Erica Crompton is a freelance journalist with a history of paranoid schizophrenia and over two decades experience of living with psychosis. She’s written about her life with this condition for The New York Times, The Lancet Psychiatry, The Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, The Independent, Happiful magazine and many more. She holds a degree in journalism and a degree in fine art. As well as writing about psychosis, Erica gives guest lectures across the UK about her life, including talks to NHS clinicians, lawyers and solicitors, and doctoral students in psychology. In her spare time Erica runs Hopezine, a small and inspiring magazine to give all people feeling low or suicidal hope for a brighter future. She currently works part-time and lives in a little white cottage in a village in Staffordshire, UK, with her two adopted Tom cats called Caspar and Winter.