I did the most irrational, idiotic, nonsensical, thing today. Please learn from my mistake. My partner always tells me to “bat him upside the head” when he needs it. Well, at 5 am this morning, I decided that sounded like a really good idea. So I walked up behind him and popped him on the… Continue reading Never, ever again
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder refresher
Kenneth J. Headen, M.D., psychiatrist and author, has written an excellent review about ADHD on his blog. Dr. Headen holds a special place in my heart. He and ariadneK were the first to link back to the original Psych Patient, MD blog. Both Dr. Headen’s and ariadneK’s blogs are worth bookmarking. The links are listed… Continue reading Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder refresher
Just in time for Mother’s Day
If only I had more time with my mom … You Are Somewhat Like Your Mom Believe it or not, you and your mom are pretty darn similar.It may not seem like it at times, but you and your mom have a lot of common ground.Over time, you’ll probably get closer … especially if you… Continue reading Just in time for Mother’s Day
Oh so true …
“More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see;it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself.” — Kevin Smith
… it’s making me wait …
Okay, beautiful Sunday morning. I’m sitting at my computer going through my email, drinking a leisurely cup of coffee, and then … I gotta go. But I don’t wanna go. Not just yet. Just lemme finish reading my email. Then I’ll go. Then the cramping starts. I really should go, now. Hmmm, okay. I’ll go.… Continue reading … it’s making me wait …
The most caring child
Help Comes In Many Forms … Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest hewas asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find themost caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose nextdoor neighbour was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.Upon seeing the man… Continue reading The most caring child
What do YOUR dreams mean?
Blogthings.com is a blog full of fun quizzes, memes, and toys that you can add to your blog. The quizzes cover a wide variety of interesting topics. Mostly just for fun, many of my quiz results are fascinatingly accurate. For example, here are my results for a quiz on dreams. What Your Dreams Mean… Your… Continue reading What do YOUR dreams mean?
Journaling
For those interested in learning how I got started in blogging, I will be posting a link to a webpage that will list the entries from the original Psych Patient, MD blog. You will not be able to post new comments to those entries. The page will simply be the posts and comments for your… Continue reading Journaling
Caregivers need love, too
My dearest and bestest friend from college called me the other day. It really brightened my day! We used to haunt the nooks and crannies of the Berkeley campus to study in peace. We lost touch several years ago, but she took the time to search out my family to get in touch with me.… Continue reading Caregivers need love, too
The Doctor is IN!
I finally figured out how to set up the custom domain for this blog! WOOHOO!! The new URL is http://www.psychpatientmd.com. NOTE: You must include the WWW to get to this blog! The doc is back in business!