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Update for the Readers of Despair to Deliverance
I apologize for dropping off the radar for so long. The reality is, a lot has been happening apart from our attempts to finish our book. As I said in my last post, Robin actually moved to Florida! Anyone who … Continue reading
Posted in Updates About Robin, Updates About Sharon
Tagged Bipolar Disorder, Book writing, Depression, Disability, ECT, Electro-Convulsive Therapy, Life, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mixed Bipolar Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Spirituality, Writing
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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’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
“Will You Detain Me if I Don’t Agree to Come In?”
I graduated from college in 1985 without a job. After debating about my future plans, I took a job as a Mental Health Technician (MHT) at a psychiatric hospital in Michigan. I wanted to get experience in the field to … Continue reading
“Robin, I Think You Need a New World View”
I made a CD of music for Robin in April 2003 partly because I was moved by the painful emotions she shared with me through her music. It helped me relate emotionally to the depth of her pain. I … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 5 - A New Approach in Therapy (Excerpts)
Tagged Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, ECT, Electro-Convulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Suicide
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