There is No Such Condition as Schizophrenia

"There is no such condition as 'schizophrenia,' but the label is a social fact and the social fact a political event."

—R.D. Laing

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Divine Love

Divine love brings exactly what you need to experience and progress in this moment.

—Kelly Howell

Mobile Update: Hyponatremia

FROM YESTERDAY/GROUND ZERO:

16 March 21012

Just heard news I've some kidney and heart disease: Hyponatremia-good day but was just given the news-total buzz kill-I'm going to die of WATER!??? I was just told about this "at the right time for me to hear"--Schizophrenia, etc., etc., & now this Hyponatremia nonsense-Just in that "freaking out about the news" moment. Yikes have I been thru the ringer.

More Info on Hyponatremia:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001431/

Sent from my iPhone

Next Porcelain Utopia Post on Hyponatremia http://www.jharnisch.com/hyponatremia-01/

STRESS: WORRY VS. CONCERN

STRESS:

WORRY=emotional/hurtful

CONCERN=intellectual/helpful

You choose...

Sincerely,

Jonathan Harnisch

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OVERCOMING ADVERSITY

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Difficulties strengthen the mind, as well as labor does the body.

-Seneca

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TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” 

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-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE

‎"By embracing pain, fear, and challenges with gratitude,

I discover the real value and meaning of my life.

I am so grateful to be alive."

-Dr. Darren R. Weissman

This again, is the Best Day of My Life! Please take the time to consider that it might be yours, too.

-Jonathan

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BE NOT BEWILDERED

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"Be not bewildered. Do not strain yourself to understand all my mysteries at once.  Accept each one as it comes and fit it into the jigsaw puzzle, knowing that bit by bit each piece will be shown to you and will fit into place perfectly.  Be surprised at nothing. Let peace and stillness flood through you and envelop you completely in its cloak. Put on the whole armor of love and yet feel, feel very deeply. Let tears flow, washing away impurities until you feel clean within and clean without. Become like an empty vessel ready to be filled with My nectar."

-Eileen Caddy

[August 26, 1917 – December 13, 2006]

Spiritual Teacher and New Age Author

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Lucy 2006-2009 Beaker 2000-2012 » Crazy People

One of our dogs, Beaker, recently passed away. My wife wrote this beautiful blog post about her and included Lucy, our cat. Both lived difficult and yet wonderful (as can be) lives.

012 » Crazy People.

-Jonathan

 

MINDFULNESS FOR BEGINNERS

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"If you are going to criticize yourself every time your mind wanders out of the present moment, well, you're going to be criticizing yourself a lot."

-Jon Kabat-Zinn

"Mindfulness for Beginners"

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ALL IS WELL

Always remember deep in your heart that all is well and everything is unfolding as it should.

There are no mistakes anywhere, at any time.

What appears to be wrong is simply your own false imagination. That's all.

~Robert Adams

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FEARFUL THOUGHTS

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Be patient and loving with every fearful thought.

Practice observing your fears as a witness, and you'll see them dissolve.

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The Best Day of My Life

Having the Best Day of My Life Today!

Are You?

-J. Harnisch

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Happy Christmas 

Happy Hanukkah 

& 

Happy Kwanzaa

2011

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MADE THE MARK. THANK YOU!

Dear Readers,

This morning at 5:45 AM, it's official, we've reached the mark, over 100,000 hits since the inception of this blog & website:

   Thank you all so much! -JH 

MY FIRST RESPONSE: THANK YOU

I mentioned the inevitable upcoming shift to my wife, to first let her know I'm wanting to return to my transgressive literature 'things,' and perhaps in schizophrenic haste, I posted just random chapters and sections of material that is "un-publishable" otherwise. All publishers and people want to see, if not inspirational memoirs, are fucking vampires and murder mysteries. [Junk, in my opinion.] I wanted to warn her, in advance, that my shifting-to-my-roots idea/decision, has nothing to do with her--Nothing that she might have done to cause me to "lose the inspiration"--to not take any of it personally. She didn't. In fact this is what she wrote back with permission for me to re-post:

Honey, I don't think - and wouldn't have thought - that it had anything to do with me, but thank you for letting me know this in advance. Yes, you're right SZ sucks. The only thing I'd suggest, and it's only a suggestion and what you do is up to you, is keep some of the more truly transgressive posts - the ones that get really scatological private for a few days, and then, if you still feel like posting them, then do it, but hold back for a few days, if you can. If you can't, that's okay. It's just once you've put it out there, it's pretty much out there. That's all I'm suggesting. What you just posted just seems honest to me. Life can suck, and SZ certainly makes it suck worse. And if you want, you can repost this message on your blog.

I love you. I personally think you can pull through this and get to another, more positive side, and if you don't, I will still love you.

Love,
Maureen

--

THANK YOU HONEY BABYDUDE!!!

With your mood-fluctuations brought on sometimes due to your physical auto-immune disorder, and due to the shit medications and even vitamins these fucked up doctors give you (and me) :) I just didn't want you to feel like you have failed. You didn't. I believe that I will be better apt to keep whatever random posts I've scheduled through mid-January--I don't even remember what they were, just stuff I pulled from some old dried up file of a book that went to 100 publishers who either responded not at all, or wrote me that my subject matter wouldn't sell in the U.S., maybe the U.K., or Germany: "All we want are Vampire Stories--that's all." So fuck it. I say "fuck" with pride--because I think it's worth a try at writing without any censor.  I might even be able to inspire, perhaps, NOT by writing about how positive things CAN BE (and personally, I WILL be continuing my spiritual quest, meditations, and all of that! That part of me is still there for sure--I'm a fucking Indigo Child! LOL!) But I might "inspire" better by opening the doors to the idea that actually in the moment, things will get better, but for me to shy away from all the G-rated words and this whole Dr. Wayne Dyer, et. al. "I'm a Pioneer in the Positivity Project" (or whatever the fuck it is) --I'll still read them, but I need to remove the censor. My censor. Censor sucks. Censor is like an infomercial: they look great, but the product is a piece of crap.

I know this all kind of came on suddenly and perhaps I'll post in-between the scheduled posts (likely I will, though I cannot for the fuck of me figure out some of this extra website crap, like the goddamn 'Share This' option.) But the idea is for me to forget about the hits, the fans, the followers, the image, the bullshit, and just fucking write as I do in private--not breaking boundaries, nor being way the hell too inappropriate--just to be who the fuck I am, at whatever moment--without making believe it's schizophrenia portrayed in a Disney film, though maybe sometimes--more like the heroin in Trainspotting. I had been not as truthful in the 'sickness of thought' (think Freud!) :) that Sz brings to the table. If something reminds me of scat, I'd like to say that and to say the word "fuck" and just be a little more real, than a 'wanna-be' who will never really ever cure himself or anyone else of schizophrenia. Nor the idea that if something sucks, it's not ONLY about 'Think Positive' (oh, and Jonathan, [sarcastically] don't forget to spell and grammar check, and be all that bull crap editing out the verbal tics on The Real Me podcasts...") Screw that.

I feel the need to still be genuine and real and even positive, but just a bit less censor, no matter the outcome--Nobody shares via 'Share This...' Who the hell cares. Nobody "re-tweets"--then I'm sorry but don't. That's up to whomever is tuned to MY channel, THIS channel. You know? I love you all, but I worry too much, and that's something I've got to let go.

When Life sucks, it sucks. Sure one can think of something they're grateful for to distract, but I don't want to distract from the subject: Life Sucks. And when it's good, it's good!

Just some random excerpts in between now and January. And less of this Disney shit, and more like we need to be 18+ to hear the word "shit." I mean, I was fooling myself.

I am who I am.

You are who you are (I mean to my general audience). Take it or leave it (this site). At least for the moment, I don't give a flying hoot if people unsubscribe from my feed or unfollow me on Twitter, for any reason.

Anyway, honey, that's what I'm talking about. Just "whatever," you know? Thank you for understanding.

Love,

Jonathan

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RE: LAST POST

Dear Readers,

Re: THROUGH THE SCHIZOPHRENIC LENS: A GENUINE NOTE

I believe that the last post I wrote--which I have since removed--came from my heart, and was genuine. I meant no harm or humiliation personally to anybody at all--it never even crossed my mind that it would--and although it was shared and retweeted almost 250 times, within just a few hours, I hope that it was due to the "Schizophrenic Lens" aspect to it, and nothing personal. I sincerely meant no harm whatsoever and was simply attempting to portray the general solitude and delusion that the illness of schizophrenia has on me, and perhaps a lot of others with the illness. I will perhaps attempt, another time, to rewrite the post focusing on the aspect of the way that the schizophrenic mind causes a "seeing through an altered lens," which then, ultimately can bring one to a general place of despair, and isolation. I might just move on to something else entirely, for example, a letter I received from a mentally ill reader of Porcelain Utopia, whom I seemed to have touched in a positive way. We'll just see. For now, I am shutting down for the evening after a well-needed massage, and hopefully some good rest ahead. Thank you, and my most sincere apologies to anybody who felt humiliated by my honesty. Again, I meant absolutely no personal harm or humiliation to anybody.

Thank you,

-Jonathan Harnisch

New Schizophrenic & Caregiver App Review on iTunes!

Hello Friends and Fans of JWH and Schizophrenic & Caregiver Band!

The following review from Rollio-Rollins was just added on the < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Free Downloadstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> page for the S&C < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Mobile Appstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> on the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>iTunes Store; another 5 Star Review! Many Thanks Rollio! and to all of you who are enjoying the app! The stats are coming in amazingly < <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>, and download after download of the S&C app on a daily basis. Terrific!

“< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Tragic Backyardstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> Remix” is the top tune and video this week, “Busy Station: Poetrusic” coming in just behind! Glad to have such great fans! Here's the post; I had to copy by hand since it's not possible to copy and paste from the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>iTunes Store page. Wish I could just take a screen shot, but it goes a little something like this...

Schizophrenic & Caregiver: Featuring Jonathan Harnisch

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/schizophrenic-caregiver-featuring/id465746166?mt=8

< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>If you’re a fan, this app is for you! Great Stuff! * * * * * strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

by Rollio-Rollins – Version 1.3.0 – Oct 12, 2011

< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>This app kicks butt. It does everything an app for a band should—lets you download, (well, stream) songs, keeps you informed about their latest news, watch videos, subscribe to their social networking sites. Super interactive and beautiful. If you're a fan, this app is for you. S&C’s collection of lyrics are joined in a plethora of different styles, from innovative ‘slam poetry,’ to old school rap, and hilarious falsetto with funky beats and a curious rhythm that keeps me coming back more and more. This app is < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>FREEstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>, so you can’t lose and everything is in one place, right on my iPhone. As for the musical content, I really couldn't choose which track I like best. From the < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>New Sundaystrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> album on iTunes, which I purchased before this free app came out, "< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Tragic Backyardstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>" appeals to my inner Rasta. The remix version on the app is only slightly different, but better, in my opinion. "Hello Kitty" (Inside – Single album) is awesome; reminds me of < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>King Missilestrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>, one of my faves, (< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Dog Fly Religionstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>)—avant-garde, poet/singer John S. Hall… "< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Permanent Nostrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>" and "< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Pound Puppiesstrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>" both appeal to my funky gangsta side. This band likes to venture out into different styles. I dig that sort of thing. I'm currently working on an acoustic ballad and a death metal song at the same time, so I really ‘get them,’ and how they work. Great < <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stuffstrong>.strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

Much Peace, Love & Joy 2 U…

-< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>JHstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> [S&C Band]

< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>http://www.reverbnation.com/jwharnischstrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

 

Also @ The <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>iTunes Store: < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>FREEstrong>!strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>The Real Me with < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>< <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Jonathan Harnischstrong>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> [podcast] strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

Category: Self-help

Host <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Jonathan Harnisch draws on his personal struggle with Tourette's Spectrum and schizophrenia to demystify mental illness.

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Endorsed by < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong> class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>mentalstrong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>> health associations across the world.

Feels terrific--all that I do... < <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>I LOVE IT!strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

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< <<strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>"L.O.V.E. IS THE ANSWER"strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'><strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>strongstrong>>

Apple Finally Releases iOS 5 and iCloud!

Friends… & All Mac Fanatics:

Apple Finally Releases iOS 5 and iCloud :=*)

Downloading Now!!! Been waiting for this (and Lion) all year. Hope to God it's TERRIFIC! Total Mac Freak! Can't wait to get started on it all! 

Again, R.I.P. Steve Jobs. YOU ROCKED, Your Spirit Lives On! So Excited!

I LOVE APPLE!

 

 

 

 

 

-Jonathan

Updated Link to Schizophrenic and Caregiver: Discover Media Page

Hello Friends of Mine!

…Just an update to the one of the new S&C Schizophrenic & Caregiver pages. Thanks so much everyone for the tons of support with my art and all that I do, and who I am…

Much Love, Peace & Joy…

-Jonathan

P.S. Finally found this great new app to post things on the homepage, and all the other sites :) Go Mac App Store!!!

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