Commentary by Grace Walter Performing a job that is based on “lived experience” at the young age of 23 has been difficult but rewarding to develop. For a period of time when I first began this job I was dealing with impostor syndrome, the feeling that you are not good...
Commentary by ANONYMOUS I’ve been thinking about the question from the reader poll in the fall Counterpoint: Does Vermont need a forensic psychiatric hospital? A separate place from a regular psychiatric hospital? I’ve been giving this a lot of thought. If you think...
Mental Anguish Versus Mental Illness Thanks for this, and for the article on Any Given Day… I agreed with you on almost every point. Thepremise of the film is that Mental Illness is Real… an a priori with which I take issue. The fact is thatsmoking weed or pcp or...
Words by Patrick Stanton “The card of the day.” Jody shuffled her Tarot deck on the small, cafe-style table where we were served all three meals by the staff of the Unit. She was known as “Splash” by the patients (as in bringing “a splash of color/positivity” to the...
Poem by ANONYMOUS There needs to be some differences madeThe old ways are ineffectual, not serving theneeds anymoreWell at least not in the healthy ways.Change.Oh No! Not the C wordNo, it’s too scary, Uh, Uh, no it’s too lonely,its hurtsWhy can’t I stay here in the...
