Stuart Baker-Brown

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A movie trailer spoofing horror films, being shown in theaters in Britain and online, was launched a couple months ago to challenge the stigma surrounding schizophrenia. The segment is part of the “Time to Change” campaign run by British mental health charities Mind and Rethink, and funded by the Big Lottery Fund and Comic Relief.

The films have been launched nationwide to coincide with a poll by research firm YouGov, which reveals more than a third of people believe schizophrenics are violent.

Oh yes, did we forget to mention that the campaign stars none other than…MR. STUART BAKER-BROWN!!!

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Mission Nutrition

by Stuart Baker-Brown

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The Mera Diaries

Words and photographs by Stuart Baker-Brown

An Irked exclusive!

Stuart Baker-Brown, a tenacious mental health activist and long-time Irked contributor, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. For many years he has courageously promoted his own positive recovery to help inspire and offer hope to all those who share his diagnosis. On October 12, 2008, Stuart flew from his home in the UK to Kathmandu, Nepal and attempted to reach the summit of Mera Peak. This is his story, in his own words and with his own photos… 

October 13^th 2008.

It is 1:32pm UK time. I am sitting here at Doha airport in Qatar. We had to return just under an hour into the flight to Kathmandu. The plane had technical difficulties and there was a lot of cabin pressure and the air conditioning stopped working. So, it was announced by the captain that for passenger safety the plane had to return back to Doha.

I was supposed to be arriving in Kathmandu at approx 8am Nepal time, and at this moment I have no idea when we will be boarding a new flight.

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Time

by Stuart Baker-Brown

Written on December 4,2007

For many years I did not wear a watch. I could not bear to look at a clock. I felt TIME had forgotten me. I played no part in the past, present or future. Click to continue »

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‘Beau’

by Stuart Baker-Brown

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The Pursuit of Reality

by Stuart Baker-Brown

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On Love, Work & Identity

by Stuart Baker-Brown

I have received a request from Irked asking if I could write some words on the effects of love, work and identity whilst coping with a disability such as schizophrenia. The issues, I have to say, are huge and have great effect on my life and instead of the 1000 words I have allowed myself I could write 6000 or even more. Such is the complexity and importance of the subjects in my own and others lives.

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Why Ascend Everest – Stuart’s Story
by Stuart Baker-Brown

Stuart’s First Trek
On 22nd October 2003 I left the UK for Nepal to start a four and a half-week trek to Everest Base Camp. I had secured £7,000 funding from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust after being awarded a Travel Fellowship with the purpose of highlighting mental illness and showing it in a more positive light. When I first began to dream of the possibility of trekking to Everest Click to continue »