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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: February 2013

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Monday, February 18, 2013. The Outer Limits, Again. You and I both know this blog is a week late. I apologize. But I just had a little emotional breakdown, and I needed time to recover. Environmental phenomena that make us more unstable, more likely to have symptoms or episodes or psychosis, or relapse into whatever condition we carry. There’s no safe place for me! Peer Recovery Art ...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: August 2013

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Changes in the DSM V - part 4. There are also other subcategories, for instance Body Dysmorphic Disorder, which consists of repetitive behaviors based on perceived (but not actual? It is the very definition of “abnormal” that we do not respond in the same way as others do to the same stimuli. That is how people notice we are different in the first place!

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: November 2013

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Thursday, November 14, 2013. Hoarding Disorder, part 2. Hoarding Disorder - part 2. Briefly, here are some of the tips I ran across in my reading. Lastly, just for fun, I am attaching a piece I wrote about my own tendency to get buried in “things.” I hope you enjoy it. The room had a closet and the closet was empty. No agendas. No surprises. Or see her catalog at www.lastlaughpro...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: July 2013

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Thursday, July 18, 2013. Changes in the DSM V, Part Two. The Disorders I will tackle today are Bipolar and Major Depressive. Thirdly, the category “Other Specified Bipolar and Related,” a sort of catch-all category, has been opened up more in terms of whether a hypomanic episode is “long enough” or has “enough symptoms” to diagnose. Major Depressive Disorder is largely unchanged exce...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: Changes in the DSM part 5: Autism

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Changes in the DSM part 5: Autism. Some say it is good in that it is more inclusive, and recognizes in its language that mental disorders exist on a spectrum, with “gifted” and “normal” behavior at one end and complete lack of function on the other. It is probably intended to allow more people, for insurance purposes, to get ...Autism actually comes in ...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: Laura's Law

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Monday, January 20, 2014. So if I don’t hear from any of you, this is my last blog entry. In the United States, this type of law is the majority - 45 states have adopted some program approximating “Laura’s Law.” So for once California is trailing at the rear end of a humane and liberal movement. Why is this? Criteria include ALL of these:. A serious mental disorder, inability to surv...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: Changes in the DSM V, Part Two

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Thursday, July 18, 2013. Changes in the DSM V, Part Two. The Disorders I will tackle today are Bipolar and Major Depressive. Thirdly, the category “Other Specified Bipolar and Related,” a sort of catch-all category, has been opened up more in terms of whether a hypomanic episode is “long enough” or has “enough symptoms” to diagnose. Major Depressive Disorder is largely unchanged exce...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: September 2013

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Changes in the DSM part 5: Autism. Some say it is good in that it is more inclusive, and recognizes in its language that mental disorders exist on a spectrum, with “gifted” and “normal” behavior at one end and complete lack of function on the other. It is probably intended to allow more people, for insurance purposes, to get ...Autism actually comes in ...

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case: Changes in the DSM V - part 4

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13 Ways of Looking At A Nut Case. Irreverent reflections on the unique experience of being mentally ill in modern America. Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Changes in the DSM V - part 4. There are also other subcategories, for instance Body Dysmorphic Disorder, which consists of repetitive behaviors based on perceived (but not actual? It is the very definition of “abnormal” that we do not respond in the same way as others do to the same stimuli. That is how people notice we are different in the first place!