Bipolar disorder

My mock suicide assessment was completed with Will Logan who played a character named Gary. Throughout the course of twenty minutes, I listened to Gary’s narrative and sought to ask questions which elicited information about his interactions with suicidal ideation and attempts. Gary came to treatment at the urging of a friend after two recent suicide attempts where he took pills in order to attempt to end his life. Through reflection, I hope to understand the strengths and areas for growth and…

A Review on the Epidemic of Adolescent Suicides Suicide is one of the most saddening topics to discuss. As a whole, suicide is awful. However, the population that I find the most concerning is adolescents. Sadly, suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescents. With an influx of bullying and society’s ideals of perfection, there is no wonder how a depressed teen’s fixation on suicide is fed. In order to investigate the topic, I read three peer reviewed journals discussing teen…

Tragedy Essay When I get asked about a tragedy that has happened in my life the first thing that comes to my mind is my parents splitting up. The reason why this is the most tragic incident that has happened to me is because it is the incident that has effected me the most. I have suffered, been depressed and even cut myself out from the world and the people around me. I feel that the reason I was so affected by this was because it happened very recently.(28) Winter break of 2016 had just…

The Adoration of Jenna Fox begins with two weeks after 17-year-old Jenna Fox wakes up from a year and a half long coma. She was in a coma because she was in a major car accident. She does not remember anything and her family has tapes for her to watch about her life to see if her memories will come back. She watches her tape called “Year Three/Jenna”. In this tape she learns that she used to live somewhere else besides her current residency in northern California. She then watches the tape of…

Pat Solitano was admitted into a mental health facility and released in the care of his parents after having 8 months of treatment due to his bi polar disorder. After coming home Pat soon learns that a lot has changed in those 8 months, his wife, Nikki, moved away, and he finds out that his father is out of a job and is supplicating to bookmarking. His father wants to save up enough money so he can open his own restaurant. Pat is trying to put the past behind him and get his life in order and…

Hush is a horror movie about a woman named Madison Young. Maddie is a mute author, who temporarily lost her hearing and her speaking ability when she contracted bacterial meningitis when she was 13. She ended up losing both her hearing and her speaking ability after she had a surgery that went wrong. Due to Maddie’s disabilities, Hush presents an emphasis on isolation and the importance of existential awareness that other horror movies fail to provide. Hush is different because most of the…

"The feeling of nothingness isn't the nicest feeling, then again, how would one know what it feels like, if it feels like nothing? How does one explain what feeling like nothing feels like? Do you feel sad? Scared? Angry? A mix of all these emotions? I could show you if you like. Just follow me to the edge of the cliff but beware, the ground can be slippery. I wouldn't want you falling into nothingness the way I did. Before you get too close to the edge, let me explain what nothingness felt…

Sore Throat in Early Pregnancy What must a woman do if she gets a sore throat, early pregnancy? This period is difficult enough, especially in women who experience morning sickness and other symptoms of pregnancy. But a sore throat can make things even worse. Deciding whether to take medications or just wait till it gets better on its own can be a dilemma, but if your symptoms are mild, home remedies might do. If you do not get better, it is best to visit your doctor to have your throat examined…

A Very Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh created Starry Night in an asylum looking out his window. This is the way that Van Gogh depicted nature. The painting was the most famous of all the paintings he did. It was the only painting he sold. Van Gogh painted two pictures of Starry Night but they did not come out the way he wanted them to. The idea of Starry Night was over a “land scape and not a town.” (Soth) He wrote to his brother Theo about his vision of what he thought about what he saw outside…

The loss due to suicide leaves behind a void and loneliness in the hearts of friends, parents, caretakers, teachers and anyone who know the victims at some time in their life. The ongoing ache in the hearts of their families, spouse and loved one can be prolonged for a limitless period. The deaths affect everyone’s feeling. The prolonged pain could be felt by someone close. The deep pain hardly goes off, but the grief can come in waves until someone feels like there’s no way forward and no way…