Schism

Brilliant writing. Yeah I have had friends stab me in the back making out I’m a “nutter” and I don’t even have psychosis!

Most people are too ignorant to handle the truth responsibly- treat it like a dangerous weapon and only let people you REALLY trust handle it.

great peace of work greg. tom

Awesome. Brilliant and unfortunately so true…..

i wouldn`t trust a psychiatrist `s diagnosis at all,they like to label things,and seem to constantly refer to text books
.but you are right there is definately a stigma attached to mental illness
which is probably caused by fear and ignorance
i don`t not what the answer is maybe don`t tell people to your sure open minded enough to understand the condition
and as for truth it seems to have an ambient nature
interesting and brave piece of writing you deserve credit for it

a sad truth.. but …. I think you should be diagnosed as gifted :)

Not relating to me but I’m very close to Stuart and admire his ongoing work against discrimination and stigma – click here

look, sadly most people suck. they care about one thing themselves. ok, that is my evil twin sister who has learned lessons hard. I say, those friends you lost, were not worth keeping and there are some who will respect, love and appreciate you just the way you are. they are keepers, and they are around. you have my heart. big hugs, shar xoxoxo

THE TRUTH IS IN YOU GREGORY!! TELL IT LIKE IT IS AND REAL FRIENDS WILL UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE YOU!!! POWERFUL WRITING!! TESLA WAS A GENIUS!!
ELECTRIC-CARS NOW!! AND WE WON’T FORGET HELEN BASCOM!!!

There is too much love to share in this world and too many things we all share in common to spend it in fear of the what if’s and the stereotypes….......xo

its so true and i hate it. mental illness has such a stigma that just isnt fair…
i havent been diagnosed with anything as serious as schitzophrenia but even so i have been type casted for the label of mentally ill.

a psychiatrist once told me, in all sincerity, that creativity was in itself a mental illness – and that many of history’s great philosophers (sartre, nietzsche, schopenhauer) would today be classified as mentally ill. but, even accepting the validity of the term, society attaches stigma to those so designated because it is told to. this way anyone who expresses uncomfortable ideas, anti-authoritarian ideas, can be labeled mentally ill – a term designed to strip their words of any legitimacy . . . a form of propaganda that predates even machiavelli. those we once called visionaries we now call schizophrenic . . . not always, but often.

Gregory, this is eye opening, though I’ve known it to be true. It’s equally true of other issues as well. Thank you for opening your soul and sharing your experience. Deeply moving…

If you compare the actual amount of violence linked to schizo. with the amount of domestic violence for instance (due to other mental health issues, alcohol abuse and in some parts of the world, just tolerated), it’s rather ludicrous and due to stigma and nothing else….

“Creative minds: the links between mental illness and creativity:http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/creative-minds-the-links-between-mental-illness-and-creativity-1678929.html

I’ll try again :)

Creative minds: the links between mental illness and creativity

I feel that some and perhaps many of the mentally ill have a gift to feel life deeper than most. However because life and people in general are non transparent this gift becomes more a cross to bear. If people/society were honest about their weakness and fears those with the ability to sense the deepest would not be so hurt by life. So for my own mental health I trust all of my emotions, even the out of control ones, and search for reason and stability. When all is said and done I think that the accepted material world is crazy. However it seems to be only those most sensitive who are troubled by this society insanity.

Hi Gregory,

Couldn’t agree more. I see that authority seems to prefer to sedate the sensitive rather than embrace the wisdom that their sensitivity gives them access to. Having said this we as sensitive people still have a choice to go deep inside our own emotions for our own truth and stability. If we do we will gain access to a wisdom that will most likely create a new and more transparent authority.

Albert Einstein said, “imagination is more important than knowledge”. Does that mean anyone who has a mental illness is more important than the psychiatrists that diagnose them???

Sheer brilliance!

That is a very interesting thought!