Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Christine attended USC and Cal State Northridge. After she experienced periods of hearing voices and feeling delusions, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized several times. Christine began to recover with the support of psychiatrists and therapists, and she additionally overcame a period of homelessness. At a social worker’s recommendation, she […]
Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Frank grew up in Los Angeles, graduating from Fairfax High School and receiving an engineering degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. After serving with the U.S. Navy for three years and volunteering in Yemen with the Peace Corps, Frank returned to the U.S. and began working as a civil engineer […]
Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Sanjeet was a student at UCSB when he became ill. After leaving school, he was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and was hospitalized several times during the next four years. He struggled with the side effects of medication, with memory impairments, and with the pain of having been diverted from his dreams. […]
Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Niki grew up with a love of learning and a love of art. When she was still a teenager, she received a diagnosis of manic depression (today, bipolar disorder), and she benefitted from the care of a therapist and psychiatrist. Shortly after graduating from college, she was hospitalized for the first […]
Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Mariko was working as a nurse when she began feeling depressed and hearing voices. She was soon diagnosed with schizophrenia, and over the next several years, Mariko was repeatedly hospitalized. At a doctor’s suggestion, she began visiting an Asian mental health clinic, whose cultural understanding helped her. Twenty-five years after receiving […]
Interviewed by: Katie Cadigan Gerald began experiencing symptoms while in high school in the Philippines. When he began to have significant trouble sleeping, he went to several hospitals, eventually seeing a psychiatrist and receiving medication for his bipolar and schizoaffective disorders. After moving to Los Angeles, he learned about the L.A. County Asian-Pacific Clinic, where […]