Paper Souls

My paranoid (schizophrenic) life

Allie Burke

Celebrate Everything

Celebrate everything. A simple act can be so empowering.

Schizophrenia Isn't What You Think It Is

It is a walk to the beach, with headphones on loud. 

Hold My Hand in the Darkness

Love us, the schizophrenics and the people with schizophrenia.

Depression During a Pandemic

Dealing with depression becomes even harder when you can't go outside.

What This Pandemic Is Like for Someone with Schizophrenia

I'm scared all the time.

Self-Care in a Mental Health Crisis

If you need some time to re-energize, do it.

Schizophrenia: Living in Fear

You’re doing the best you can, and that’s what matters.

Please Stop Using Schizo as an Insult

We are not an insult.

I Heard You're Schizophrenic

We have to keep having the uncomfortable conversations with people.

I Tried Self-Care, and it Hurt so Bad

I’m terrible at taking care of myself.

How Stigma Made Me Cry in My Kitchen

But there I was, stuck in the throes of my own depression.

Seeing Her Ghosts

This project is important to me as someone with paranoid schizophrenia.

Paranoid Schizophrenia: The First Time I Quit

I had to take accountability for my actions.

Do You Think Your Soul Is Paper?

He thinks I should work on self care and accept more help.

On Anti-Psychotics: When Is It Enough?

Give no one the power to strip you of what you love.

Disability: Do You Check the Box?

I would never let stigma silence me.

How Do You Empathize?

I believe that it is misunderstood that people need to know that there is someone in this world that understands how they feel in order to feel better about themselves.

I Don't Hate You; I'm Schizophrenic

For those of us who are schizophrenics, our brains pull us to its natural state of psychosis any chance it gets. We have to fight for our reality every day.

Instagram is the Happiest Place in the (Internet) World

As long as you stay away from subjects that are likely to have people trolling as I do, and keep your feed limited to happy people, you will be pleasantly surprised.

I'm Worried About You

Don't be afraid to burden your friends, family, and loved ones.

Surviving Schizophrenia

No one has the right to claim that theirs is harder or more important because of mental illness or anything else.

Schizophrenia Stigma: The ER Terrified Me

Face your fears.

You Don't Look Schizophrenic

Don't want to be defined by your illness? Then don't be.

Struggles with Eye Contact

It could be a confidence thing.

Grow Every Day

If we never stop learning, we never stop growing.

Life is as Beautiful as You Make It

I think those of us who have struggled most - if not all - of our lives, appreciate the wolrd around us and see its beauty on a daily.

Our Feelings Are Valid Because We Feel Them

The psychological and emotional abuse that this man left me with, whether or not he meant to do it (he was mentally ill, after all), is valid and real.

The Pharmacist Knows My Name

We'll always have each other.

Hand me that Cape; I am Schizophrenia Girl

I mean, it’s more than that, right? I’m more than that?

The Meaning of Life

Don't give up on the schizophrenics.

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