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Lonely and sad, Elaine felt she was ‘born bad’
Elaine thought she’d been “born bad”, “never felt free”, and was a lonely woman with no friends, the medical notes also reported. Lonely and sad, Elaine felt she was ‘born bad’ She told psychiatrists that since puberty she wanted someone to tie her up and take control of her life Niamh O’Connor PUBLISHED 15/02/2015 | 02:30 On the last night of her 14th admission to St Edmundsbury psychiatric hospital in Dublin, 36-year-old Elaine O’Hara could not settle. Rosetta Callan, a staff nurse of over 40 years, was on night duty and she sat on the side of Elaine’s bed at around 11 pm, she told the court. “What’s up?” “I’m…
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Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity
Positive emotions — like feeling calm and safe and connected to others — can minimize pain. But negative emotions tend to have the opposite effect. Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity FEBRUARY 18, 2015 4:03 PM ET JON HAMILTON When you whack yourself with a hammer, it feels like the pain is in your thumb. But really it’s in your brain. That’s because our perception of pain is shaped by brain circuits that are constantly filtering the information coming from our sensory nerves, says David Linden, a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University and author of the new book Touch: The Science of Hand,…
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Hospital is condemned after charity worker, 27, kills herself on the ward: Staff failed to assess her despite 12 suicide bids
She had Borderline Personality Disorder which meant she had a fear of ‘rejection and abandonment. Hospital is condemned after charity worker, 27, kills herself on the ward: Staff failed to assess her despite 12 suicide bids By JAYA NARAIN FOR THE DAILY MAIL and RICHARD SPILLETT FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 07:55 EST, 3 February 2015 | UPDATED: 03:08 EST, 4 February 2015 A charity worker who had attempted suicide a dozen times was failed by doctors when she was admitted to hospital after taking an overdose, an inquest heard. Kim Lindfield was not given a mental health assessment despite suffering severe depression for years. The 27-year-old, who felt doctors saw her…
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Journey from middle class to homeless
The trauma of her attack heaped emotional stress onto Jane, who suffers from borderline personality disorder, a mental health condition that makes her emotions turbulent and often results in strained relationships with other people. Journey from middle class to homeless Posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 7:00 am By Amanda Browning Daily News Editor’s Note: This is part one of a multi-part series delving into one family’s journey from middle class to homelessness. The name of the family has been changed to protect their identity. GREENSBURG – Homelessness is a situation many don’t think happens where they live. In the past, homelessness was something people from small towns didn’t see or…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: What Does it Feel Like?
I probably expect something close to parental love from anyone I care about. More than that, I probably expect something close to the love of perfect, unreal parents. Borderline Personality Disorder: What Does it Feel Like? By crossing.the.border on February 16, 2015 I think it all started when I was a high-school senior. My parents went abroad for a year; I refused to join them and stayed with my grandmother. Later on some people would blame my parents, but I don’t think their departure was a cause or a trigger; I’m just mentioning their temporary absence as a fact. Everyone thought I was just having some attitude problems, and, hell,…
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Kristen Wiig has Borderline Personality Disorder, hosts her own talk show in ‘Welcome to Me’ trailer
Woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins millions in the lottery and decides to use her funds to create her own talk show. Kristen Wiig has Borderline Personality Disorder, hosts her own talk show in ‘Welcome to Me’ trailer By Will Ashton In 2014, Kristen Wiig fully immersed herself into dramatic territory, while still keeping her funny bone in check. Her turn opposite Bill Hader in The Skeleton Twins earned her tons of praise, and she also received a lot of acclaim in the festival circuit for Welcome to Me. Now, it appears the world will see her latest dramedy performance soon, as the trailer for the latter new movie…