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“Robin, What? You’re Moving?”
I’m sorry it’s taken so long to continue the story. Life got in the way. As we all know, it happens. I’ve been working on a whole new plan for marketing our book, which I will discuss in a different … Continue reading
Robin’s Story Continues…
Once Vocational Rehabilitation finally came through, they referred me to a program that provided employment seeking assistance. This program happened to be run by the agency where Sharon worked, and where I received treatment. They actually made it a … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 9 - Robin: Rebuilding My Life (Excerpts)
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Personality Disorder, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Publishing, Recovery, Stigma, Suicide, Writing
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How Did Robin Finally Heal?
In January 2004, after everything I had gone through in the previous year, I was determined to get my life back to some semblance of normal. The panacea, as I saw it, was returning to work as a case … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 9 - Robin: Rebuilding My Life (Excerpts)
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Stigma, Suicide, Writing
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The Blog World Is Its Own Culture
I feel compelled to write about the blog world. I cannot keep writing posts about the “behind the scenes” process of Robin and I writing our book, without commenting on our foray into the foreign territory of blogging. My experiences … Continue reading
A Blog? I Never Would Have Imagined!
In February 2014, Robin and I were suddenly immersed in an on-line course on how to write a book. We got through the first few assignments which were all about getting the concept for the book focused. We had a … Continue reading
Preview of Things to Come
Our loyal readers who have followed our story know that Robin and I are working on finishing up our book, and will be self-publishing it as soon as possible. It will tell the rest of the story of how Robin … Continue reading
NOTE TO THE READERS OF DESPAIR TO DELIVERANCE
For those of you who have followed along, Robin and I have now finished telling our story of the very stressful year we both experienced in 2003 after her meltdown. Our plan is for Robin to write the last chapter … Continue reading
Posted in Updates About Robin, Updates About Sharon
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Disability, Dissociation, ECT, Electro-Convulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Mixed Bipolar Episode, Mixed Mania, Obessive-Compulsive Disorder
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“I Don’t Want to Kill Myself.”
It was October 2003 and Robin had been battling her own brain for over eight months. After four hospitalizations, eleven ECT treatments, the loss of her job and health insurance, and the finalizing of a bankruptcy, she was trying … Continue reading
“I’m Tired of Doing the Suicidal Battle in My Head.”
In mid-September 2003, approximately two weeks after her fourth hospitalization, Robin began to display noticeable signs of a further lessening of depression. Her affect was brighter. Her thinking continued to become clearer. She moved more quickly and responded to questions … Continue reading
“I Don’t Know What to Do!”
In August 2003, Robin’s life had completely hit rock bottom, from her perspective. In seven months she had gone from living in her own apartment and working full-time at a job she felt good about, with co-workers who liked and … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 7 - Rock Bottom (Excerpts)
Tagged Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Suicide
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