Category Archives: Psychiatry

First Meeting With My Psychiatric-Nurse Was Also My Last | WTF Was That!?

I was told there was a plan… promised, even. My Psychiatrist retired in December. She gave me a plan to deal with it, which included a few more appointments with my Psychotherapist, and six months of care through a Psychiatric … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | Welcome To The Sh*t Show Part One: Andrew Is Homeless

Andrew is threatening to kill himself. I haven’t written a lot about Andrew here. His mother and I started dating when he was four. We got married when he was seven. We separated when he was ten. It was very, … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | The End Is Nigh

I have two more appointments before my psychiatrist retires. This isn’t a surprise, she told me when we started three years ago that our relationship would be temporary. She also told me I wouldn’t be left out in the cold, … Continue reading

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Conversations With My Psychiatrist | Dealing With The Aftermath

My psychiatrist prescribed Trintellix for me in October of last year. One of my problems over the past ten years and more, has been sleeping. Basically I do too much of it, and I’m still tired all the time. The … Continue reading

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Thursday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | New Pills & A Car Wreck

I’ve changed psychiatrists since I wrote the last one of these. My last psychiatrist — the one who saved my life, retired… or something, he told me my regular Doctor could treat me. So I went without a psychiatrist and … Continue reading

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Evaluating My Mental Health Evaluation

“The signs I’ve slid into a depression should be obvious to me by now. After almost two decades I should at least have a check list by my door, or beside my bed. Dressing in black for days on end … Continue reading

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