I had an idea for introducing the personality disorders after I went through some of the others, but I also take requests, as I said in one of my previous posts. Via Facebook, a request came in for me to write about Borderline Personality Disorder. So I’ll be moving into the Personality Disorders a little…
This is the final installment of The Psych Writer series on Major Depressive Disorder. This week, we turn our focus on MDD with Psychotic Features. Of course, when writing any disorder, focus on showing rather than telling, and remember, your character is human. Give them more dimensions than their disorder. What’s tricky about writing MDD…
Welcome to part two of my series on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). If you’re looking for the introduction to what MDD is all about, you can find that here. I have made updates to this article as of August 23, 2021, because Treatment Resistant Depression is so prevalent thanks to 2020 and 2021. Isolation and…
Disclaimer: This is not a substitute for medical advice and is for educational purposes only. If you read this and any of the below sounds like you, seek the help of a licensed professional in your area. Depression is a big topic. There are different types of depressive disorders, but for the purposes of this…
This is part of a series of The Psych Writer. I tend to write about pretty heavy topics because they’re mainly about mental illness, and though there are many things we can laugh and joke about to alleviate pain, these topics can be painful for some. So I ask you to stay with me and…
As you know, last week we just finished up a section on grief in The Psych Writer Series. So this week I wanted to take a break and head to The Editor’s Corner. After all, we’re writers, not psychologists. (For those of you enjoying TPW, we’ll get back to it soon!) I have a little…
This is the final installment of the grief section in The Psych Writer series. Last week, we took a look at The Depression Phase. But now we can take a nice, deep breath and look at how far we’ve come. All the way to acceptance. These phases are organized for the benefit of the clinician.…
Last week, we explored the guilt phase of grief as part of The Psych Writer series. Thanks for sticking with me thus far, as we’re almost finished with grief, and it’s a difficult topic to face. But after this, there are only two more left in the series, so hang in with me. So after…
The Psych Writer: Exploring the fourth phase of grief from patient and therapist points of view.
This is an ongoing series called The Psych Writer. Last week, we explored the first phase or stage of grief: shock and disbelief. This week, we’ll take a closer look at phase two: denial. This stage used to be lumped into the first stage of shock and disbelief, which makes sense, but over time, therapists…
