Recovery Road

Fighting the demons, and winning.

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Life Before and After Treatment for Schizophrenia

Bethany Yeiser BS on August 5, 2026

When I look in the mirror every morning, I am amazed at what a radically different person I am today compared to who I was when ill with untreated schizophrenia.

When I look in the mirror every morning, I am amazed at what a radically different person I am today compared to who I was when ill with untreated schizophrenia.

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Despite Schizophrenia, I Have Worked for Over a Decade

Bethany Yeiser BS on June 10, 2026

A Personal Perspective: I was originally told that I could never work due to my schizophrenia, but the doctors were wrong, and I have been gainfully employed for over a decade.

A Personal Perspective: I was originally told that I could never work due to my schizophrenia, but the doctors were wrong, and I have been gainfully employed for over a decade.

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Self-Care in Schizophrenia

Bethany Yeiser BS on May 18, 2026

Personal Perspective: A healthy diet, relationships, and being busy with work and hobbies are all important parts of self-care when recovering from schizophrenia.

Personal Perspective: A healthy diet, relationships, and being busy with work and hobbies are all important parts of self-care when recovering from schizophrenia.

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The Promise of the New National Mental Illness Justice Center

Bethany Yeiser BS on April 14, 2026

Personal Perspective: The nation’s first National Mental Illness Justice Center will be established officially on April 23, 2026, to serve the most vulnerable with severe mental illness.

Personal Perspective: The nation’s first National Mental Illness Justice Center will be established officially on April 23, 2026, to serve the most vulnerable with severe mental illness.

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My Schizophrenia Recovery Today

Bethany Yeiser BS on March 17, 2026

Personal Perspective: After my first hospital admission for schizophrenia, doctors determined I was permanently, totally disabled. They were wrong. It took a year, but I would fully recover.

Personal Perspective: After my first hospital admission for schizophrenia, doctors determined I was permanently, totally disabled. They were wrong. It took a year, but I would fully recover.

Recreated picture of me homeless in 2007.
Psychiatry
A Unique Chance for Long-Term Care

Bethany Yeiser BS on February 17, 2026

A new homeless shelter in Utah, being built to serve 1,300 people, will have various tiers of care, creating a unique plan to meet the needs of each person they serve.

A new homeless shelter in Utah, being built to serve 1,300 people, will have various tiers of care, creating a unique plan to meet the needs of each person they serve.

Psychiatry
Utah’s New Treatment Facility: When Mandated Treatment Works

Bethany Yeiser BS on December 21, 2025

The new treatment facility being built for the homeless in Utah intends to offer the best standard of care, enough staff, cleanliness, and a comfortable and supportive environment.

The new treatment facility being built for the homeless in Utah intends to offer the best standard of care, enough staff, cleanliness, and a comfortable and supportive environment.

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Remembering Halloween as a Child

Bethany Yeiser BS on October 27, 2025

Personal Perspective: As a child, Halloween was one of the highlights of my year. But I began isolating myself and missing it—perhaps an early warning sign of my impending schizophrenia.

Personal Perspective: As a child, Halloween was one of the highlights of my year. But I began isolating myself and missing it—perhaps an early warning sign of my impending schizophrenia.

Psychiatry
The Right to Be Homeless?

Bethany Yeiser BS on September 1, 2025

Personal Perspective: Society has largely become complacent to people subsisting outside in deplorable conditions.

Personal Perspective: Society has largely become complacent to people subsisting outside in deplorable conditions.

Psychosis
Dealing With the Devastation of a Schizophrenia Diagnosis

Bethany Yeiser BS on July 7, 2025

A Personal Perspective: Receiving a schizophrenia diagnosis can be devastating. Many are unaware they are sick, refusing medication, temporarily unable to work, and disjointed from friends.

A Personal Perspective: Receiving a schizophrenia diagnosis can be devastating. Many are unaware they are sick, refusing medication, temporarily unable to work, and disjointed from friends.

Psychosis
The "Michelle Alyssa Go Act"

Bethany Yeiser BS on June 10, 2025

A Personal Perspective: A piece of legislation would cover the costs of more hospital beds for those with severe mental illness.

A Personal Perspective: A piece of legislation would cover the costs of more hospital beds for those with severe mental illness.

With my mom and the doctor who brought me to recovery.
Personal Perspectives
The Question of Clozapine

Bethany Yeiser BS on February 18, 2025

Personal Perspective: Different people need different medications. Clozapine is an underutilized option for treatment resistance.

Personal Perspective: Different people need different medications. Clozapine is an underutilized option for treatment resistance.

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