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| DAISIES: Dedicated Advocacy, Individual Support, Independence, and Education for Schizophrenia and related disorders |
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DAISIES: Dedicated Advocacy, Individual Support, Independence and Education for Schizophrenia and related illnesses, is a support and advocacy group located in Largo, Florida. We meet every Saturday, and our meetings are open to all mental health consumers, with any diagnosis. The group is specifically designed for people with Schizophrenia, including Schizoaffective Disorder, but people with related illnesses, such as Bipolar Disorder also come to our meetings, and our welcome in our online group as well.
The name DAISIES was chosen because daisies are resilient, lovely flowers that stubbornly grow through sidewalk cracks even when they are stepped on, and they are sometimes mistaken for weeds because their true beauty is missed by onlookers. People with mental illnesses have historically been under-appreciated, and underestimated, much in the same way, yet many of us grow and improve with treatment and self-help efforts to blossom into people who are strong and amazing.
DAISIES started having meetings in October, 2007, and has not yet spread to other areas outside Largo, Florida. However, the concept of a self-help, support group for people with Schizophrenia and related illnesses is one that could be useful in many regions where such groups do not exist.
This online group will serve as a support, advocacy, and awareness place on Myspace for members of DAISIES in Florida, as well as for people who have Schizophrenia or related illnesses who do not live in our area but are interested in joining our efforts and finding people who they can relate to.
This group is for people who are diagnosed with a mental illness and trying to improve their lives.
If you are in a crisis, please contact a hotline such as 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK.
For more information on DAISIES in Largo, Florida, visit our website.
"Daisies", By Mary Oliver
It is possible, I suppose that sometime
we will learn everything
there is to learn: what the world is, for example,
and what it means. I think this as I am crossing
from one field to another, in summer, and the
mockingbird is mocking me, as one who either
knows enough already or knows enough to be
perfectly content not knowing. Song being born
of quest he knows this: he must turn silent
were he suddenly assaulted with answers. Instead
oh hear his wild, caustic, tender warbling ceaselessly
unanswered. At my feet the white-petalled daisies display
the small suns of their center piece, their - if you don't
mind my saying so - their hearts. Of course
I could be wrong, perhaps their hearts are pale and
narrow and hidden in the roots. What do I know?
But this: it is heaven itself to take what is given,
to see what is plain; what the sun lights up willingly;
for example - I think this
as I reach down, not to pick but merely to touch -
the suitability of the field for the daisies, and the
daisies for the field.
Basic Group Guidelines:
-Be respectful of others. No discrimination against persons of any group will be tolerated here. Be polite and play nice.
-This group is confidential. All information you read here, stays here. Do not gossip about anyone from DAISIES anywhere.
-Do not advertise anything, without special permission.
-Do not post any threats of suicide. This is not a crisis center. Crisis centers are in existence near where you live, and if not, at least there are hospitals where you live. If you are suicidal, seek help in person, please, immediately.
-Do not post detailed descriptions of self-harm methods like cutting. To read such descriptions can be a trigger for some people who have such problems.
-Please join in and post! |
| DAISIES: Dedicated Advocacy, Individual Support, Independence, and Education for Schizophrenia and related disorders (11 Members) |
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