Download or read book My Psychosis My Bicycle and I written by Fritz B. Simon and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You have to think logically to become mad. Whoever looks for unambiguous truth or meaning gets into trouble and psychological turmoil. The evolution of logical thinking, as well as chaotic thinking, is determined by social interaction and communication rules. If one tries to communicate unambiguously, one generates ambiguity; if one tries to control the meaning of behavior, one generates madness. Like many human attributes, most so-called psychotic symptoms can be seen not as deficits, but as resources to keep alive a specific kind of communication and relationship. Integrating the current approaches of communication theory, chaos theory, and the theory of observing systems, Fritz B. Simon provides a new model, examining the self-organization and function of personal realities that we may call delusions and the delusions that we may call reality. This constructionist view of subjectivities, including madness, dissolves the either/or distinction between the highly ideological positions that either the family or the patient, either the biological or the psychic process, is guilty of producing psychosis. It also blurs the either/or distinction between so-called psychotic and normal existences. This book is an entertaining, informative, surprising, and humorous introduction to the newer approaches of systems thinking. It shows in a very logical way that logical thinking may be bad for your mental health.
Download or read book Psychosis or Bewitchment written by Deborah Zoref and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are living in the last days, whether you are aware of it or not. The Lord Jesus is coming soon and we have to prepare ourselves to be able to be raptured. A time of tribulation is coming and only the faithful ones will be taken away. The believers in Christ Jesus, the true worshippers in truth and in spirit. This is the time of preparation to get rid of all evil. I believe in the goodness of people, but the Bible is very clear that the act of humans can be very wicked. Thank God for his Son Jesus Christ, who died on the cross of Calvary to save us from our wicked ways to come out of darkness into his marvellous light. May this book be a help to come out of wickedness. Where life is there is hope. My prayer for you is that the Lord will see you through. God is merciful, He loves us so much. May His love cover you today and turn your life around for good in Jesus name. I can truly say that I am a living testimony to the Almighty. I have got a second chance in life to become a better person and a sample for others of hope and life in a dark world where we are living in. Deliverance out of demonic activities is vital for every human being on earth. My prayer is that my struggles with Psychosis will help you to find the courage to fight against it with all strength that is within you. I know my experiences can give the reader hope, which is the main purpose of writing this book. God bless you. Just for your knowledge, finally I have never been admitted in any Mental Hospital even though the midwife called the crisis team to be admitted. Finally by God’s grace I have been protected in my entire life. To God be the glory.
Download or read book The schizophrenic psychosis decoded written by Peter Stern and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the present book, the path of suffering of a person affected by a schizophrenia over a time period of almost three decades is described. By means of stirring and detailed reports, the profound symptoms and phenomena of the disorder of a psychosis from the schizophrenic group are authentically brought closer to the reader. Thereby, not only a detailed account of the acute phase and its prehistory is given, but also therapeutic efforts made over a time period of almost 25 years after the onset of this sickness are illuminated. After manifold experiences made over many years and accompanying healing work, the author finally succeeded in decoding possible causes and spiritual operating principles of this disorder in the framework of a holistic approach on the basis of intensive introspection and inspired insights and to walk eventually the path of healing. This book is aimed at each one who is interested to get a first-hand account of the diverse symptoms and phenomena of this mysterious disorder combined with an innovative interpretation, which is completely unique owed to the outstanding distinct power of observation and logical thinking of the author.
Download or read book The Prostate Gland written by N. N. and published by tredition. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for men and women from middle age to advanced years who have suddenly and unexpectedly become confronted with the huge effects that the male prostate can have on the body. It is a tale of what can happen to both men and women when the prostate transforms over time as the body changes, free of any of the minor or major taboos surrounding those involved. The book presents both a subjective and an objective account, from a female and a male perspective, of what the prostate is and of the physical, psychological and social effects that changes to the prostate can bring as one ages or reaches old age. The latest medical, psychotherapeutic and social measures available to help men with prostate issues and their partners are discussed. It also addresses the therapeutic taboos that have previously prevented us from attempting a systemic approach to the physical, psychological and social transformation that men and women undergo when they reach middle age and beyond.
Download or read book Odes to Lithium written by Shira Erlichman and published by Alice James Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captivating poems and visual art seek to bring comfort and solidarity to anyone living with Bipolar Disorder. In this remarkable debut, Shira Erlichman pens a love letter to Lithium, her medication for Bipolar Disorder. With inventiveness, compassion, and humor, she thrusts us into a world of unconventional praise. From an unexpected encounter with her grandmother’s ghost, to a bubble bath with Bjӧrk, to her plumber’s confession that he, too, has Bipolar, Erlichman buoyantly topples stigma against the mentally ill. These are necessary odes to self-acceptance, resilience, and the jagged path toward healing. With startling language, and accompanied by her bold drawings and collages, she gives us a sparkling, original view into what makes us human.
Download or read book The Solutions Focus written by Paul Jackson and published by Nicholas Brealey International. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The revolutionary yet radical alternative—the solutions-focused approach—to discovering what works at work.
Download or read book E merging Differences written by Ute Clement and published by Carl-Auer Verlag. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our culturally shaped values influence the way we work as well as our behaviour towards our colleagues, superiors and business partners – whether we care to acknowledge it or not. Not surprisingly, then, intercultural competence has come to be one of the key skills of the 21st century: anyone seeking success on the international business scene needs a navigation system to guide them through the complexities of other cultures' modes of interaction, behaviour and communication.In this book, Ute Clement – a seasoned consultant for international corporations – presents a range of methods and concepts for dealing with cross-cultural work situations. She also explains the basics of systemic intercultural consultancy by reference to a wealth of experiential anecdotes. The book evokes the pleasure of exploring cultural differences and encourages an open attitude towards other cultures. The knowledge it presents enables the reader to develop a sense of how to work comfortably in and between different cultures so that new options become available for dealing with everyday work situations.*"A combination of theoretical clarity, vivid examples and useful tools make this book a compelling and informative read for all those who cross cultures in their work."*Corinna Refsgaard, Vice President – Head of HR Cassidian Systems, EADS Deutschland GmbH
Download or read book Beyond Psychosis written by Paul Bell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I lost my mind in order to gain my soul. Those are the words of a man who has lived through the struggle to conquer his mental illness through a journey of self-discovery that takes him to prisons and hospitals-and a world inhabited by saints, angels, and devils. Author Paul Arthur Bell begins his story with a riveting scene-a police officer points his .38 revolver at him. As Bell places his forehead against the muzzle, he shouts, "Be gone, Devil!" Later arrested and charged with drug use, Bell spends the night in jail, hallucinating and wondering how he got there in the first place. His girlfriend, Darla, is confused and takes a mystified Bell along with her on a nonstop roller coaster ride of emotions and unrequited love. Bell eventually discovers that a higher power has come to him as a whisper through all he has endured, and shares his newfound wisdom and unashamed honesty about his twenty-five-year battle with his demons. Bell refuses labels and understands that his destiny is to learn to listen. If you suffer from mental illness or know someone who does, Beyond Psychosis will help you find insight into the ravages of this disease.
Download or read book Problems of Form written by Dirk Baecker and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Thus the observer is part of the situation he or she observes. The essays in this volume use this idea to describe different social "forms" as consisting of action observed by further action."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Bike for Life written by Roy M. Wallack and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2005-05-09 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ride a century when you turn a century!.
Download or read book Charly s Piano written by Charly Chiarelli and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of a young man in the heady, hippie days of 1970s Toronto, who gets a job as a psychiatric assistant in a famous mental hospital. He decides they need a piano, and organizes a Variety Show with patients, nurses and doctors to raise the money they need. A one-person play produced in 2017 by Artword Theatre and performed by Charly Chiarelli and Ronald Weihs.
Download or read book Hesitating Beauty written by Joshua Lutz and published by Schilt Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breaking down the structure of the photograph as truth and the book as narrative, Joshua Lutz's second monograph, HESITATING BEAUTY, it is an intimate portrait unlike other photographic models. Rethinking how photographs and text can function, Lutz blends family archives, interviews and letters with his own photographic practice seamlessly into a precious, fictitious experience of a life and family consumed by mental illness. Instead of showing us what it looks like, HESITATING BEAUTY is able to play with our own conceptions of reality to show us what it feels like. Joshua Lutz: ""Holding on so tightly to what I believed was sanity and being consumed by fear of depression and schizophrenia prevented me from being fully present to my mother's reality. The past few years, as she slipped away from the aggressive paranoia and depression of my youth to an almost calming sense of delusion, made it much easier for me to rid the anger that veiled my life and attempt to find a place of empathy and compassion as I managed her care. In making this work and simultaneously falling deeper into her psychosis, I tried to imagine a time when the past, present, and future collided; a place where the weight of memory is heavier than reality.""
Download or read book The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind written by Barbara K. Lipska and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of My Stroke of Insight and Brain on Fire, this powerful memoir recounts Barbara Lipska's deadly brain cancer and explains its unforgettable lessons about the brain and mind. Neuroscientist Lipska was diagnosed early in 2015 with metastatic melanoma in her brain's frontal lobe. As the cancer progressed and was treated, she experienced behavioral and cognitive symptoms connected to a range of mental disorders, including dementia and her professional specialty, schizophrenia. Lipska's family and associates were alarmed by the changes in her behavior, which she failed to acknowledge herself. Gradually, after a course of immunotherapy, Lipska returned to normal functioning, amazingly recalled her experience, and through her knowledge of neuroscience identified the ways in which her brain changed during treatment. Lipska admits her condition was unusual; after recovery she was able to return to her research and resume her athletic training and compete in a triathalon. Most patients with similar brain cancers rarely survive to describe their ordeal. Lipska's memoir, coauthored with journalist Elaine McArdle, shows that strength and courage but also an encouraging support network are vital to recovery.
Download or read book Spin Between Never and Ever written by Shannon C. Flynn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hunched at my school desk, seventeen and slipping into an abyss whose shadow I had barely glimpsed before. My left hand shook with free-associations in a spatter of words that galloped through my head and outside the margins of lined notebook paper. Dark, its so dark like it was night even though its 8:00 in the morning Warning Everythings going to fall fall apart my heart will break and take away everything my mind is fading fast fast vast emptiness oh help the universe is coming to get me I whirled and then faded, dead inside, into a suffocating fog. Speaking of dead that was all I wanted. Well, it wasnt that I wanted to die, I had to. I needed to escape the tumult that was exhausting my emotional and physical resources. And I had to die because I deserved to, because I was evil. I knew that I had transformed absolutely into a rotten core. I had recently discovered this one horrifying night when it became clear as I raced around my bedroom that I was the reincarnation of Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus. And I would plunge to Hell like he had, so why shouldnt I kill myself now to get it over with? Especially since I only burdened everyone around me. My family and friends would rejoice once I was dead. These thoughts progressed to the point that I could no longer touch anyone, in order that I not contaminate them with my toxic essence. Then I could no longer allow my fingers or limbs to touch each other, because somehow this was evil, too. Soon God no longer permitted me to eat or sleep because I was such a monstrosity. I stopped showering and changing clothes, almost stopped speaking. No longer able to attend high school, I shrunk my days to mere huddling on a chair in our living room, guarded by my parents and siblings in shifts. Every moment I could snatch to myself. I punched holes in my wrist with a safety pin hidden in my sleeve. One afternoon, left alone for a minute, I crept furtively to the top of the second floor flight of stairs, about to hurl myself down them until I was discovered and tugged back downstairs, held tightly by the hand. Finally my mind and body were so clamped down by dark gravity that I was no longer able to hurt myself. One day I simply goggled at the unfamiliar face in our cold bathroom mirror. Who is that? Im not me anymoreIm an alien, I decided. Someone or something has stolen my identity and taken me over. Well, it can have me I surrender because I am worth nothing anyway. So nothing matters. I certainly dont matter. During those gray hours, days, and months my mind cramped into nothing but ruminations of worthlessness, and I didnt matter to myself at all. Luckily, of course to my parents and brothers and sisters I did matter, very much. Even if they puzzled over what was happening to me as much as I did, they intuited my distress and incapacitization and got me help. My family brought me to a psychiatric hospital where I stayed for a month. I was diagnosed with depression with psychotic features, and given antidepressants and an antipsychotic. While in the hospital, I discovered art therapy and painted surreal abstracts and wrote long narrative poems about my depression and recovery. And recover I did, into the blessed contentment of feeling like myself again a brighter, happier self at that. Now, armed with a name for what ailed me, I consumed volumes about depression and bipolar disorder. I devoured books and articles about psychotropic medications and art therapy and theories of psychiatric rehabilitation and mood charting and the consumer movement. I discovered Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., who became a role model, and pored over her memoir, An Unquiet Mind and Manic-Depressive Illness, the authoritative text on bipolar disorder that Jamison wrote with Frederick Goodwin, MD. I involved myself with one of the nations leading mental health advocacy organizations, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (abbreviated as NAMI) and later assumed a lea
Download or read book George Spencer Brown s Design with the NOR written by Steffen Roth and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A polymath and author of Laws of Form, George Spencer Brown, brought together mathematics, electronics, engineering and philosophy to form an unlikely bond. This book investigates Design with NOR, the title of the yet unpublished 1961 typescript by Spencer Brown.
Download or read book X X 1 Mental Aspects Documentary written by Ronald Anthony Arjune and published by PublishAmerica. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: X=X-1, Mental Aspects, Documentary shows parts of Ron's mind that he never spoke about, like the use of profanity to vent his anger. The nature of a schizophrenic is complex and expressions sometimes seem illogical and strange. A person without this illness may have difficulty in understanding the way the mind of a schizophrenic switches form one emotion to the other without warning. These people believe that their paranoia will help them cope with people and the world however irrational their reasoning is. Those who refuse to take their medications frequently get recommitted to the hospital because of bad behavior. There is a belief that having your own personality is somehow not acceptable because you are considered a freak. Writing X=X-1, Mental Aspects, Documentary required control of insane thoughts to feel accepted by me and you.
Download or read book Choice written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
