Sally Littlefield

About

Sally Littlefield has been living with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type, since 2018. She has worked as a mental health advocate helping those with similar challenges for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, San Francisco; the Mental Health Association of San Francisco; and Schizophrenia & Psychosis Action Alliance. Her work has been featured on Slate, HuffPost, MSN, the Associated Press, and the television network A+E.

Recent Posts

Schizophrenia Was the Greatest Adventure of My Life

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."

The Good One: Life as a Well-Presenting Schizophrenic

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.

No, I Don't Do Schizophrenia for Attention

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.

I Told the Whole Office I Have Schizophrenia

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

What I Learned About Psychosis From My Police Records

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

Merry Christmas From the Psych Ward

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

My Therapist's 'Ableist Savior Complex'

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 Window Into Psychosis

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