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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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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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Be Careful What You Ask For
Somewhere around the beginning of February, we finished the final draft of our book and sent it to a number of friends, family and acquaintances for feedback. We had been working on it for two years. A large part of … 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’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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