Tag Archives: Obessive-Compulsive Disorder

NOTE TO THE READERS OF DESPAIR TO DELIVERANCE

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

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 →

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“I Don’t Want to Kill Myself.”

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

  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 →

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“I’m Tired of Doing the Suicidal Battle in My Head.”

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Sharon DeVinney, Ph.D.

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 →

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