Living with a Brain Disorder | By March 25, 2006 | By Shaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhDcloseShaheen E Lakhan, MS, MEd, PhD Name: Shaheen Lakhan
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About: Dr. Lakhan is the Executive Director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation (GNIF). He administers a host of projects in bioethics, biotechnology, emergency management, global philanthropy, proteomics, and psychiatry -- to name a few disciplines. | 0 Comments

Living with a Brain Disorder: Nicole, 26-30, Bipolar & PTSD

Interviewee: Nicole, age 26-30, from Washington was diagnosed with “Bipolar 2 Disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)”.

I became depressed many years ago when I was 21 years old. It started after I had flashbacks to my childhood where it began to show me I was molested by someone. For a couple of years I ignored it all. I began sleeping all day and felt very bad about myself. Now I have so much build up in me I xlpode into a crying rage and I cant concentrate on anything. Everything I see makes me cry then i am ok for a few hours then it starts all over again. I have been diagnosed now as if yestarday and I am having a hard time understanding any of this. I am seeing a Psychologist.

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