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The Discharge Non-Plan (Part I)
I wake in the pre-dawn darkness. It is spring. The windows are open and the birdsong is heard. I dread this day, as I now dread all days. In the hospital I was on total bed rest. Staff emptied my… more →
Behind the Locked Doors of Inpatient Psychiatry
The Discharge Non-Plan (Part I)
wrote 2 weeks ago: I wake in the pre-dawn darkness. It is spring. The windows are open and the birdsong is heard. I … more →
Instant Sanka Made with Tap Water is not Coffee
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wrote 2 weeks ago: R. N. Katy is one of the badies. She has been working nights here for about two decades. She had a … more →
Saturday 20 April, Continued
wrote 2 weeks ago: Last night at 6:20 p.m. I called the nurses’ station and asked when supper would be served. I was t … more →
Thursday 18 April, Continued
wrote 2 weeks ago: Every time I sleep—nap or nighttime—I wake dreaming of 3-6. This time I dream I am filled with pus. … more →
Kyle Sibley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Part II)
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wrote 2 weeks ago: You’re supposed to have a social work assessment during the first 24 hours you’re on Unit 3-6. I ne … more →
Kyle Sibley, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
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wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s odd, watching your mind go. My psychologist told me years ago that if you randomly selected a … more →
God Sightings
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wrote 3 weeks ago: My church, Isaiah’s Table, has a board where we put Post-Its noting the moments when we have seen Go … more →
Greetings, Gentlefolk
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I have spent the past twelve days in St. Joseph’s Hospital on inpatient psychiatry (Unit 3-6) with D … more →
The Enduring Damage (Part II)
wrote 1 month ago: To my doctor’s partner: When I take medicine, the first thing that happens is major fatigue. I usua … more →
The Enduring Damage (Part I)
wrote 1 month ago: A letter to my doctor’s partner: Dear Doctor, I need you to understand. In 1974 my fiancé, a f … more →
The Call
wrote 3 months ago: In church, they preached from the lectionary. (“A lectionary is a book or listing that contains a c … more →
Marketing Services for the NY psychiatrist in private practice
wrote 4 months ago: Psychiatric Marketing Specialists of New York provides MD Psychiatrists specialized marketing servic … more →
Under the Law
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wrote 7 months ago: From glj: I agree [with “Being ‘Disappeared’ into CPEP” http://behindthelockeddoors.wordpress.com/2 … more →
In the World of Peas and Corn
wrote 11 months ago: Ode magazine is changing its name to The Optimist. The magazine was conceived in France, born in th … more →
The Other Mohawk Mom (Part III)
wrote 11 months ago: So the story of the other Mohawk Mom and her adult son gains more substance and credence. Her name … more →
Mohawk Moms (Part II)
wrote 11 months ago: There are two women whose adult sons have been hospitalized at Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center in t … more →
Sexual Abuse, Mohawk Mom, and the Good Life
wrote 11 months ago: Good morning, peeps. It’s been too long since I posted, so here’s an update on what I’ve been doing … more →
In Reply to John
wrote 12 months ago: It is my personal position that no adult should be subjected to any involuntary procedures, whether … more →
Life-Saving at the Empathic Therapy Conference
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wrote 1 year ago: Before the “Treating the Psychiatrically Maltreated” workshop at the Empathic Therapy Conference, a … more →
