medication-workshop-restored 

After the funeral of a friend, and another sleepless night, I've come to the conclusion that I have to make some big changes.  BIG changes.  I'm tired of not sleeping.  I'm tir

What do you do when someone says they love you but don't really believe in you? What if it was your father? For years I have let my father advise me on my mental illness that he knows that I have.

okay so. it's been a while. well actually it's never been, since i've never blogged here. chatted in the forums but not blogged. i go in and out.

Since the age of 6, I've had Schizophrenia. Or at least, that's what the mental health physicians have told me. I don't really feel insane. I don't experience delusions or hallucinations.