Mental Health Crisis Team That Comes to You. Your mother hasn’t eaten in two days, because she’s sure the food is poisoned. A little while ago you found her in the corridor, whispering at the wall. You touched her arm and she jumped back like you were a stranger. You’ve phoned two relatives, you’ve read
Three in the morning. Your brother hasn’t slept in three days, and he’s pacing the hall, talking so fast you can’t follow him. You tried to calm him down and it only made him angrier. Now you’re in the kitchen with your phone in your hand, and you honestly don’t know who to call. Plenty
RTMS Treatment , People tend to picture something scary when they hear “magnetic stimulation of the brain.” The real thing is a lot calmer. You sit in a chair and a coil is held near your head. There’s some clicking, and a light tapping on your scalp. You’re awake throughout, so some people scroll their
“I don’t even know what kind of doctor I’m supposed to look for.” A patient said that to me once, right before she finally booked her first appointment, three weeks after she’d first thought about it. She wasn’t confused about whether she needed help — she knew that part. What tripped her up was the
“What if something goes wrong?” If that question runs on a loop in your head — even on a completely ordinary day, even when there’s nothing actually wrong — you already know exactly what I’m talking about. Chest tight for no reason. Mind sprinting three steps ahead into some disaster that hasn’t happened. Lying in
