MY PUNISHED MIND

About the Book

I am a mental health consumer. This is my memoir about my (past) experiences of being psychotic; having been diagnosed Schizo-affective, in April of 2001.

It is a very vivid description of what I went through for several weeks being psychotic, before I was finally hospitalized. I struggled with a relapse, but I was stabilized and eventually got my life back together.

I believe there are not enough books out there that are first hand accounts of psychosis. I think my book helps alleviate a lot of the stigma and misunderstandings of mental illness. And I also believe that I am fortunate to have recovered enough, along with my medications, to be able to write about it.

About the Author

I live in Atlanta, Georgia. I have been at my (new) present employer for a year and a half, at the beginning of 2004. I have my own apartment and live comfortably on my own. I consider myself very fortunate to be a successful member of society, thanks to science and medicine.