Schizophrenia Homelessness and Crime On January 15, 2022, 40-year-old Michelle Go, was shoved in front of a Subway train and didn't survive. She was pushed by a man named Martial Simon who was a homeless diagnosed Schizophrenic. What is New York City doing to make sure this doesn't happen again? Watch this episode of [...]
Schizophrenia might be getting a name change Is Schizophrenia changing its name? Well according to the New England Public Media it might just be! What do you think of a name change? Do you agree or disagree? Check out this episode of Schizophrenia and the City to find out the thoughts of schizophrenic, [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Psych Ward Memes - Reaction 4 **Trigger Warning** Psych Ward Talk Let's do this! Part 4 of Psych Ward Memes Reactions. Do you think psych ward memes are funny? Do you think they would be funny to a schizophrenic girl who has been to the psych ward 3 times? Michelle Hammer from Schizophrenic.NYC reacts [...]
Schizophrenia and Sports **Trigger Warning** Mental Health Talk **Trigger Warning** Mental Health Talk. What's it like to be an athlete with Schizophrenia? What about being an athlete with any mental illness? In this video, Michelle Hammer talks about playing sports throughout her life with Schizophrenia and even being a college athlete. Can you play [...]
Psych Ward Meme - Reaction 3 **Trigger Warning** Psych Ward Talk. Here we go on part 3 of psych ward memes reactions. Are psych ward memes funny? Are they funny to a schizophrenic girl who has been to the psych ward 3 times? In this video, Michelle Hammer from Schizophrenic.NYC reacts to psych ward [...]
We Need To Talk About Suicide | Nick's Story **Trigger Warning** Suicide Since Thursday, July 15th, we have been looking for my friend Nick Lopez. Nick had been living stable for a long time. But that day something triggered his Bipolar disorder to send him into an episode. Wednesday, July 21st, his mother identified [...]
