The opposite of PARANOIA

Everything is part of a plot to enhance my well-being.

BRAIN CELLS

BRAIN CELLS come and brain cells go, but fat cells stay forever.

"YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TABLETS FOR LIFE"

is not being accepted by people who are researching into how to come off prescribed drugs safely. MIND has published a
booklet MAKING SENSE OF COMING OFF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS with relevant information. At a Conference last year on the
subject, a proposal was brought forward to campaign for psychiatric drugs to be manufactured in lower doses and/or liquid forms to make it easier for people to reduce the dose gradually. The COPING WITH COMING OFF report by Jim Read and the information booklet MAKING SENSE... can be ordered from MIND PUBLICATIONS 15-19 Broadway, London E15 4BQ,
T. 0844 448 4448, e: publications@mind.org.uk, or you can buy it online at www.mind.org.uk/shopping

"BROKEN DOWN

Mental illness among young people is common but still not commonly discussed. For her first novel, a satire set in a psychiatric unit, Claire Allan drew on her own personal experience." This is the headline on a feature article which appeared in the Telegraph Magazine on Saturday 11th march 06.
Quotes: "The only way I can put it is that the future had ceased to exist. The world closed its doors and I was locked out"
"ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IS THAT THE VERY THING THAT YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM REMOVES THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH IT. I SIMPLY DID NOT RECOGNIZE MY PROBLEMS AS SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS"
"Each time I had a case review, my medications were increased until I walked like a puppet on a string."

"Poppy Shakespeare", by Claire Allan (Bloomsbury) is available from Telegraph Books on 0870-428 4112