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What Diane Schuler’s story can tell us about emotional honesty and acceptance
You may or may not remember this story from 2009. Diane Schuler, a mother and aunt with her children and her sister’s children in a min-van, goes the wrong way on the Taconic Parkway in Westchester county and plows into an SUV head-on killing three in the SUV and 4 children and herself in the mini-van. Toxicology reports showed she had a blood alcohol level of .19 over twice the legal limit of .08. She also reportedly smoked marijuana and had several ounces of undigested alcohol in her stomach. Here’s an article that analyses the NY Magazine article about her husband Daniel Schuler. This analysis from Jezebel.com, points out the problems,…
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Casey Anthony: Borderline Personality Disorder, a Psychopath or What?
A few days ago I got an email from a member of the ATSTP list asking me what I thought about the possibility of Casey Anthony, who is currently on trial for the murder of her 2 year old daughter (Caylee Anthony), having Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). In 2008, I was following the case with interest. I have followed it a bit during the trial. I am not a doctor or a mental health professional, yet I have met a LOT of people with BPD (both men and women) and members of their families. I’ve looked at Casey Anthony’s behavior and compared it with the behavior of people that I…
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Interesting Statement from Judge in Lindsay Lohan Case
Lindsay Lohan’s judge makes a statement about Lilo: Sautner disagreed with the recommendation Wednesday, saying she didn’t think Lohan had a substance abuse problem. “She has other problems, which she self-medicates,” the judge said. I wonder what those “other problems” are? Perhaps you can check here for more information on the behavior of Lindsay Lohan. Here’s the full text of the article: Lindsay Lohan says she’s glad theft case resolved LOS ANGELES – A lawyer entered a no contest plea Wednesday for Lindsay Lohan in the theft of a necklace, setting the stage for a summer of confinement, counseling and community service. Defense attorney Shawn Holley made the plea for…
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Why would Lindsay Lohan shoplift?
Well, obviously her shoplifting is alleged at this point. There is a TMZ article about things (other than the necklace) that she allegedly took. And another one regarding a fur coat that she wore and about which she had to settle a complaint against her for that. On these pages, I have analyzed the behavior of Lindsay and made the suggestion that she has borderline personality disorder. I am not a doctor, a diagnostic expert or have I ever actually met with Ms. Lohan. I am a person who is familiar with BPD and I have met numerous individuals with BPD and their families. Shoplifting can be a feature of borderline personality…
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NY Times: Getting Mental Health Care for Others
An article from the NY Times about getting mental health care for others: Getting Someone to Psychiatric Treatment Can Be Difficult and Inconclusive By A. G. SULZBERGER and BENEDICT CAREY TUCSON —What are you supposed to do with someone like Jared L. Loughner? That question is as difficult to answer today as it was in the years and months and days leading up to the shooting here that left 6 dead and 13 wounded. Millions of Americans have wondered about a troubled loved one, friend or co-worker, fearing not so much an act of violence, but — far more likely — self-inflicted harm, landing in the streets, in jail or on suicide…
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Woman with BPD tries to poison man
I found this article interesting… It reminded me of the book “Poisoned Love”. [amazonshowcase_6236364e08a380f1a3ee76dc9f0fdb55] I thought it was interesting that she was going to commit suicide with the pills and then impulsively used them to poison the man. Stockton woman drugged boyfriend’s booze Dec 14 2010 by Gareth Lightfoot, Evening Gazette A VULNERABLE woman who spiked her older boyfriend’s drink with a potentially lethal dose of 16 sleeping tablets has been spared prison. Lyndsey Cook poisoned her partner’s beer with 800g of amitriptylene, which is used as a sleeping tablet, at a mutual friend’s Stockton home after a day’s heavy drinking. She later admitted slipping him the pills wanting to…