hi there and welcome back to my continued contributions to the mental health debate!
i have been gone a little while so i may complete my second published piece of literature, Guilt, Shame and Poverty: Love, Loss, Betrayal...
this particular piece of work focuses on my development over the past 10 years as i recovered from my diagnosis with schizophrenia. the book works around the tale of my grandfather, a Nazi war criminal, who's legacy remains rooted into the my family's prejudices towards mental illness. as the protagonist (myself) tells the story we discover his relationship with his family is far from stable and yet he has nothing but love for the children in his care... but still he is told to push off and discover for himself the meaning and value of a relationship. though, if he is not to be manipulated by those who care for him, then he is going to need his grandfathers help...
but until then i shall be posting excerpts from my Blues Diary. written around 2007/8 the poems contained therein are largely about my relationships with my family and dare i say it? the children in their care.
i think i should say no more and just post the poems as i read them and hopefully i shall have a grateful and broadminded audience that isnt so prejudiced about mental health issues they judge me according to their own narrowminded stereotypes.
