Deandra Howard
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You know, it's funny you're saying all these things because, you know, I'm not asking to be analyzed here, okay?
You know, it's funny you're saying all these things because, you know, I'm not asking to be analyzed here, okay?
I just want to have this conversation, all right? But I remember things that happened to me before I was six, you know, that traumatized me. I mean, you know, I remember my fear of heights becoming very, when I was real young, I remember specifically, when I became very, very afraid of heights.
I just want to have this conversation, all right? But I remember things that happened to me before I was six, you know, that traumatized me. I mean, you know, I remember my fear of heights becoming very, when I was real young, I remember specifically, when I became very, very afraid of heights.
I remember very specifically when people, some of my relatives were playing with me about, and they stepped a pillow over my head and I remember not being able to breathe. And so it's been very, very, whenever I can't breathe, I freak out.
I remember very specifically when people, some of my relatives were playing with me about, and they stepped a pillow over my head and I remember not being able to breathe. And so it's been very, very, whenever I can't breathe, I freak out.
So I'm saying those kinds of things because I think that what you're saying is very helpful in the sense that we have these experiences that causes us to respond a certain kind of way. And other people might look at it and say, well, that's not okay, but it is our experience.
So I'm saying those kinds of things because I think that what you're saying is very helpful in the sense that we have these experiences that causes us to respond a certain kind of way. And other people might look at it and say, well, that's not okay, but it is our experience.
We started talking about age six. We started talking about the post-traumatic stress. And I think it's just important to have this kind of conversation so people can understand that it's not necessarily sometimes what they think it is. Oftentimes it isn't, yeah.
We started talking about age six. We started talking about the post-traumatic stress. And I think it's just important to have this kind of conversation so people can understand that it's not necessarily sometimes what they think it is. Oftentimes it isn't, yeah.
So can we talk about treatments? I mean, we talked a lot about mental health disorders and things like that. We talked about trauma, those kinds of things. How do we treat these issues once they are identified? Could you talk a little bit more about those things?
So can we talk about treatments? I mean, we talked a lot about mental health disorders and things like that. We talked about trauma, those kinds of things. How do we treat these issues once they are identified? Could you talk a little bit more about those things?
And it's interesting because I know Stan brought up the whole issue around shock therapy and stuff like that. I mean, it's just so many different things that are around this topic that I think is so interesting and so many different ways to address what's going on. I think in my case, you know, I'm thinking only about...
And it's interesting because I know Stan brought up the whole issue around shock therapy and stuff like that. I mean, it's just so many different things that are around this topic that I think is so interesting and so many different ways to address what's going on. I think in my case, you know, I'm thinking only about...
you know, mental health, we think about going, seeing the doctor and getting some meds. And that's just basically it. But I think that you're saying that there are other things like it could be a, you know, a genetic imbalance or whatever. So there's all these different ways in which to look at these things.
you know, mental health, we think about going, seeing the doctor and getting some meds. And that's just basically it. But I think that you're saying that there are other things like it could be a, you know, a genetic imbalance or whatever. So there's all these different ways in which to look at these things.
People need to, to not be fixed in terms of how things are going to work, but to open, you know, to different alternative, uh, uh, Am I correct?
People need to, to not be fixed in terms of how things are going to work, but to open, you know, to different alternative, uh, uh, Am I correct?