The terror that comes with being poor, aging, disabled
By Jack Bragen on Fear is a constant burden for people living in poverty, but it can also be a helpful guide.
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The power of one’s voice as a nonviolent form of self-defense
By Jack Bragen on Your voice can be a useful tool of self-defense when a situation begins to escalate, Bragen writes.
A government must—
By Jack Bragen on Jack Bragen reflects on the government's responsibility to protect its people.
Emerging from psychosis is like a revelation
By Jack Bragen on Jack Bragen writes about the experience of emerging from a period of psychosis, using his own experience as a guide.
Beneath the grass, the sprinklers, and the frogs
By Jack Bragen on For cover, I inhabited the biggest of the frogs. But then I...realized that I was about to be eaten, too, and this would truly be my end.
Money can be used as a weapon
By Jack Bragen on Money brings power. While it doesn’t give power over oneself, it gives power over external conditions, events, and people.
There is not enough hope for older people with disabilities who are looking for work
By Jack Bragen on There are many causes of unemployability. Being disabled and older, and not having a college degree are near the top of the list.
The onset of schizophrenia: an inside perspective
By Jack Bragen on The following is a narrative of the onset of schizophrenia, told from the perspective of the individual who is in the process of becoming ill.
What if I told you I could change reality right in front of you?
By Jack Bragen on Frederick Walford has been in treatment for "delusional thoughts" for years now. But what if I told you he has been misdiagnosed?
Natascha the sentient house cat
By Jack Bragen on Justin had what he wanted. Natascha was a one-year-old, female, Russian Blue cat, in near-perfect health. He had bought a pet hospital months before to avoid answering the questions of an adoption agency or county shelter.
People living with mental illness are not represented in politics
By Jack Bragen on As an adult with mental illness and progressive values, my primary focus is not on national politics or getting Trump out of office. My main concern is about the treatment of people who live with mental illness and our lack of opportunities to better our conditions.