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15. Hello, I have found on the internet some excerpts from your book on schizoprenia. It is very interesting. I am shocked to find that people like Sylvia Plath or Hemigway may have suffered from it. I once had an psychotic episode. I was brained washed on the interent for a period of six months, after that I had delusions that the person who did it was transmitting messages to me through people on the radio, through letters that I was being obseved. I was isolating myself from people. Was it schizophrenia? My psychiatrist couldn't tell me this.. Sincerely,
14. Hello, I will make this brief as I don't want to take up too much of your time. I have recently read up about Bearded Lady Disease online. I was diagnosed with Bipolar type one after psychotic episodes I had last year. Is it truly possible I could cure my disease with psychotherapy? I had strong male-male friendships while young that I broke off when they became too intimate. I had early and lasting sexual attraction to women but a powerful homosexual crush in high school. I put it out of my mind in college and later when a female love interest I was obsessed with rejected me I began growing psychotic. I have undergone such terrible pains with this disorder, and any advice you have for me (I will buy the book, but otherwise) would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Sincerely,
13. Dear Michael Mahoney, I had just completed working the last year on a memoir of my life when I saw your book advertised in the New York Times. I ordered it immediately because the subject is of deep interest to me. I was diagnosed by two psychiatrists (and the Minnesota Multiple Personality Test) in my mid-twenties as paranoid schizophrenic. In therapy for the past forty years I have grappled with emotional problems and struggled to put together the pieces of the puzzle that would give me "the big picture." The thesis of your book sums up the major issues of my life. A struggle with sexual identity and attempt to accept the feminine and homosexual side of myself I have had such ambivalence (and deep fear) about. I wrote my book because I felt a deep responsibility to share what I found, in my struggle, with others who may suffer the same debilitating life handicaps and grief. Having now completed the book I stand unsure as to what to do with it. I wonder if the world has any interest in my story and frankly I wonder if I am ready to reveal these dark aspects of my life to my family (a wife and [number deleted] children) and to the community in which I live. On the other hand it has almost been my life's work to get to the bottom of these problems that have wreaked such havoc on my life. Like you I deplore the current turning away from looking at the real issues with the biochemical prescriptions to the problem. On the other hand I understand the degree of pain, time and resources that are involved with confronting what seem like life threatening feelings and make such a quick, easy alternative seem like an appealing solution. On a cultural level the women's movement seems to have made some contribution to encouraging women to embrace their masculine side. I see no comparable movement of men to embrace their feminine side (outside of the gay community). Anyway I applaud your considerable efforts and achievement in focusing light on this issue. Sincerely,
12. On September 16, 2006 [name deleted] wrote: Thank you for writing your book Mr. Mahoney. I have read everything at your website and ordered the book a couple of days ago. I had a series of episodes back in the 70's and I saw a sexual connection with the bi-sexual confusion and or conflict. It seemed like every time I would start to fall in love with some girl an episode would begin. Finally when I was around 30 in '81 I met up with this one girl when I was in the middle of an episode. She moved in with me and within 4 or 5 days the paranoia and delusions subsided and I was sleeping normally again. That was the last breakdown I had for 20 years. I was able go back to college and get a degree. I got married and had a couple of kids. I got divorced about 7 years ago. About a month after the 9/11 thing happened I went thru another mild episode. I was familiar with the symptoms and was able to make it thru without any medication. —[name deleted for privacy reasons] |
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