MOOC, OCD (Ousted Checking Devil), and Support Groups
The post about my son’s coping is nearly ready. In the meantime, here’s a side dish about me. My suicidal and bulimic phases probably won’t fill a page; they belong to a time in my life that dates...
View ArticleAntidepressant Citalopram Heart Safety Warning
For over a year I have been taking the SSRI pill Cipramil (Celexa; citalopram hydrobromide) and it has done a great job freeing me from panic attacks and reducing OCD remnants that lingered, after...
View ArticleFocused or Diffuse?
Dear Friends, If you wondered what happened to me… well, no need to worry, I am still suffering from personhood. This dynamite choice of words is from the book The Fault in our Stars by John Green,...
View ArticleWhat A Year
I have just completed one year of psychotherapy* with an amazing clinical social worker, accompanied by psychiatric treatment* and follow-up. Today, at 54, I am as mentally and emotionally strong as...
View ArticleFeeling Gut
When we hear the word bacteria many of us instinctively think yuck, dirty, bad. But actually, the 1.5 – 2 kilos – about three to five pounds – of microbiota (bacteria and other microorganisms) living...
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