Why it is difficult for people to realize their own mental illness Anosognosia (uh-noh-suh-noh-zha), or a person’s inability to recognize that they have a mental illness, affects an estimated 30% of people with schizophrenia and 20% of people with bipolar disorder. It is not denial; rather, it is hypothesized to be a condition [...]
Schizophrenia Episode Caught on Security Camera I'm Michelle Hammer and I have Schizophrenia. I set up a security camera to record myself having schizophrenia psychosis episodes. I want to show that they are not dangerous, or violent. In this video, I am talking to my reflection in the mirror. I am completely unaware of [...]
Handling Money with Mental Illness from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast “Listen, of all the things that you have ever called me, 'old Jewish woman' is frankly the most flattering.” – GABE HOWARD Bipolar and schizophrenia can make handling finances challenging — to say the least. Even famous pop [...]
Will changing the name of a mental illness help de-stigmatize it? A recently published New York Times article describes a survey designed to build momentum for the name change. The name “schizophrenia,” meaning “split mind” and coined in 1908 by Dr. Eugen Bleuler, was not intended to have negative connotations. However, it has taken [...]
Schizophrenia and Narcissism In this episode of Schizophrenia and the City, Michelle Hammer discusses an article which asserts that schizophrenics are narcissists because a brain system involved in self-reflection is over-activated, leading to exaggerated focus on oneself. But to focus on oneself does not imply narcissism, it could just be self-care and self-awareness, [...]
2 Truths, 1 Bipolar, 1 Schizophrenic, and a Lie from A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, and a Podcast “It’s called Two Truths And A Lie. It's called A Bipolar, A Schizophrenic, And A Podcast. It's not called Blow Sunshine Up Your Ass And Make You Feel Better.” – GABE HOWARD Season two [...]
Mental Illness, Schizophrenia, and Forced Treatment *Trigger Warning* In this episode of Schizophrenia and the City, Michelle talks about the important topic of forced treatment. Michelle once checked herself into the psych ward for a suicide attempt but wasn’t allowed to leave because they had a 72-hour hold on her. The next day, [...]
It's Cool To Have A Mental Illness In this episode of Schizophrenia and the City, Michelle tackles the latest fad: that having a mental illness is cool. People are saying that recent social media posts about mental illness are glamorizing the subject. However, Michelle disagrees. Posts of people expressing their suicidal thoughts and [...]
On the Line With Podcast Hosted by Hanley On this week's episode of #OTLW I sit down and speak with Michelle Hammer; owner/founder of Schizophrenic.NYC - a clothing and accessory brand completely dedicated to advocating for Mental Health and Illness. With bold statements slapped across T-Shirts like "I'm mentally ill and I don't kill" [...]
Schizophrenic Episode Caught on Security Camera This is a video featuring Michelle Hammer, a Schizophrenic girl living in New York City who created the brand Schizophrenic.NYC. She set up a video security camera to record herself having psychotic episodes, to show that they are not dangerous, or violent. [...]
Mental Health Holiday Gift Guide 2021 Created by Michelle Hammer, a person with Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic.NYC is a Mental Health Clothing and Lifestyle Brand that uses the medium of artwork and clothing to bring awareness to mental health and mental illness by using bold statements and artwork. Shop at Schizophrenic.NYC to fight the stigma of [...]
What Are Schizophrenic Episodes Like? In this episode of Schizophrenia and the City, Michelle Hammer the New Top 5 Questions About Schizophrenia Episodes Like The Background? Get The Canvases Here > Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. At 27, Michelle decided to [...]
A Bipolar A Schizophrenic and a Podcast is Back A Bipolar, a Schizophrenic, and a Podcast is the first podcast by people with mental illness for people with mental illness. Each episode looks at life through the unique lens of people living with depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. New episodes every week, Subscribe today! [...]
Mentally Together Podcast Hosted by Cassidy Quinn Michelle Hammer is an activist, who makes videos and other content about her experience living with schizophrenia. Because, turns out, most of us don’t really know much about what schizophrenia actually is. She spends her time passionately fighting stigma, and even created a clothing brand to do [...]
Schizophrenia Episode Caught On Security Camera Hi, I'm Michelle Hammer and I have Schizophrenia. I caught myself having a Schizophrenia episode while I was in my living room where my security camera is set up. I want to share these videos to show that Schizophrenia episodes are mostly non-violent. What you see on TV [...]
It Could Be Me...Look Again: Mental Illness Re-Examined Mental illness touches everyone's lives, whether we want to admit it or not. And yet, mental illnesses like schizophrenia are rarely discussed publicly. That lack of conversation is what our guest is hoping to change. Meet Michelle Hammer, a mental health advocate, entrepreneur and graphic designer. [...]
Can You Have Sex With A Schizophrenic? In this episode of Schizophrenia and the City, Michelle Hammer dives into the topic of sex and schizophrenics, specifically if one can have sex with a schizophrenic. Why does she ask this question? Michelle received an email from a person who had a relationship with a [...]
What Disabled People Are Actually Looking For When Shopping For Clothing Schizophrenic.NYC and our founder, Michelle Hammer were featured in the article What Disabled People Are Actually Looking For When Shopping For Clothing by TheGoodTrade.com. “I stand at my pop-up shop in NYC with all my inventory and talk to people about mental illness [...]
Overcome Schizophrenia Negative Symptoms In this episode of Schizophrenia and The City, Michelle Hammer talks about schizophrenia negative symptoms and how she overcame them. Negative symptoms don’t necessarily mean “bad” – they just mean a lack of normal behaviors, such as social and emotional behaviors. For Michelle, this meant not being able to [...]
Why Are Nursing Homes Diagnosing Patients With Schizophrenia? In this episode of Schizophrenia and The City, Michelle examines a recent New York Times article that investigates the misdiagnoses of nursing home patients with schizophrenia. Because of the lack of staff to care for patients, nursing homes try to sedate their patients to control [...]
Schizophrenia Episodes Caught on Camera Recently I caught myself in a few schizophrenia episodes on my security camera. I am sharing them for people to learn that schizophrenia is not dangerous. Michelle Hammer is a Schizophrenia Activist and spends her time passionately fighting stigma. At 27, Michelle decided [...]
Top 5 Schizophrenia Episode Questions Answered What Does a Schizophrenia Episode Look Like? What Triggers a Schizophrenic Episode? How Long Does A Schizophrenic Episode Last? Do I Remember My Episodes? How Do I Control These Episodes? Michelle Hammer from Schizophrenic.NYC answers these questions in this episode of Schizophrenia and The City. Like The Background? [...]
Schizophrenia And Off Meds **Trigger Warning** Mental Health Medication Discussion In this episode of Schizophrenia and The City, Michelle is off her meds - not by choice, however. After infuriating mishaps with the doctor and the pharmacy, Michelle was only able to take four of her daily morning medications to control [...]
Top 5 Questions I Get About Schizophrenia **Trigger Warning** Psych Ward and Suicide Discussion In this episode of Schizophrenia and The City, Michelle answers five common questions about schizophrenia episodes. The first is this: what does an episode look like? For Michelle, an episode means talking to people that she has [...]
The Top 5 Questions About The Psych Ward Answered **Trigger Warning** Psych Ward and Suicide Discussion Here are your Top 5 Questions About The Psych Ward Answered! I put a form on my Instagram that let people ask me their questions about the Psych Ward. From all of the questions asked, these were the [...]
