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About Ioannis
SURVIVOR, AUTHOR, SPEAKER, CONSULTANT
I was 25 years old when terminated from my first post-college professional job. Sunk into a severe depression hearing voices. Sent to State Mental Institution because I had no health insurance. The abyss was as cavernous as the Grand Canyon. The vicious trap of escaping wrong psychiatric drugs seemed endless. One caused a heart arrythmia (Afib). But on the long winding road to recovery, a memorable encounter with ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ star Jack Nicholson, and his creation of a Six Point Method how to live with Manic Depression aka Bipolar Disorder instead of succumbing to it. His book, speaking engagements, and one-on-one consulting are all geared toward helping others with their Depression.
My Services
What I Offer
Mental Health
Advocating for awareness, understanding, and support through lived experience with severe mental illness.
Depression
Sharing personal insights and recovery tools to help others navigate the darkness of deep emotional pain.
Manic Depression
A firsthand journey of survival and strength, turning suffering into a method for managing life with this complex illness.
Bipolar
Living proof that it’s possible to find balance and purpose while managing the highs and lows of Bipolar Disorder.
Consultation
Empowering others through compassionate, one-on-one guidance rooted in real-world experience, not just theory.
Guest Speaker
Inspiring audiences with a raw, honest story of resilience, recovery, and the power of the human spirit.
Books Ioannis Skiotes
LIVING WITH MANIC DEPRESSION: From Pain To Purpose
Synopsis
Powerful memoir of a man’s journey from a traumatic descent to a State Mental Institution and Halfway House, given incorrect psychiatric diagnoses combined with a plethora of wrong medications, including one that caused a heart arrythmia, to his miraculous ascent with a memorable encounter stunning ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ star Jack Nicholson, culminating in his creation of a Six Point Method how to live with this heinous incurable illness instead of succumbing to it.
Surviving Manic Depression Featuring
In Surviving Manic Depression, Ioannis Skiotes shares his raw and deeply personal journey through the darkest corners of mental illness. From being wrongly diagnosed and institutionalized without insurance, to battling harmful medications including one that triggered a heart arrhythmia Ioannis found himself at the edge of despair.
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Schedule a personal session to discuss mental health, healing, and transformation with Ioannis Skiotes.
Make An Appointment With Ioannis Skiotes
Make An Appointment With Ioannis Skiotes
Schedule a personal session to discuss mental health, healing, and transformation with Ioannis Skiotes.
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