Diary of a Madman

This book is the true misadventures of a young teen living in a small, northern Canadian town in the 70's and 80's with schizophrenia and his journey to peace, health and happiness.

This is the true life story of Jason Dunphy, a teen who, while living in a small northern Canadian town in the 70's and 80's, developed schizophrenia. These tales are raw and honest. They describe a young person on random hitchhiking adventures through the wide open prairies of Alberta and his wild fantasies of attaining rock stardom. All this with the background noise of the battle of his disease going on in his fragile mind. In the end, we see how Dunphy overcomes his mental illness and finds a life of peace, happiness and health.

Jason C.E. Dunphy resides on the west coast of Canada. He now lives a peaceful, happy life with his wife, dog and the people with special needs he supports. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teen living in a small, northern Canadian town in the 70's and 80's. He hopes this book will help uproot some of the stigmas attached to people living with mental illnesses. He wrote this book as a way of laying his past to rest. Even if no one else reads this manuscript he has successfully done that