Author: peggy

I am a mental health patent. My diagnosis is schizophrenia. I have been with East Alabama Mental Health Center since 2004. I am a high school graduate from Opelika High Class of 2002. I was born overseas in Nuremburg, Bavaria,

My teacher in the seventh grade taught me to do art. I have a friend at Adult Day Services that helps me with my art. Art calms me down. Art helps me think more positively. The workshop helps me with

My name is Ronald. I was born in October 1954 in Hillman Hospital in Birmingham. My mental illness is depression and paranoid schizophrenia. I was diagnosed in 1982 at the age of 28. I am now in recovery and hope

In my life, I enjoy doing art. I am self-taught. At the age of 13 years, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Art and journaling are comforting and help me to express what I am thinking. My mother and siblings

My name is Roy. I fought in the Vietnam War. My illness is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). After returning from the war, I was very depressed and angry. As a young man, I did not understand why I felt the

I have been taken advantage of or treated unfairly with less opportunities and academic problems that were hard. Getting a high school diploma came later with help from other people (learning to say, “NO” in my life). I have always

My name is Wyvetta, and I have been diagnosed with an intellectual disability. I did not have formal art training, but I am self-taught. I like doing art because it makes me feel good. I like to draw flowers. Wyvetta

My name is Tim, and I have been diagnosed with an intellectual disability. One of the things that I have had to struggle with is the death on one of my uncles. It was hard at first, and I did

My art is of a playground and swing, children playing with balls, water in the swimming pool at the playground, with a slide to get on and a gate to come in. Stephan Playground NFS Is this one your favorite?

My name is Zachary, and my picture is a succulent plant. This is a cactus from the desert in the Wild West, where the succulent leaves grow. It won’t pinch you, hurt you, or cause you to put a bandage