In creating a new definition for psychosis, I contend that we not only consider internal processes operating during psychosis or special message crisis, but also external ones. Though much of the eight-part definition for psychosis I propose is, in fact, internal, the last three components are not. This article is about the first two of […]
In these happier days, I am extremely thankful to have my wife and my dog with me. This Thanksgiving we have escaped the urban psychiatric backward upon which I work for a few days in Lake Tahoe. Still complex trauma must be managed. I am bound to have unpleasant holiday as memories bubble up, no […]
Twas the night before new years and up in the house The APA approved therapist fell asleep on the couch The patients kept on talking ‘neath bulbs translucent glare Grateful that working through psychosis was permitted there . . . The last two holiday seasons I have spent Christmas in bed with a fever […]
Finding a relationship when you struggle with mental health challenges can be hard for a host of different reasons. Depression, anxiety, addiction, and interpersonal struggles can make relationships very challenging. There is stigma attached to each of these conditions and many avoid contact and fail to see other great qualities that the sufferer brings to […]