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Guest Post: Interview with Author of ” I am Her She is Me” Birdie Thorn

Bipolar Bandit

The 5 phases are: Phase 1-Reflection, Phase 2-Content, Phase 3- Manic, Phase 4- Paranoia, Phase 5- The crash. I would cycle through these “phases” pretty consistently. Once I established the phases, I began adding symptoms, triggers, and durations to them. I explain each phase in the book.

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Guest Post: Interview with Author of ” I am Her She is Me” Birdie Thorn

Bipolar Bandit

The 5 phases are: Phase 1-Reflection, Phase 2-Content, Phase 3- Manic, Phase 4- Paranoia, Phase 5- The crash. I would cycle through these “phases” pretty consistently. Once I established the phases, I began adding symptoms, triggers, and durations to them. I explain each phase in the book.

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Molly vs. Ecstasy: What’s the Difference?

Gateway Foundation

Some of the adverse short-term side effects: Lack of judgment Depression and anxiety Confusion Grinding teeth Chills or sweating from increased body temperature Muscle tension Feelings of faintness Drug cravings Paranoia Dehydration Increased heart rate Sleep disturbances.

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“The hospital staff were texting with [the child welfare agency] about the dilation of her cervix”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The hospital staff were texting with DCF about the dilation of her cervix, senior ACLU staff attorney Harrison Stark said in an interview. Unbeknownst to A.V., workers at Copley notified DCF, and offered highly granular and confidential updates to the state about A.V.s s as-yet-unborn child to DCF. already had given birth.

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

what the BPS report says In contrast to media stereotypes, in reality few people who experience paranoia or hear distressing voices ever hurt anyone else. It does detail however that 25% of those interviewed - i.e. 20 people - felt that they became victims of violence specifically because of their mental health status.)