I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, bipolar type about 24 years ago. I lost my wife to bipolar disorder several years ago, and I think about her every day. I have been in a state hospital, but I am now
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I was born three months prematurely and raised in Mobile. I have always had to work much harder to overcome my multiple disabilities, which caused my mental illness. I have always enjoyed creating new artwork, first as a hobby, then
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I was very good at basketball in high school. I did not get to play in college because I started having symptoms. I was working part-time and living with my parents. I now live in my own apartment, but it
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Art is a good way to express myself. I took art for three years. My last class was AP Art. When in high school I was shy. The art classes helped me reach out to others and brighten my spirits.
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I like to be called an Artist. I attend The Montgomery ARC Burgess Center. I have a diagnosis of intellectual disability. My disability does not refrain me from doing the thing I love most and that is art. I enjoy
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I started doing art in the first and second grades. Colors inspired me to do art. I have paranoid schizophrenia. It does not define me. Doing art makes me feel blessed and shows my ability. I feel great, awesome and
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I was the captain of my high school football team and was on track to play football in college. After graduation, I had a rude awakening. All my friends left and went different ways. I moved into my own apartment
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I have been in Bryce Hospital for a long time. I recently finally got out and I’m staying in a group home. I am trying my best to stay out of the state hospital this time. Art is therapeutic for
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I have schizophrenia. I had a hard time growing up and most of the time I felt like people didn’t like me, at home and school. I always felt alone. They put me out of the house at age 15.
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