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Dx: Depression Consequent to Fatigue
Dick Gottlieb, the social worker from Grand Rapids who engages people in empathetic therapy, and I, who have a diagnosis of type two bipolar disorder, have been having some conversations, most recently centered on what the heck is wrong with me … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressants, Bipolar disorder, central nervous system, depression, Diagnosis, dick gottlieb, doctor, drugs, emotions, empathic therapy, fatigue, immune system, lupus, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, mind-body link, Mood, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Patient, pharmaceuticals, psychosis, sadness, stress, therapist, therapy, treatment
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PPP, DDD and Me
I went to the Empathic Therapy Conference because it included workshops about drugs and drug damage. (All I understand of empathic therapy is that it’s what you do when you accept people as people, not as diagnosable units of sickness, … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, antidepressants, chamomile tea, Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Contact, CPEP, DDD, depression, Diagnosis, doctor, doctors, drug damage, drugs, empathic therapy, empathy, handcuffs, Hell, insomnia, lithium, lockup, medical model, medication, Medicine, Mental disorder, mental health, mental illness, MPLA, NYS Office of Mental Health, NYS OMH, OMH, police officers, PPP, psychiatrist, Psychiatry, psychologist, psychotherapy, self-hypnosis, suicide, The Alliance, therapist, therapy, treatment
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Exercise or Naps for Depression?
What good did hospitalization do me? What it did for me was give me rest. It wasn’t supposed to. I was supposed to get up and get dressed; go to breakfast; participate in groups; meet with my psychiatrist; stay out of … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressants, bed rest, Chemical imbalance, depression, doctor, drugs, endorphins, exercise, fatigue, hospital, hospitalization, inactivity, inpatient psychiatry, medication, Medicine, mental illness, nap, neurotransmitters, norepinephrine, Patient, pharmaceuticals, Physical exercise, Physical therapy, rest, serotonin, sleep, therapy, tired, treatment
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Anna the Embed: How I Got Diagnosed with Narcissism (Part II)
The only reason for giving someone a diagnosis is in order to treat. If you’re not going to treat, then it’s just name-calling. Generally speaking, I refuse the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder but I will accept it if … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipolar disorder, borderline personality, borderline personality disorder, DBT, Diagnosis, dialectic behavior therapy, Dialectical behavior therapy, Dr. Paul M. Cohen, drugs, endocrinology, hypersensitive, immunology, invalidation, Medicaid, narcissism, neurology, PNIE, Psychiatry, psychologist, psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology, psychotherapy, schizophrenia, sensitivity, therapist, therapy, treatment, validation
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