Paper Souls

My paranoid (schizophrenic) life

Allie Burke

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

I am lucky that I have made a few friends who have paranoid schizophrenia.

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.

Choosing the Bright Side of Life

We must fight to live our best lives.

My Doctor Supports Me

Stigma regarding the mentally ill is a real problem.

Schizophrenic Heart

She does not really wake up like anyone else who is not a morning person

I Took a Nap

When taking the medication, I never know if it's going to be like hey, no hallucinations, let's go to work now or hey, no hallucinations, go to sleep right now or die.

Looking Up

You don't get past schizophrenia.

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