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Gavin had a major diagnosis change today

Gavin and I met with Dr. Reynolds this morning. Lizze wasn't feeling well and was resting up so she would be better when the kids got home from school. Sometimes we have to divide and conquer. Today's appointment was basically supposed to be a followup, because we had discontinued the Lithium last month. Dr. Reynolds wanted to make sure everything was okay. We met for quite awhile, and the discussion turned to something I hadn't planned on. I asked the question, at what point do we revisit his Schizoaffective diagnosis and look at straight up Schizophrenia? The reason I asked this question is because we haven't reevaluated him in a long time and his symptoms have changed as he's gotten older. Long story short, Gavin's official diagnosis has changed to…

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April 26, 2017

Depression / Inspirational Posts / Mental Health / My thoughts

I’m in a relationship with depression and it f@cking sucks

If you're new to the neighborhood, you might be interested to know that I like to speak very openly about mental health. I'm a firm believer in the there's nothing to be ashamed of approach. Over the years I've spoken very candidly about our Autism journey and every other thing that we've found in our life path. When it comes to myself, I'm no exception. I've been warring with depression since my early teens and I'm not ashamed to speak to my experience. Now that we've been introduced, let's get down to business. Depression is kicking my ass right now. I'm taking my meds, speaking to a psychologist and I'm generally a positive person but right now it just doesn't matter. My relationship with depression, and it is a relationship,…

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February 14, 2017

Mental Health / My thoughts

Loving someone with mental health issues isn’t easy but totally worth the effort

Today's been hit or miss. The boys are doing pretty good this afternoon and that's certainly a welcomed change. Gavin seems to be struggling more at the moment. He almost seems a bit manic because the incessant talking and almost zero impulse control are usually tell tale signs. His thought processes are more scattered than usual and he's struggling more with his everyday tasks. I'm not super concerned at this point because we're still in the middle of the holidays and this kind of decompensation is to be expected. I'll begin to worry if it lasts much past the first week of January. Lizze has had a pretty rough day. I'm learning that bipolar disorder is different in adults than in younger people. Gavin presented very differently because his default…

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December 27, 2016