Dr. Bruce N. Venter 
Paranoid Schizophrenia My Label, My Life: 
How I Escaped the Straitjacket of Serious Mental Illness

When I was diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic it I felt as though alightning bolt had struck me. It shattered my world. I was put into a mentalasylum. I was labeled. I was shunned. My friends fell away. I was walled bya screen of prejudice and fear from the general public. Was this to be a lifesentence? Was there a way to escape from the straitjacket of serious mentalillness? This is my story, the story of how I learned to survive. Is it success?You be the judge.