Category Archives: Difference and Diversity

coping with psychosis – PsyCope

Posted on September 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you live in a westernized society and experience   “psychosis” – voices, visions; beliefs; altered states and other stuff  then you likely have discovered that if you talk about it with friends family and strangers, and especially people with stethoscopes, … Continue reading →

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I hear, I hear what you don’t hear [documentary] – Robin Timmers

Posted on September 11, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Robin Timmers’ experience  with voice hearing. “I’m Robin Timmers and I hear voices – and I’m mentally healthy” A short [10 mins] documentary/ artistic interpretation of a common experience. Robin Timmers first hears voices after his mother passes away and he … Continue reading →

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reality used to be a friend of mine – PM Dawn

Posted on September 8, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Reality used to be a friend of  mine Reality used to be a friend of mine Maybe ‘Why?’ is the  question that’s on you mind But reality used to be a friend of  mine Reality used to be a friend … Continue reading →

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A little insight

Posted on September 5, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Here’s a short animated information film made by young people about the experience of hearing voices. The movie is the result of a project by Voice Collective in London and is a creative and simple  way of presenting different experiences insights … Continue reading →

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Mrs Brown talks with God

Posted on August 30, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

From Mrs Brown’s Boys. Laugh out loud Irish  comedy with Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown. Here Mrs Brown has a conversation with God. Note- You may find Mrs Browns language a bit “fruity”, even when she’s talking to God. More … Continue reading →

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The Red Book – CJ Jung

Posted on August 28, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

“The Years, of Which I have Spoken To You  when I pursued the inner images, were the most important time of my life. Everything else is derived from this. It began at that time, and later details hardly matter anymore. … Continue reading →

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um bongo

Posted on August 26, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, A hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango. The rhino said, “I know, we’ll call it Um … Continue reading →

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mental illness …. or too much caffeine?

Posted on August 20, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article at  La Trobe University website on a report from a study looking into connections between caffeine consumption and “symptoms of schizophrenia” . so, it’s a “caffeine imbalance” ? Guess what? the more caffeine we consume the more likely we are to … Continue reading →

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cross-eyed and painless – talking heads

Posted on August 18, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Lost my shape-Trying to act casual! Can’t stop-I might end up in the hospital I’m changing my shape-I feel like an accident They’re back!-To explain their experience Isn’t it weird/Looks too obscure to me Wasting away/And that was their policy … Continue reading →

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mental illness… or madison?

Posted on August 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The Madison is a form of track cycling race . The form just witnessed at the London 2012 Olympics as part of the Omnium (like pentathlon on bikes with no brakes at 50kph plus) is relatively safe, even docile if … Continue reading →

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