Monday, March 24, 2003
One of the things that drives me crazy
is the inability to make up one's mind. One of my daughters is very indecisive. She is unwilling to make a decision. She wants to know ahead of time that she will succeed in her chosen career and major. The problem is that she doesn't know if she can do it or not. None of us knows ahead of time....
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Thursday, March 13, 2003
Kelly is in love.
She is twenty-one and her boyfriend is twenty. He loves her almost more than she loves him. She really enjoys having someone love her that much. They are already talking about the future. He is going to get his master's degree and become a high school teacher. She is going to finish her bachelor's...
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Thursday, March 6, 2003
My daughter is changing before my eyes.
She is no longer as clingy and as ashamed of herself as she was when her mania and paranoia disappeared. Now she is fun to have around. We babysat my grandson yesterday and she was a big help with him. She played with him, and fetched thing for us. She also made herself lunch and went to the coffee...
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Sunday, March 2, 2003
Getting over the shame of being mentally ill.
Brenda has just recovered from a long spell of mania and psychosis. Now she remembers everything she did through the eyes of a normal person. She is embarrassed and ashamed. She thinks she is the laughing stock of her friends. She has also lost the self-confidence she has when she is manic. So now...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Going to college on probation.
Kelly has been accepted to college. She will be on probation and will only be able to take twelve credits her first semester. She also will have a provision that she follows through with counseling. The nurse and the counselor are going to write that up. This school wants Kelly to go there and...
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Monday, February 24, 2003
Changes
Kelly and Brenda have gone through quite a few changes snce the last time I wrote. Kelly is in love. She went on a date a week ago and it seems to be a serious relationship. They only see each other in school and had one date this weekend. She really wants my advice, so that she can do it right. Her...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2003
When your children grow up you are still a mother.
But if they have a mental illness, you have to be more involved in their lives than either you or your daughter would like. They are dependent because they are ill. They cannot find many friends and they need more support than the average person. In some cities they have club houses. They don't in...
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