Antony’s mother
Last week, Antony contacted me. He was in great distress. I replied straight away. This week, Antony’s mother contacted me to tell me that Antony was dead. To play … Continue reading Antony’s mother
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Antony
A week before he took his life, Antony Schofield e-mailed me: Antony Schofield <aschofield@runbox.com> Sun, Aug 25, 11:05 AM Dear Dr Gordon, I have been suffering from extremely severe withdrawal … Continue reading Antony
People don’t believe a word I say
In this old film of mine, which considers my experience of the selective-serotonin-reuptake inhibitor, SEROXAT, I said at one point: “People don’t believe a word I say”. This was a … Continue reading People don’t believe a word I say
‘At least 500 million years of nervous system evolution’
The British Journal of Psychiatry has a series called “100 words”. The above was a submission by Professor Philip J. Cowen published in 2013: 500 million years reduced to 100 … Continue reading ‘At least 500 million years of nervous system evolution’
‘I had to stay in hospital for almost nine weeks’
This is how ‘Lucy Barton’ introduced her fictional story My only experience of hospitalisation began here:
“Chemical Imbalance”
When I was started on an SSRI antidepressant in 1998 for anxiety I was told by my doctor that this would correct a “chemical imbalance” in my brain. As a … Continue reading “Chemical Imbalance”
Crappy Branded Stuff
It has been many years now since ABPI introduced a new Code that put an end to the ‘gifting’ of relatively low value merchandise to healthcare professionals from industry representatives. … Continue reading Crappy Branded Stuff
As an artist perhaps I am merely a way for ‘memory’ to get out into the world
I have a memory that tends to rely on the visual. Last week I was gifted a book of old architectural photographs. One photograph in particular arrested me: The Franco-Scots- … Continue reading As an artist perhaps I am merely a way for ‘memory’ to get out into the world