Hi

[Schizo Stroller]

Hi, I'm new too.

Apologies for the user name - if you know the philosopher Gilles Deleuze you'll get it...

My name is Al, I'm 37 and have been hearing voices for over 15 years. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1994, but I usually jokingly refer to myself as a practising schizophrenic - I'm working really hard at being a good one ;)

I also suffer delusions such as thought broadcast (thus the schizo label)

I have previously attended the Brighton hearing voices group with convened by Martin Lunn

I am aware of the work of Romme and Escher (I don't know if their work is relevant to this site) and I am in the process of working up to a PhD application working on the critique of rationality (specifically in the communicative rationality of Jurgen Habermas) with relevance to the medicalisation of mental health (if that interests anyone). Hence philosophical in-joke user name.

Hope I haven't scared you. :D

[Chris]

Hi there schizo stroller, Welcome to SHV website,

Enjoy your stay here :)

[echo78]

Schizo Stroller,
hello and welcome to df. it so nice to meet ya. i do hear voices but i have not yet got a diagnosed just as yet. but hay i dont like lableing as such. but i feel that they have to have a name to it so they all know how to treat ya. well thats me any way. hope you fined this site as help full as i have.
Em xxx

[sara]

hi - your phD sounds interesting - although I don't know that much about Habermas. Romme and Escher tho I do know about amd yes, very relevant to the site. Welcome to the forum, look forward to seeing more of you.

S