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NIU Shooter and Self-Injury
From MSNBC story about NIU Shooter: Troubled mind The discoveries added to the puzzle surrounding Kazmierczak. While friends, family, educators and investigators remain baffled and shocked at the gunman’s acts, a closer look reveals that Kazmierczak’s friendly exterior masked a troubled mind. University Police Chief Donald Grady said, without giving details, that Kazmierczak, 27, had become erratic in the past two weeks after he had stopped taking his medication. A former employee at a Chicago psychiatric treatment center said Kazmierczak’s parents placed him there after high school. She said he used to cut himself, and had resisted taking his medications. No related posts.
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Self-destructive friends — what to do? (from CNN)
Self-destructive friends — what to do? (from CNN) By Elizabeth Bougerol (LifeWire) — When Theresa heard her friend was getting married, her heart sank. “I told her I thought it was a mistake,” says Theresa. “So she kicked me out of her wedding party. We didn’t speak for six months.” And the happy couple? “Within a year, her husband left her for another man,” said Theresa, who asked that her full name not be used. For Theresa, a medical receptionist in the Adirondacks, this was one more incident that followed a familiar pattern: Her friend picks the wrong man, and Theresa is left to pick up the pieces. The final…
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Interview Podcast and Transcript with Marsha Linehan
Here is a link to a podcast interview with Dr. Marsha Linehan, the inventor of DBT. It is amazing. It has many technical, therapist-focused things in it, but it is definitely worth listening to: Marsha Linehan Interview You can read the transcript here. No related posts.