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Glenn Jarvis

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
369 total appearances

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Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

But my parents came and got me and took me back to Australia and I kind of just gradually recovered.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

So, yeah, I didn't think I had schizophrenia at all.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I stopped taking my medication.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

But I did gradually recover to the point where it was probably not the brightest thing that I ever did.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I'd spent some time in a psychiatric unit in Goulburn as well, but I went back to the UK.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I just felt like I'd had such a bad time in that psychiatric unit in Goulburn.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I thought...

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

Well, I don't know which is worse, Australia or the UK, so I thought, I'm going to go back to the UK.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I think I've got a few people I want to say a few things to back over there.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

So I went back to the UK and I got a job and I moved in with a guy from Enron.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

It didn't take too long and I had another psychotic episode.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

I think after my second episode, I went to Queanbeyan Mental Health and I'd been quite bad to them before.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

Like I'd go in and just tell them to jump in the lake or worse, words to that effect, but a lot worse.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

And I went in one day and this guy came walking down the hall and I could just tell straight away as soon as I clapped my eyes on him that this was a good fella.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

And it proved to be true.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

What did you like about him?

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

The way he walked and his smile and his handshake and he just seemed to be a really warm and genuine fella.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

And I think I was ready to start talking to a case manager by then.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

And he was such a good bloke.

Conversations
Encore: climbing back into life after a schizophrenia diagnosis

We just used to talk about rugby a lot for a while.