PSYB32H3 Lecture : PSYB32 Lec 6 Oct 23 2012.docx
27 Oct 2012
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Psyb32 lecture 6 oct 23rd 2012. First symptoms- insomnia, rapid thought, increased heart rate, phobia for darkness, started taking sleeping pills. Suicidal desires after two weeks of insomnia. After 4 weeks fantasizing about different ways to die. Need to die felt biological like a need for food and water, overpowered all urges. Only interested in how other people died. She was scared about the pain and suffering associated with death. Overdosed on 60 sleeping pills lost consciousness- woke up completely paralyzed. Rushed to hospital pills weren"t lethal, no permanent damage. Final high school exams - felt like she had no mental capacity to study. A lot of people in her school knew about her depression. Received a lot of negative responses, even friends began to feel less compassion. Parents were severely stressed, dad couldn"t work because he had to watch her and her mom had to work as many hours as possible and still couldn"t sleep.
