Well, it’s been 2 weeks and we are now home from Rye’s inpatient hospitalization. What a ride this has all been. In fact, we got home yesterday and my head is still spinning and I’m not even sure I can write a decent post. But here goes…
What was good about the hospital?
It seems to have [...]
The whole subject of psychiatry and child psychiatry in particular has been heavily weighing on me lately.
I mean, do these doctors know what they are doing? I know they try but so many symptoms in children and even teens can be misread, misunderstood, misdiagnosed and overpathologized. Much more so than with adults. I know every [...]
Well, on the down side I woke up with a really bad cold today so that bites.
On the good side though Don and I were talking last night and we have both noticed that Rye’s nightmares have disappeared. For weeks now. At least since before Christmas and including through the trip to New York. No [...]
Life is often a dance over here.
A dance of emotions. One day up, the next day down. Normally for us this dance is manageable. Up and down, yes, but manageable. This dance, however, is exaggerated and heightened by change. What are normally reasonable swells of emotions can become consuming, larger than life, dramatic, powerful, intense [...]
Well, I’m not sure we are starting the year out on the right foot here but whatever. The anxiety monster completely over took Rye yesterday in anticipation of school starting again and the whole event completely wore me out. Lord have mercy, the kid was all over the place all day. [...]
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