Paranoid Schizophrenia My Label, My Life:: How I Escaped The Straitjacket Of Serious Mental Illness

Venter, Dr. Bruce

ISBN 10: 1477238018 / ISBN 13: 9781477238011

Published by AuthorHouseUK, 2012

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Author: Venter, Dr. Bruce | Brand: Authorhouse | Number Of Pages: 326 | PartNumber: black & white illustrations | Release Date: 31-10-2012 | Details: "When I was diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic it I felt as though a lightning bolt had struck me. It shattered my world. I was put into a mental asylum. I was labeled. I was shunned. My friends fell away. I was walled by a screen of prejudice and fear from the general public. Was this to be a life sentence? Was there a way to escape from the straitjacket of serious mental illness? This is my story, the story of how I learned to survive. Is it success? You be the judge". | EAN: 9781477238011 | Model: black & white illustrations | Languages: English | Binding: paperback | Item Condition: New.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paranoid Schizophrenia My Label, My Life:: How I Escaped The Straitjacket Of Serious Mental Illness
• Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1477238018
• ISBN 13: 9781477238011
• Binding: Softcover/Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

When I was diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic it I felt as though a lightning bolt had struck me. It shattered my world. I was put into a mental asylum. I was labeled. I was shunned. My friends fell away. I was walled by a screen of prejudice and fear from the general public. Was this to be a life sentence? Was there a way to escape from the straitjacket of serious mental illness? This is my story, the story of how I learned to survive. Is it success? You be the judge .

About the Author

Bruce Venter was born in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1951. Educated in South Africa, he went on to study dentistry at the University of the Witwatersrand. After a year of compulsory military service working for the Medical corps in Simonstown, he entered private practice in South Africa. In the late 1970s at the age of 27 he was diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia This is the remarkable story of his life, of how he dealt with the illness and, despite the dire predictions of the psychiatrists who treated him, recovered to become rehabilitated as a fully functioning member of the community. He emigrated from South Africa in 1999 to live in the United Kingdom where he registered as a dentist, pursuing a special interest in orthodontics, until his retirement. He now lives in Eastleigh, Hampshire, where he spends his time writing and studying music.