Against All Odds – Rising Above Schizophrenia [Latest Revised Edition – Volume 1]

Have you ever been told by a psychiatrist that you will never be able to recover completely from CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA? IT IS HIGH TIME YOU DISCARDED THAT BULLSHIT. That is, if you truly believe in the power of your mind. What if someone told you, your mind has the power to achieve anything it wants to? You can recover from Chronic Schizophrenia. This whole series of books which DR. LAVANYA SESHASAYEE has come up with, in the context of a personal narrative of her life will teach you to explore RECOVERY from Chronic Schizophrenia in a safe and non-judgmental environment. What this means is there cannot be a one-size-fits-all approach. Tap into the wonder that your mind truly is!!! Strengthen yourself day by day. Surely there is hope for recovery and this book series is here to tell you how. Let’s explore recovery together. But you must believe you can recover irrespective of how bad things may seem right now. Believe in yourself. Believe in the power of now. Believe in your ability to self-heal. Believe in what tomorrow can bring you. Take rightful action in the current moment, but also believe in a new tomorrow. Change yourself and change the world. Charge yourself completely like a turbo-jet engine and unleash yourself!!! Recovery is on its way. And remember, all our protests against the traditional mental health system are informed by love. Be open to life. Embrace life. Embrace your new journey of recovery from Schizophrenia. AND LET’S WRITE A BRAND NEW STORY IN MENTAL HEALTH. DR. LAVANYA SESHASAYEE‚Äôs EXPLOSIVELY CONTROVERSIAL, CREATIVE, LITERARY, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOK ON MENTAL HEALTH exploring the current psychiatric, psychological, feminist, sociological, cultural, political, legal, spiritual, religious, user-survivor, self-advocacy, and literary aspects of mental health in India and across the globe, is an account of a woman‚Äôs fight to regain her sanity by turning a naysaying patriarchal social-environment and professional mental health establishment on its head. Lavanya Seshasayee has had a rather unusual background. She is a Doctor with a PhD Degree in Mental Health who was once declared a ‚ÄòChronic Schizophrenic‚Äô and a ‚Äòmedical failure‚Äô