Stuart's Blog

hi my name is stuart and ive got paranoid schizophrenia i was diagnosed 5 years ago and have been in hospital 3 times, the first time i was sectioned by my boss at the garage and my gran thats when i was diagnosed and was in for a month, the second time i had a bad reaction to an antidepressant and was in for three weeks and the last time was only for three days. since being diagnosed i constantly strive to get better and i am practicing relaxation as well as coping mechanisms and 4mgs of risperidone a day.
i stay with my girlfriend who i met in hospital the second time and she also has problems and takes seroquel,
i also stay with my mum and dad 3 days a week and my mums going blind and has a cochlear implant to hear and my dad has accute liver disease.

in a day i go out to the shop with girlfriend and drink tea to calm down and smoke i hardly ever watch the telly but i listen to music a lot and sometimes pick up the guitar ( have just learned slade christmas song ).
when i am in my mum and dads house i help fix things like stillsaws and generators that my dads friend brings around because i use to work for my dad in his garage before he went bankrupt.and i like to talk to my sister and her 3 boys 5 ,7 ,9 i am talking alot more now than i use to and only talk to people that are close but have coping mechanisms for other people i dont know.