Schizophrenia at the Schoolgate

Originally, this blog was about a mother's experience of living with the disabling diagnosis of schizophrenia - and of trying to keep it secret. But now I have decided to open up this blog. Read all about it here and in my book, 'Surviving Schizophrenia: A Memoir', by Louise Gillett. As a Paperback or ebook.

Monday, 7 February 2022

Should I tell the World I'm getting Divorced? Whoops...

Well, now the cat's out of the bag. Sorry if it seems as though I'm making light of it, but if you didn't laugh you'd cry. A...

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

Thought for the Day - and Why I Don't Drink

My thought for the day is how little any of us know about anyone else's experience. That's why emotional distress is so hard to unde...

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Quickly...

I have to start cooking the dinner soon. The evening meal in our house used to be at five pm; we kept nursery hours for many years. This was...

Monday, 1 November 2021

Back in the Game - soon to be out of it?

Well, I have been sitting at my desk writing. It's progress. I have also been tweeting, but that's all part of the fun of being a wr...

Sunday, 31 October 2021

Almost a year later...

Sometimes I can't believe how long it has been since I last wrote a blog post, and today is one of those times. I mean, almost a year? A...

Thursday, 12 November 2020

Murderous nurses and other phenomena

I am upset today. I’ve been a little emotional for the last few days, actually. I attended an online mental health workshop event on Saturda...

Friday, 30 October 2020

Twitter/Resilence/Responsibilty for self

I've just dipped my toes into the Twitter water. I like Twitter, always have - at it's best, it means that you can have an intellig...

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