http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/ Life with the mentally ill - The story of one woman's life with a husband who developed schizophrenia. en-us 2004-06-24T08:02:04+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000642.html Everyone... It's been a long time. Life got in the way of me posting here, but I learned much, both about myself and Darling's illness. This will be my last blog. Sadly, time will no longer allow me to continue... cathi 2004-06-24T08:02:04+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000523.html There are many things to be grateful for. I can see. I can hear. Those are the two senses I would be most lost without. Music and reading are my two favorite passtimes. When living with a chronic condition such... cathi 2004-05-27T08:39:43+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000487.html Things are better! Darling has taken a turn for the better just as I thought things were at their worst. This frequently happens. Now I have to make very little effort to be happy. The amount of emotional investment I... cathi 2004-05-18T07:15:34+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000451.html Again. I must apologize. And thank you for all your kind comments and thoughts. My disasters no longer happen in threes. They have started happening in thousands. A tad negative, I know. Especially for someone who is supposed to have... cathi 2004-05-11T07:29:03+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000380.html Apologies to all. I've been sick, Darling has been sick, my car is sick. Did I hear someone say these things come in threes? So I've not been able to blog here much. The last three weeks were pretty horrific... cathi 2004-04-29T10:08:51+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000320.html Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts and words. I'm a little better now. I still have a nagging cough, but at least I can sit up without turning my brain to soup. The situation at home is currently kind... cathi 2004-04-19T07:59:47+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000277.html I'm sick sick sick. Flu. I'm sitting here alternately sweating all my bodily fluids away and freezing them all into my shivering skin. If it were a physical possibility, my lungs would have been coughed out by now. So I'm... cathi 2004-04-10T23:49:00+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000218.html Something I read during my search for meaning in my partnership with Darling struck me deeply. It said: be aware that living with a mentally ill person is stressful. Take time for yourself. Take time for yourself. Everyone hammers that... cathi 2004-04-01T19:28:18+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000179.html Last week's blog focused on the wisdom or lack thereof that could be found in the therapeutic profession. It is true that not all of us have the luxury of shopping around for a good therapist who will understand our... cathi 2004-03-25T10:30:16+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000157.html Last week I talked about chemical support. The week before that I went on about friends and personal support. Today I'd like to address professional support for both the partner and the sufferer of SZ. It is a frequently unfortunate... cathi 2004-03-18T09:37:55+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000139.html There are several silent storms in the life of a person who has to live with an SZ sufferer. Basically there are two kinds of storm: the external one in the household, and secondly the storm within. Because the focus... cathi 2004-03-11T10:13:42+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000117.html First, thank you all for your wonderful comments. It is great to hear from all of you, and also to know that I am not alone in this. A note: to simplify typing (and reading!) I abbreviated "schizophrenia" to "SZ".... cathi 2004-03-04T09:38:16+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000086.html Regarding yesterday's blog, I have had some inquiries about the online support group that was of such help to me. It is entitled "Unquiet Minds" and you may find it here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unquiet-minds The group is for sufferers and families who... cathi 2004-02-27T06:07:21+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000078.html Nobody can truly know what you're going through unless they go through it themselves. And nobody can struggle with mental illness in the family without support. This, in my opinion, is the fundamental flaw with the psychiatry system. Darling... cathi 2004-02-26T08:08:34+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/cathi/archives/000037.html Or does he? One of the things that is hardest on the loved ones of a person suffering from schizophrenia is the sufferer's apparent emotional distance. The illness messes with a person's ability to show emotion in an appropriate way.... cathi 2004-02-19T08:08:18+00:00