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.

The Harm Reduction Guide to Coming Off Psychiatric Drugs, published by The Icarus Project and Freedom Center, is now available in German - thanks to the dedicated volunteer translation work of Inez Kochius.

my soul seems like 
it's floating over my body, 
watching it drown...

As an introduction of myself to the Icarus community, I throw bits and pieces of my life into cyberspace, with no expectations.  This is really without risk.

105 degree fever, close brush with death, and weeklong hospital ordeal with four days in critical care -- directly the result from off-label prescription for the so-called "mood stabilizer" Lamictal.