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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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“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’d Have to Accept a Whole New Identity.”
I had no idea how Robin would react to the news that I thought she was having a mixed bipolar episode. I was very concerned. If I was right about her diagnosis, this would confirm she was experiencing impaired impulse … Continue reading
“I’m Going to Drink Until I Pass Out!”
I always knew Robin had anxiety in social situations. She acknowledged it in our first session. What became clear after her meltdown, however, was that she actually fit the criteria for what is known as Avoidant Personality Disorder. People with … 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
Robin Finally Lets Her People In
The inpatient unit where Robin was staying consisted of ten rooms with two beds per room, in a long hallway with a nurses’ station in the middle of the unit. The nurses’ station was a room enclosed in shatterproof glass … Continue reading
“I Hate Myself, I Hate My Life and I Want to Die.”
Robin’s “meltdown” led to a three week hospitalization. I continued to be involved in her treatment even though this was not standard protocol at the agency. Outpatient therapists usually turned the treatment over to the inpatient staff, while the psychiatrists … Continue reading
The Phone Call that Changed Everything
The story begins with a phone call one day from Robin. She and I had been working together in therapy for almost ten years at that point. She had almost never called me between sessions during that ten year period, … Continue reading
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