sleep is difficult for me presently
Good mornING, It is 3:34 am so I am not going to be able to report an eight hour shift of sleep to the CATT team when they come to my home around 9 AM [...]
5
09, 2026
4
09, 2026
pride – where does it come from?
For maybe the FIRST time in my life I feel PROUD of how I handled this episode of psychosis. My mother isn't so sure. . . she was tired tonight (had been working hard all [...]
4
09, 2026
aaaargh – we caught it early this time!!
Nicotine addiction is interesting. The best part of this episode of psychosis is the deep, deep organising of my home. What happened? I won't bore you with ALL the details, . . when did the [...]
15
02, 2026
MIA – tranquillised
So, I caved and upped my dose of amisulpride to 600 mg. I reflected on how bad the previous psychosis was, and how I have had three of them in the past months. I reflected [...]
24
06, 2025
bedroom visions in the night – 0 )
Oh wow!! Hehe, , , I just listened to an audio recording that I made in the middle of the night. . . It was so funny to hear. It is so funny how we [...]
25
12, 2024
an interesting and familiar experience in a chess game
It was such an interesting experience to find myself in a losing position in my chess game with my Dad tonight. I was assessing my options, and all I could see, through all the different [...]
17
08, 2024
My personal (timely) cure to psychosis
I realised something quite profound today. I was talking to my Mum about our experiences of reading books and watching movies, or the theatre. She was saying that she likes reading books because it takes [...]
23
09, 2023
Momento mori – when life gets real
The other thing that I have been thinking of in terms of psychology lately, is the idea of memento mori. I have heard a few great thinkers say that it is important to ponder on [...]
31
07, 2023
What is risk aversion in psychology?
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 [...]
5
07, 2023
How to best do mental health support work?
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 [...]