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Interview 15  

Interview 15

Age at Interview: 24
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 14
Background: Working as a PA, survived an abusive father and complicit mother. Left home at 18 and was taken in by a caring Irish family. Has suffered severe bouts of depression and suicidal urges.
Brief outline:With the help of a caring GP, her counsellor, private hospital treatment, Efexor (150mg/day) and self-help books, she was feeling better and is keen to continue her healing and help others. She has written a book: Saving Samantha: A Young Woman's Escape from Childhood Hell (isbn 1401910300) about her experiences.


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Setting small tasks or 'mini goals' is a way of feeling you have achieved something, rather than feeling a failure.

 



Because I think that if I set goals for myself that are, unattainable, because I feel different on a daily basis, then I'll just set goals for myself to be disappointed. And therefore result in me feeling bad, which won't help. So, I set mini goals. I need to get to lunchtime. I need to get to home time. I need to get to here. I need to get to there. And then I come home and I just maybe... sort of think about all the good things I've had, try my best not to dwell on the bad things, try and still argue my chatterbox, still sort of trying to make head or tail of the situation. Still accepting that I might still need help, keeping up to date with my GP. Speaking to my counsellor whenever I need her across the phone.
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