Meet Andrew Gordon, living with schizophrenia and a UK Labour party councillor

Confident, highly articulate, and hugely personable, it is hard to imagine that Andrew has been to hell and back. Diagnosed with bipolar, anxiety disorder and schizophrenia, he has gone from virtual recluse — too afraid to go out in public — to public personality, appearing on live television. So, how is this apparent transformation possible and what lessons can he share with other people with mental ill health and their carers?

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Nice article. Gives us some hope.

It goes to show that meds work wonders for some, but not for everyone…

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Appreciate this. Part of my managing each day is that I don’t need to be rid of all of my hallucinations, etc. I need to not react to them all the time…
This guy’s a good example of recovery without the need to “recover”…

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When I was Grandiose I wanted to be prime minister. It is probably good for my sanity that I gave up on that.

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Wow that’s amazing and nice read