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by Sean - 25 April 2009
After a rather long wait for an appointment with a psychiatrist, I finally saw someone last week. There were in fact two someones in the meeting, a psychiatrist and a psychologist. End result: Two suggestions - therapy and medication.
BIID, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Therapy, and Medication continues »
by Lane - 12 April 2009
So, I knew I needed help, but it turns out that good help is hard to find. I’ve now talked to about a dozen mental health professionals and I trust only the two that I’m working with now. Basic statistics would suggest that the average tdoc/pdoc (therapist/psychiatrist) sees average people. Most of their interactions, depression due to job loss, anxiety about a failing marriage, etc., are probably fairly mundane. You can guess part of my diagnosis – a relatively mild form of bipolar disorder – without psychotic symptoms.
Yeah, I’m Crazy continues »
by Sean - 9 April 2009
Today’s topic is one that can be quite controversial. Legalised Physician Assisted Suicide, or Legal Euthanasia, and how BIID relates to that. It is interesting that between the time I conceived of this post and now, I’ve had two other people write about that theme (upcoming posts). The basic idea here is to contrast the "value" of death vs the "value" of life with a physical impairment.
Physician Assisted Suicide And BIID continues »
by Sean - 6 April 2009
Over the years, I’ve been told I by various people that I was sick and needed help . Generally not in a very friendly tone. I always find it frustrating because there really isn’t any help available. Last week, I received another such note sent through my contact form.
In Response To An Email Calling Me Sick continues »
by Sophie - 4 April 2009
I was woken up this morning at around 9:15 am to my mother standing in my doorway with the phone and the instructions "sound awake and chirpy, it’s a lady on the phone!" Turned out it was my new psychiatrist and I’d forgotten about my appointment today. My excuse (and I think a valid one) is that I’ve been sick all week with a cold and only managed to get anywhere near close to a full night’s sleep (knocked out cold sleep) last night. I also tend to turn into a grumpy mess when I’m sick.
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