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John Exell
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I was born of very working class parents, did extremely well in the 11+, but experimented with drugs in my teens, I was 18 in the magic hippy summer of ’67, and ended up in Mental Hospital, diagnosed with Schizophrenia. In my late 20’s, I returned to college to study Architecture, my childhood ambition, gaining an Honours degree and post-graduate diploma. Worked in Architecture until the recession of the early 90’s, was a job seeker until I cracked up again, and was put on sickness benefit, where I am now, July 2006, at the age of 57.
I have been described as a highly talented genius by others. I always reply, I wish I was talented and a genius at life. I am a member of Mensa, am multi talented, maths, geometry, physics, writing, art, sculpture. Am left handed and an Aquarian, with a Libran moon sign, and believe it or not, sometimes I can be very practical. I am also a trainee mystic. That’s all for now......
John Exell has
created the following interesting items:
Voices from Within and Without
It doesn't do you any harm to feel your own pain
The Experience of Hearing Voices
The Relativity of Mental Health
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Totem Pole 1 - sculpture
Survivors' Poetry have brought out a 32-page booklet of John Exell's poetry, "Chanting Diamonds", price £4, available from Survivors' Poetry
E-mails to John can be sent via our Contact page
