Roy Anderson This is Me

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1. 1. TCPalm: Health & Wellness

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   Published on: 5/7/2002   Last Visited: 5/8/2002

   Anderson, executive director of OurHouse, who has been in recovery from schizo-effective disorder for seven years, had realized that many members, like Watson, are musically inclined.
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   So Anderson decided to solicit used instruments from the community about four months ago, and the response was overwhelming, he said.
   
   A public announcement system, an electric lead guitar, drums, an electric-acoustic guitar, an accordion, a bass guitar, a saxophone, three microphones, two microphone stands, a tambourine, a banjo and two organs were collected by the network. Some were purchased with donated money.
   
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   But we call it therapy because it feels good in our hearts," Anderson said.
   
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   A lot of our illnesses come from chemical problems in the brain," Anderson explained.
   
   Staying sober is important because substance abuse and mental disorders tend to go hand in hand, he said. And substances can have an adverse effect on medication.
   
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   Mann, Watson and Anderson picked up their instruments again.
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   If the group were not on medication, their dynamics as musicians would be very different, Anderson said. He would either be under the illusion that he was "a super big-time pro," trying to control the other players, or he would be out getting drunk or high. The new instruments are added incentive to stay on the straight and narrow.
   
   "Man, we're sober and we're doing what we always wanted to do," he said.