Category Archives: Appointment Day

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | June 12, 2009

This was my first appointment after telling my parents about my girlfriend being pregnant. It was not a good ten days. There is a level of passive aggression in my family that is unrivalled. When I first told my mother … Continue reading

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | April 3, 2009

My doctor and I rarely start with the heavy stuff straight away. Actually, after I walk into his office and we shake hands, our routine consists of my weighing myself on his gravity scale, then I sit down and straighten … Continue reading

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | January 9, 2009

There’s a certain rhythm to our appointments which gets broken after we’ve had a break. Even missing one appointment throws our timing off and we end up spending the first forty-five minutes catching up and talking about stuff we’re both … Continue reading

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | December 19, 2008

Friday was the day I told my mother all the good news about my recovery from the various diseases and conditions I’ve been living with for the past two decades. I started telling her about the incredible decrease into normality … Continue reading

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist

I’ve learned a great deal in my discussions with my psychiatrist. Which is good, because we’ve been meeting regularly for four years now… mostly for an hour every second Friday afternoon. So it occurred to me after a meeting last … Continue reading

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Four Movies And Nine Pairs Of Socks

My psychiatrist’s office is in the next town over, so I generally rely on the graces of others for a ride every two weeks. The alternative is a $40 round trip cab ride with a driver who, more often than … Continue reading

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