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Age 55-64
Interview 28  

Interview 28

Age at Interview: 58
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 20
Background: Was initially a foster child who was adopted, and has felt different and alone since childhood. Feels she has probably had depression since childhood. Now married with one grown son.
Brief outline:Multiple severe bouts of depression/ 'euphoria', most recently in 95. Has been hospitalised and had Electroconvulsive Therapy. Most helpful approaches include the drug venlafaxine (75mg/day), music, poetry and spiritual healing.


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Felt she had to present 'dramatically' in order to get into hospital.

 



And, well, I was quite some weeks ill before I got taken to hospital, because, certainly in 1994, I think it's still the case, it's very difficult to get a hospital bed for quite severe mental illness. You've got to be suicidal.

And were you suicidal?

I was feeling suicidal. I was also quite violent at times. I mean in my own doctor's surgery, I swept all the things off his desk you know. I mean I did realise I was really ill when they called for an ambulance to take me into mental hospital. The same time there was a part of me, kind of watching what I was doing… saying, "Right, well make it really dramatic." I wasn't pretending exactly, but I knew I had to make a song and dance to get heard.
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