Icarus Redeemed Quotes

“These thoughts made sense at the time and eventually became fact, although only to me. This is how all madness must begin, with a simple thought that makes sense only to the mind that created it. There was no stopping it; it was inevitable. If it wasn’t that thought, it would have been another.”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir

“Since reading about the Theory of Relativity I had become obsessed with time and spent a lot of time thinking about its truthfulness. Eventually, I believed that time does not necessarily occur in a linear fashion, one moment after another, but rather it was possible that all of time occurred at once. If this were true, there would be no past or future, only the present, and although our perceived present constantly changed, the actual present stayed the same. Therefore, it would be possible to tell the future if one merely reinterpreted the present. These thoughts made sense at the time and eventually became fact, although only to me. This is how all madness must begin, with a simple thought that makes sense only to the mind that created it. There was no stopping it; it was inevitable. If it wasn’t that thought, it would have been another.”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir

“Things move rapidly during manic episodes, and it is difficult to describe an episode without allowing the progression of thoughts to snowball out of control. It is my intention to simulate this process, so that you, who may never experience a manic episode, can better see how the mind is affected. Please approach it with an open mind, with the understanding that the thoughts were real to me. Imagine yourself in a world where these things are true, and you will understand the fear, confusion, and perhaps euphoria of a manic episode. What I’ve learned from the experiences explained in this book is that reality is defined by the individual; there is no such thing as a universal reality. Allow yourself to make my reality yours, and we will make this journey together. I was alone when I first made this journey.”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir

“deep down I think we all struggle with thoughts of insignificance, and in seeking purpose in our lives we are really saying, “Look, I have the power to change things. I am significant.”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir

“In the end, it’s not the clothes we wear, family we come from, or music we listen to that define us; it’s the obstacles we overcome.”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir

“I am afraid to write this book, but if I did not step back into that place of darkness, I would run the risk of forgetting who I was and, as a result, lose perspective on how far I’ve come. I”
― G.H. Francis, Icarus Redeemed: A Schizoaffective Story: A Schizoaffective Disorder Memoir