A Window Into Psychosis

Psychiatry

I Was Sexually Assaulted in a Psych Ward

Sally Littlefield on September 30, 2024

A Personal Perspective: My schizophrenia meant no one believed me.

A Personal Perspective: My schizophrenia meant no one believed me.

Psychosis

To Whoever De-Escalates My Next Schizophrenic Episode

Sally Littlefield on July 22, 2024

Personal Perspective: One of my greatest fears is being killed during a mental health crisis. Here are five things for de-escalators to know.

Personal Perspective: One of my greatest fears is being killed during a mental health crisis. Here are five things for de-escalators to know.

Psychosis

Schizophrenia Was the Greatest Adventure of My Life

Sally Littlefield on April 10, 2024

A Personal Perspective: My psychiatrist calls psychosis lost time. But when a friend asked me to describe my ten-month bout of psychosis, all I could say was, "I f*ck*ng saw God."

A Personal Perspective: My psychiatrist calls psychosis lost time. But when a friend asked me to describe my ten-month bout of psychosis, all I could say was, "I f*ck*ng saw God."

Psychosis

The Good One: Life as a Well-Presenting Schizophrenic

Sally Littlefield on March 18, 2024

To many in favor of California Proposition 1, I'm the perfect poster child for involuntary treatment. But just because I'm in the room doesn't mean I have a seat at the table.

To many in favor of California Proposition 1, I'm the perfect poster child for involuntary treatment. But just because I'm in the room doesn't mean I have a seat at the table.

Psychosis

No, I Don't Do Schizophrenia for Attention

Sally Littlefield on February 5, 2024

A Personal Perspective: The image of me talking to myself on the street and smoking other people’s used cigarette butts will always be tattooed in my mind.

A Personal Perspective: The image of me talking to myself on the street and smoking other people’s used cigarette butts will always be tattooed in my mind.

Mental Health Stigma

I Told the Whole Office I Have Schizophrenia

Sally Littlefield on December 11, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Nobody at work knew I had schizophrenia for nine months. Then, I told them all at once.

A Personal Perspective: Nobody at work knew I had schizophrenia for nine months. Then, I told them all at once.

Psychosis

What I Learned About Psychosis From My Police Records

Sally Littlefield on December 4, 2023

People experiencing psychosis are still people. Let’s give their accounts and perspectives the weight they deserve.

People experiencing psychosis are still people. Let’s give their accounts and perspectives the weight they deserve.

Psychosis

Merry Christmas From the Psych Ward

Sally Littlefield on November 30, 2023

A Personal Perspective: I spent Christmas 2019 in a psych ward. No, it was not my worst Christmas ever.

A Personal Perspective: I spent Christmas 2019 in a psych ward. No, it was not my worst Christmas ever.

Psychosis

My Therapist's 'Ableist Savior Complex'

Sally Littlefield on May 11, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Doctors must understand the science of treating psychosis and gracefully navigating the context of treating people society writes off as beyond repair.

A Personal Perspective: Doctors must understand the science of treating psychosis and gracefully navigating the context of treating people society writes off as beyond repair.

Psychosis

A Window Into Psychosis

Sally Littlefield on January 2, 2023

Personal Perspective: Here's what a published UC Berkeley graduate learned about the world and herself following her onset of schizophrenia.

Personal Perspective: Here's what a published UC Berkeley graduate learned about the world and herself following her onset of schizophrenia.