Tag: delusions
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Memory, language and my psychosis

Language, symbols and memories play a significant role in my psychoses
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An ordinary London street with an extraordinary resident

and it’s not me… The final part of the story of a psychotic episode for World Mental Health Day
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Bon ton roulet – Let the good times roll

Sleeper – Part four. I cross Orange Street, skirt Leicester Square and make my way to the church I’ve known for years, but never visited. It nestles amongst the Chinese grocers and cafes in Lisle Street, its neighbour the Prince Charles cinema. A frieze of the Virgin Mary over the doorway welcomes the faithful and…
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Price and value

Sleeper – Part three. I take a deep breath and dive in. Cradling the bag in the crook of my left arm, logo facing outwards, and sweeping my right in a wide arc I call out like a fairground barker “Ladies and gentlemen, can you help me? I have a problem only you can solve.”…
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A Red Letter day

Sleeper – Part two. En route I make sure I speak to those who will notice, remember, and bear witness, so I focus not on the late-night revellers, still fuzzy-headed on their way home, but on the workers: four dayglo-clad street sweepers on the corner of Neal Street. I call in at the all-night kebab…
