This Blog Post accompanies the Episode: “Unveiling Unexpected Allies in the Fight Against Schizophrenia Stigma” of my Podcast “Schizophrenia As I Live It,” available on this website and most podcast platforms, like Apple Podcasts. The latest episode of our podcast offers a profound insight into the life of someone living with schizophrenia and stigma and … Read more

This Blog post accompanies the Episode: “Harnessing Harmony: Prioritizing at a Stressful Time” of my Podcast “Schizophrenia As I Live It.” Managing stress is a universal struggle in a world that moves at breakneck speed. Still, for those living with mental health conditions like schizophrenia, it becomes an even more critical aspect of daily life. … Read more

This blog post accompanies the episode “A Voyage To Wellness” of my podcast, Schizophrenia As I Live It. The podcast is available on many platforms, like Apple Podcasts and on the podcast page of this website. Living with paranoid schizophrenia can be a bewildering and often misunderstood journey, one that I know all too well. … Read more

This Blog accompanies the episode “A Schizophrenic’s Guide To Rising Above The Blues” of my podcast “Schizophrenia As I Live It” by Dianan Dirkby.  Navigating the choppy waters of mental health, for example, when dealing with schizophrenia, is a journey that requires resilience, understanding, and an array of coping strategies. In my latest podcast episode, … Read more

This Blog Post is associated with the Episode  “Navigating the Tightrope of Mental and Physical Health in Schizophrenia” of my podcast “Schizophrenia As I Live It.” Living with schizophrenia is often described as a balancing act between managing mental symptoms and maintaining physical health. My latest podcast episode, “Navigating the Tightrope of Mental and Physical … Read more

Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May in the United States since 1949. It is celebrated through media, local events, and film screenings. Mental Health America started Mental Health Awareness Month in 1949. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) posts that May is Mental Health Awareness Month on its website. Since its inception … Read more

The image is a free download by ha11ok and is featured on pixabay.com. The following blog post accompanies the episode “The Gray Area Of Stigma” of my Podcast series “Schizophrenia As I Live It.”  Navigating the complex world of mental health can be a treacherous journey, particularly for those battling the shadows of schizophrenia. The … Read more

Today, I will discuss how I struggle with coincidence due to my paranoid schizophrenia. Often, as part of a paranoid episode, a train of thought can start with an understandable and realistic reaction. However, it may begin to go astray if similar circumstances reoccur, establishing what may feel like a pattern but may just be … Read more

The image is a free download by johnhain on pixabay.com Today, I wanted to write again about the two-way street of stigma. The stigma of mental illness, especially schizophrenia, is an undeniable destructive force in our society, and here I talk of Western culture, for I know little of how the stigma of mental illness … Read more

The image is a free download by geralt on pixabay.com This Blog is about schizophrenia and identity, what could be called schizophrenia identity disorder. However, one should contrast schizophrenia with a dissociative identity disorder as they are not the same mental illness. As I have shared with you, my debut fiction novel, about a mother … Read more