Four years ago, on December 15, 2021, my husband took me to see a psychiatrist because I was acutely mentally ill. It was a very difficult time for me and my husband. I’m so glad I’m mentally healthy today, with no recurrences to date. I’ve been acutely mentally ill three times: in 1996, 2000 and
This post is about Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It might be the most helpful book I’ve ever read, for helping me manage my mental illness. I believe there’s overlap between different mental health diagnoses and so what helps a person with one diagnosis might help people with other diagnoses too. That’s why
I tapered down my Olanzapine over the last two weeks. As of yesterday my current psychiatrist ok’d me to stop taking at, as long as I take some with me on my upcoming trip (Feb 1 – 9 to England), just in case I need it. So I made it – I am well enough
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