Voices of Experience: Narratives of Mental Health Survivors

Voices of Experience: narratives of mental health survivors......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
About the Editors......Page 9
Contributors......Page 10
1: Introduction......Page 13
2: The Antidote to Madness: Crystallising out the Real Self......Page 25
3: Surviving the System......Page 33
4: Measuring the Marigolds......Page 45
5: Coping Strategies and Fighting Stigma......Page 58
6: Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Management of Bipolar II......Page 70
7: Coping Strategies......Page 88
8: What’s it Like Having a Nervous Breakdown? Can You Recover?......Page 97
9: The Bridge of Sighs and the Bridge of Love: a Personal Pilgrimage......Page 107
10: The Holy Spirit – Healer, Advocate, Guide and Friend......Page 128
11: CAPITAL Writings......Page 133
12: The Value of Self-Help/Peer Support......Page 154
13: A Recovery Approach in Mental Health Services: Transformation, Tokenism or Tyranny?......Page 164
14: Stand to Reason......Page 177
15: Walking with Dinosaurs......Page 186
16: Conclusions, Discussion and Ways Ahead......Page 195
Index......Page 205