25.5 Years in Psychiatry: My Journey Through Emotional Turmoil and Mental Breakdowns For over two decades—25 and a half years to be exact—psychiatry has been the backdrop of my life. Not a chapter, but the entire book. And while some might imagine sterile clinics and quiet therapy rooms, my reality has been far more chaotic, painful, and complex. 🚗 The Accident That Changed Everything It all began when I was just 10 years old. I was in a car accident that left me in a coma for 4 days, followed by 7 days in a subcoma. That moment split my life in two—before and after. I didn’t know it then, but the traumatic brain injury (TBI) I suffered would shape the rest of my life. At the time, there was no proper treatment available for children with TBI. Youthcare didn’t know what to do with me. So instead of rehabilitation, I was placed in four different juvenile institutions. Not because I was a criminal, but because there was nowhere else to go. 📍 The Beginning of Psychiatry From there,...
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