We haven’t done one of these in a while, so I thought it was high time. Thanks to John for the tip…
In the Know: Is the Government Spying on Paranoid Schizophrenics Enough?
liz | 5:35 PM | Uncategorized
Liz Spikol was born in Philadelphia sometime in the 20th century. She started writing about her experience as a person with mental illness in 1999, while employed at Philadelphia Weekly as the paper’s managing editor. Aside from serving as that paper’s web editor, music editor, staff writer, senior editor, executive editor and a host of other random roles that she couldn’t make up her mind about, she has also worked as a Spanish teacher, as a Certified Peer Specialist during Philly’s system-wide transformation and as a communications specialist for a prison reform organization. Currently, she works at the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania and writes book reviews for PW. This blog — named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 and 2008 by PsychCentral — is about medications, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, SAD (and many other acronyms), mad pride, Big Pharma, celebrities, hospitals, stigma and the recovery movement. And other stuff.
Liz -
Thanks for posting as well as the kind words. That, and being made an official lifehacker.com commenter, made my day.
I’ll be in Berks County next month and promise to wave in your general direction when I land.
Is that grotty deli/beer store at 43rd and Baltimore adjacent to Clark Park still there? I used Google Maps StreetView to “walk” South 43rd Street and couldn’t make out my old front door.
My cells have all turned over at least once since leaving Pennsylvania, so I’m a Californian now.
Note of caution: our local rag’s advice physician, Dr. Peter Gott (syndicated nationally), received a letter from someone warning that Lunesta caused hair loss. Irreversible. I’m back on Ambien CR now and will talk with psy-doc about having a nice sleep with President Lincoln and the porcupine instead.
Regards,
John
Funny! Always good to know which statues don’t love you anymore!
John– it’s still there, though instead of “The Wurst House,” it’s now called “The Best House” and is a little more upscale.
It begs to be said: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” – (Source unknown).
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