Peter Bullimore
"Peter Bullimore has a story which might both send a chill down your spine and inspire you.
In 1991 he was a family man and successful businessman handling turnovers of £1m. By 1992 he was an overweight, self-confessed down-and-out psychiatric patient. For the next eight years he became a revolving door patient. Diagnosed with schizophrenia, he said he was once threatened with life in a secure unit.
But Bullimore found a path to recovery. It was not via a new wave neuroleptic, but a basic - albeit painful - re-appraisal of his life initiated by contact with those he met through the Hearing Voices Network, perhaps the most influential self-help organisation for people diagnosed with psychosis.
Bullimore's no longer a schizophrenic. He's a voice-hearer, dedicating his time working for three organisations. He is chair of Sheffield's Hearing Voices Network, business manager for Asylum, a magazine for democratic psychiatry, and co-founder of the Sheffield-based Paranoia Network, a self-help organisation for people experiencing extreme paranoia, aka delusions." This is an extract of Peters story is taken from an article by Adam James, published on the Psychminded website. To see the full article click here.
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The voices you hear are spirits, you are all special, these voices have a purpose although you hear the negative voices as well as the positive. There are two sides, God (the positive voices) and the devil (the negative voices) train yourselves to hear only the positive voices. You are voices for God and anointed to hear him, so ignore the devil, he is butting into God’s business and does not belong there. Please read my story at: www.spiritualaspects.com. Thank you.