An Unquiet Mind by Kay R. Jamison
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7/29/13
The Death of David
When David died, I truly thought that Kay would go straight back into her depressive state, but she didn't. I was thrown off however when she said that she felt grief, and that grief is not the same as depression. Kay showed all emotion and displayed most of the symptoms as shed shown before when she was depressed accept she did not feel suicidal nor depressed. Even though I was confused to why she wasn't depressed, I was still happy that she was able to move on from his death in a healthy way.
7/27/13
Lithium
When Kay was prescribed lithium, it had only recently been approved for use in mania. Even though she says it took away her depressive emotion, it came with many harmful side effects. Although it helped her, i don't think being put on the lithium was a good decision. Without the lithium, she was depressed, but with it, she was walking into walls and being misinterpreted as being drunk. The lithium also proved to only be a temporary fix. When Kay would go off the drug her disorder would come back. I wish Kay had another option aside from lithium because it just seemed to make things worsen.
7/26/13
Being your only Friend
I feel that Kay's medication is her only friend. Yes, she has support from co-workers that are by her-side.
Inside she truly knows that her medication is her truly friend the one that will get her through life or the
one that will destroy her.
Inside she truly knows that her medication is her truly friend the one that will get her through life or the
one that will destroy her.
