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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 to the Readers of Despair to Deliverance
Those of you who are still hanging in there with us and paying attention, will be happy to know I just (literally minutes ago) emailed the latest draft of our book off to five people to read and give feedback. … Continue reading
Our Book is Getting Closer!
Here’s an update on the process of moving toward publishing our book, Despair to Deliverance. We completed a final draft, and my nephew Daniel and I both worked hard at editing it. I learned that the process of taking out … 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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“I Want to Get My Life Back to Normal.”
Robin had just received her second ECT treatment, and had to meet with her supervisor the following day. She was very worried and upset about the prospect of losing her job. “I can’t go back to living with my … Continue reading
Posted in Ch 6 - The Treatment of Last Resort (Excerpts)
Tagged Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, OCD, Stigma, Suicide
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“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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“I Had the Tylenol All Lined Up.”
During the time Robin was experiencing the aftermath of her meltdown in 2003 I had been a psychologist for a little over ten years. I had been working at the same agency from the time I had begun my … Continue reading
Robin’s Thoughts About The Hospital
I slept very little the night before I was hospitalized and woke up exhausted. I started drinking that day as soon as I got up. I was drinking vodka and lemonade, my drink of choice, and listening to a CD … Continue reading
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