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A Young Man’s Wrenching Journey
On Jun 18, 2013, Anon wrote: Hello Dr. Sana L. Johnson-Quijada, Thank you for coming to talk to share some of your experiences and views associated psychiatry. I am sorry I have not emailed you...
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Past week, latest on ECT on the web
Shock therapy used to treat depression video from wzzm13.com community Wrong Planet Autism Forum Index -> Bipolar, Tourettes, Schizophrenia, and other Psychological Conditions Why are we still...
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Words Like: Distended abdomen! and Connection
A friend of mine told me the other day, Mentally I went to a bad place during exercise on Tuesday. Like “I’m so slow, I want to go home, the other girls probably think bad things about me”. In my head...
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Old and Dying – Why We Are Still Alive
Sweaty, well-worn, in bike-ware, she was eating comfortably with her friend. I kept trying not to stare and just had to fight it! I wanted to imprint her shiny wrinkled yet blooming geriatric status...
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Exercise and the Brain – and Dancing to Enrique Iglesias
Greg went to arrange his annual colonoscopy. Because he was having a chronic cough, his gastroenterologist (GI specialist) was wise enough to schedule him the “double dip” colonoscopy and endoscopy....
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Electroconvulsive Therapy – a student nurses perspective
http://originalribenababy.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/electroconvulsive-therapy-a-student-nurses-perspective/Filed under: Electroconvulsive Therapy, self care Tagged: depression, electroconvulsive...
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Trying to explain, temporary memory loss in ECT
I’m trying to help explain, “Why temporary memory loss in ECT versus loss of memories prior to ECT?” It is “friendly” to understand our treatment options and dispel stigma, starting with “Me.” Please...
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Know You Are Blessed
Think of the worst of us. Think of the worst about us. Think of those with self-loathing. Those with low self-awareness, the violent, and the violated, think of them. Where is the blessing?...
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Sweaty and Worried – Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Hank had to sing an Italian song for his tests. His music instructor did not believe that he had been practicing two hours a day. When Hank asked his voice teacher to sign off on those hours, his voice...
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Questions From Someone Important – On ECT
Hi. I was hoping I could ask you a couple questions about ECT for a research paper I am writing. How do you address the issue of cognitive and memory impairments? What are your top 3 reasons for being...
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Live Imperfectly, Dad is dying, and I Have no Power.
Living with someone like tomorrow might be their last is much harder to do when it is actually the case. My dad told me, after my nine-year old niece died, that a parent should never outlive their...
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The Heroic Patient
Sorena wore a black knit scarf around a thick neck, folds between scarf and skin. She came in with reflective smooth skin and frozen brow. After many botox injections, she increasingly found it...
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The Sins of the Fathers, and Mental Health
“We know the Bible speaks of sins of the fathers passing to the 3rd and 4th generations while God imbues his kindness and mercy far beyond that to those who love him and keep his commandments.” Rosa...
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Wanting, with a capital “W”…and God
A perfect world for me would include Wanting, with a capital “W”. We would want and have the energy and motivation all included, like a first class Qatar Airline’s ticket with real linen napkins for...
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