I happen to be one of the lucky ones. My state, Pennsylvania, decided to extend COVID state of emergency legislation through March of 2022. That’s a big deal for me because I get to keep receiving virtual therapy from my New York based psychiatrist. While legislation allowing for streamlined cross-state licensing procedures is being adopted …
Updates to State Licensing Laws: Check Your State Read More »
I have some very important personal information and updates to share that should take no more than 15 minutes to read through. For the past two and a half years I have suffered through, and then ultimately started improving from a debilitating health crisis. Unfortunately, because of perceptions in our society, as I go on …
Researchers believe that prescribed medications play a key role in the treatment of mental illness. They can reduce symptoms and prevent relapses of a psychiatric disorder. I don’t remember when Prozac hit the market because I was a child in 1987. But from what I’ve read, it was a hallelujah moment; a turning point; a …
For the past 120 days I have been clawing my way up a mountain, desperately searching for the reason Nicholas suddenly started suffering from debilitating psychiatric problems. Exhausted and bruised, I am now standing at the top screaming our story to make sure no parent ever has to endure the same torturous climb. Please help …
Trusting Your Judgement As A Parent by Timothy Ost Read More »
I’m ready to get out on the street and raise Cain. Bring out the tear gas, tasers, dogs–the whole military. Will I be scared? Of course. But not enough to cower. I’m 38 years old, and for the majority of my adult life I’ve been uninsured. But this is so much bigger than me. Last …
I’d Die For Single Payer Health Care: Here’s Why by Elsie Ramsey Read More »
I sat down with someone close to me and asked what it’s like to have Bipolar Disorder Type 1. Here’s what she said: There’s a documentary I love by Stephen Fry called ‘The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive’; in it he asks the following hypothetical question: If there was a button that would make …
Researchers believe that prescribed medications play a key role in the treatment of mental illness. They can reduce symptoms and prevent relapses of a psychiatric disorder. I don’t remember when Prozac hit the market because I was a child in 1987. But from what I’ve read, it was a hallelujah moment; a turning point; a …
