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"I wept not, so to stone within I grew"
Io non piangea, si` dentro impetrai. -Inferno, Canto 33 It is 3:40 AM, the witching hour, and my being awake cannot be a good sign. Of course, I have been awake at this hour every day for quite some t… more →
My Sad Alter-Ego
"I wept not, so to stone within I grew"
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my sad alter ego wrote 2 months ago: Io non piangea, si` dentro impetrai. -Inferno, Canto 33 It is 3:40 AM, the witching hour, and my bei … more →
Enough
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my sad alter ego wrote 8 months ago: I finally wrote what I thought was a reasonable letter to the shrink, since he never seemed to hear … more →
Still alive, beyond comfort of man or spirit
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my sad alter ego wrote 8 months ago: Thank you to everyone who left me comments or emails or anything. All much appreciated. Sorry I have … more →
Thanks for continuing to read
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my sad alter ego wrote 8 months ago: When a poster on a blog like this stops posting, usually one of two things has happened: either they … more →
I was so proud of her
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my sad alter ego wrote 9 months ago: I saw a patient the other night with a ton of psych meds in the ER for something unrelated. She was … more →
I did not see this coming
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my sad alter ego wrote 10 months ago: The latest in my escapades – no essays or deep thoughts or medical stuff here, just my persona … more →
The Rest of My Life
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my sad alter ego wrote 10 months ago: I’ve been writing kind of heavy stuff lately, and I think it has skewed what this started out … more →
Self-harm from the doctor's point of view
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my sad alter ego wrote 10 months ago: Edit added at the bottom. First of all, this is going to be detailed, and if it might upset you, ple … more →
Cyclothymia as a personality disorder; hormones and moods
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my sad alter ego wrote 10 months ago: I have had a partial response at least to the bupropion. Because of the anxiety it causes, I haven … more →
Another psych patient. Could the signs be any clearer?
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my sad alter ego wrote 10 months ago: Another psych patient just fell on me last night. (Not the two other cases I didn’t write abou … more →
The Emergency Room Visit Guide for Crazy People
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my sad alter ego wrote 11 months ago: I’ve been doing a lot of time in the ER lately. Today I saw a girl after an intentional overdo … more →
Today something happened to me that never happened before.
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my sad alter ego wrote 11 months ago: I got reprimanded at work. I apologize for the quality of this post ahead…I’m too tired … more →
Physical Versus Mental Illness
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my sad alter ego wrote 11 months ago: In an unpublished email, Milo wrote this comment to me: Personally speaking, i passed a kidney stone … more →
Link
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my sad alter ego wrote 11 months ago: Things here are mostly the same, maybe slightly better since I’m working back at my main hospi … more →
Why I Don't Fire the Shrink, and follow-up
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my sad alter ego wrote 1 year ago: I’m sorry to drop the last post down because I think it is one of my more important ones and w … more →
On mental illness and stigma in medicine
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my sad alter ego wrote 1 year ago: Today I saw a patient for a pre-operative evaluation. This is a consultation for a patient that need … more →
My Answer to the Commenters
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my sad alter ego wrote 1 year ago: I started to put this in the comments and then just decided to post it as a regular post, because it … more →
In which I fall back into my life
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my sad alter ego wrote 1 year ago: I know, I know, terrible to tempt fate. But it seems that the lithium + Wellbutrin combo is working. … more →
Fear and Hope and Wellbutrin
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my sad alter ego wrote 1 year ago: For a day or two, I thought it was working well – not well, but it seemed like suddenly I fell … more →
