The client was recently released after a 16-month stay at Claymore, a private mental asylum for women. The identified patient is 18-year old female who goes by Susanna. Susanna comes from an upper class family with both parents and is an only child. She identifies herself as not having the average teenage life. She recently graduated from high school but has no plans after college. She reported that she wants to write but doesn’t really have a plan.
While growing up Susanna explained how she has always been considered a black sheep. She never had a lot of girlfriends and mostly kept to herself. While attending her senior graduation she went to sleep during the ceremony and almost missed her name being called. Susanna has been engaging in …show more content…
She also stated she didn't have any bones in her wrist. This frighten Susanna because she was an excellent writing and having no bones in her wrist meant she’d never be able to write again. Susanna was released from the hospital but soon met with her family’s psychiatrist. He asked about her not having any bones in her wrist but she claimed they came back once she got home. The Psychiatrist then insisted that she go to the mental asylum for a rest. Susanna was under the impression that she was going to just be staying for a week or so but the stay lasted longer than she …show more content…
In a family session Susanna’s mom explained how she rolled off the bed on to the floor and broke her leg when she was a baby. Susanna was put in a body case and strapped down because of her injury. She needed to stay in the hospital but her father had a prior engagement to attend out of town so her parents took Susanna with her. Susanna spent the whole ride taped to the board not being able to more in the backseat of the car. Growing up as an only child Susanna didn't get the attention from her parents that she wanted. Her dad was very successful and her mom made sure to keep up the image that they were the perfect family. Her mom was really critical of her and constantly harassed her about how she was dressed or who she dated. Susanna stated that she refused to be like her mother and wanted a life of her own doing whatever she wanted to
While growing up Susanna explained how she has always been considered a black sheep. She never had a lot of girlfriends and mostly kept to herself. While attending her senior graduation she went to sleep during the ceremony and almost missed her name being called. Susanna has been engaging in …show more content…
She also stated she didn't have any bones in her wrist. This frighten Susanna because she was an excellent writing and having no bones in her wrist meant she’d never be able to write again. Susanna was released from the hospital but soon met with her family’s psychiatrist. He asked about her not having any bones in her wrist but she claimed they came back once she got home. The Psychiatrist then insisted that she go to the mental asylum for a rest. Susanna was under the impression that she was going to just be staying for a week or so but the stay lasted longer than she …show more content…
In a family session Susanna’s mom explained how she rolled off the bed on to the floor and broke her leg when she was a baby. Susanna was put in a body case and strapped down because of her injury. She needed to stay in the hospital but her father had a prior engagement to attend out of town so her parents took Susanna with her. Susanna spent the whole ride taped to the board not being able to more in the backseat of the car. Growing up as an only child Susanna didn't get the attention from her parents that she wanted. Her dad was very successful and her mom made sure to keep up the image that they were the perfect family. Her mom was really critical of her and constantly harassed her about how she was dressed or who she dated. Susanna stated that she refused to be like her mother and wanted a life of her own doing whatever she wanted to