Eyebrows and Other Fish

by Anthony Scally

Anthony Scally was first diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia in 1991. His gripping account of his experiences told with great honesty, insight and at times humour, very powerfully brings out the reality of living with both the illness itself and the consequences it has had for him and his family.

He does not duck the difficult episodes in his life and illness such as being sectioned and arrested or his earlier experiences of being brought up in care and of abuse.

Anthony's account also has some important messages for mental health professionals and insights into how they can best support someone with schizophrenia.

All the way through in telling his story eloquently for his right to be seen as an individual not as a diagnosis.
As he comments at the beginning of the book, "I don't like labels and 'schizophrenic' does not characterise me just as 'diabetic' does not personify someone with diabetes."

Anthony spoke at the schizophrenia commission's evidence gathering session in Manchester last February. His brave and accessible account of the reality of living with schizophrenia is exactly what is needed to encourage a more informed and less stigmatising debate about the condition.

Genres: Health

242 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 10, 2007

Reviews

[Mandy Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A light hearted and well written book into one person perception of his mental illness.