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Spiritual voice-hearing: Echoes from the divine
Spiritual voice-hearing. Navigating the voices constituted a decade-long journey for Kay. An inspiring background story of a spiritual experience. Read more -
Hanxiety – significance beyond fun
Hanxiety combines "hangover" and "anxiety." This blog explores the psychological symptoms of a hangover, including depression and anxiety. Read more -
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine – Mental wellness, an innovative portrayal
Mental wellness. "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" received widespread critical acclaim for its handling of mental health issues. We do our two cents. Read more -
There is always hope – Mental health story from the US
There is always hope. Read the story of Ashton - a first hand experience of pain and recovery. Read more -
Mental health, an intense story – How psychosis comes on.
Mental health. This is the story of Ashton. How psychosis comes on. An intense story of suffering followed by happiness. Read more -
Cravings – about the incredible blessings and burdens of addiction
Cravings, we all know them. Walter van Gelderen offers a look behind the scenes. Writing this he aims at supporting us all. Read more -
Martin Harrow and the Case Against Medicating Psychosis
Martin Harrow challenged a firmly-held belief in psychiatry: that antipsychotics are necessary and effective for recovery from schizophrenia. Read more -
Rats, Cats and bones – processing thoughts and more
How small my experiences can become when inferior feelings and over-/decompensation start to play a role. Difficult for me is to show my spirituality in a continuous wave. Read more -
One Room – about being locked up in an isolation cell
There are thousands of crazy thoughts that go through your mind when locked up in an isolation cell when you did not know that an isolation cell existed. Read more -
The recovery story of Margré Knip – My diagnosis became like a straitjacket
Margré is recovery coach, offers WRAP training and the course Working With Personal Experience. She overcame her negative thoughts. Read more -
The recovery story of Katrien Michiels – ‘Suicide is painless’
Katrien had a bad start in life. She had to fight to get some love from her parents. The affection she received, came from her grandparents. Read more -
The recovery story of Allard – I could not deal with my feelings of trauma
After an incorrect diagnosis (schizophrenia), Allard was on meds for 18 years, completely crippling his life. This recovery story shows how he is doing now. Read more -
The recovery story of Luc Vercauteren – After 14 years I started to doubt my diagnosis
Luc was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when aged 20, after 3 years of ups and downs. He could not accept his condition. Read more -
The recovery story of Lonneke – every hard period also comes with new insights and strengths
After her psychoses, Lonneke is now firmly on her feet and more in charge of her own life. She has returned to her work as a doctor. Read more -
The recovery story of Irene – those voices and paranoia were traumas looking for a way out
Irene spent parts of her life as a psychiatric patient, until she worked herself out - to everyone's surprise - and started her own company. Read more -
The recovery story of Bas Labruyère – had a five-year struggle with psychosis
Bas Labruyère went through a 5-year struggle with psychosis. To find the way out, he had to go back to the moment when his delusions began. Read more -
The recovery story of Chris Zuidenberg – Conclusions after his first psychosis
Chris (pseudonym) is an experience expert. He has a history of several psychotic episodes and several lesser ones, coupled with depression. Read more -
The recovery story of Kees Luijkx – I thought I WAS the disorder!
Kees has bipolar disorder and had psychoses. After he completely lost himself, he slowly managed to recover. With lots of help from others. Read more -
The recovery story of Lenneke Elfers – Struck by a depression
After losing several loved ones, she was struck by a depression that put her in a psychiatric ward. Now she is working as a healthcare worker herself. Read more -
The tapering of medication: a Dutch tragedy
Tapering of medication. A blog about the lack of rational thought process in the field of health insurance. ‘Rational thinking should mean thinking in proportions’ Read more -
Everyday life during the war in Somalia – trauma
Fortunately, it doesn’t bother me very much, at that time it wasn’t a traumatic experience for me . After all, I was born in the war. Read more -
My crazy and psychotic self or the beautiful high-sensitive me?
After being under psychiatric treatment for about 25 years, Hank has a few things to say about the functioning of mental healthcare. Read more -
To reduce or not to reduce
Thomas writes about his vision on schizophrenia; 'How deeply engraved can a person’s soul bump into the crossing with itself and the other?' Read more -
First aid for psychosis: how can you help someone?
What to do when someone around you is slipping into psychosis? And what to avoid? Ten tips in case of psychosis, based on personal experience. Read more -
Quitting antidepressants
Jessika's care workers would not help her reduce her medication. Eventually she decided, despite all the risks involved, to quit antidepressants on her own. Read more -
When the past is still present – On the impact of trauma
In this blog Anne explains the importance of understanding how trauma can cause mental and physical illness. Read more -
More appetite and weight gain as effect of medication
Sophie shares her story and practical tips about increased appetite and weight as side effect of antuipsychotic medication. Read more -
Dealing with depression – What to do when someone is depressed?
Luc writes about his bipolar disorder. He shares his experiences and some advice on dealing with a depressed person. Read more -
Suicidal thoughts – Five tips for care workers
Nanette lost her mother to suicide and went through times when she struggled with suicidal feelings herself. Here she shares her experience and advice. Read more -
The power of imagination – On creative therapy and visual communication
Amber worked as a creative therapist herself when she slipped into psychosis. Seeing the effect of this treatment from the patient side was a remarkable experience. Read more
