John's weeks of severe illness while changing his medication regimen (2015)
story · status: told 2× · last event: retold (2022-01-25)
In November 2015 John said he had been very sick for several weeks while working out a new medication regimen, after years of fairly good health. In 2022 he looked back on it as a psychological storm that derailed his life for a while.
About: obsessive-compulsive disorder
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-20 | told | John tells of being very sick for several weeks while trying a new medication regimen for his OCD, what years of illness have taught him, and that he is starting to feel better through medication and exercise. | On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) 00:02:07 |
| 2022-01-25 | retold | In retrospect, John says, the Parisian dentist was the first sign of a psychological storm that would eventually derail his life for a while; the fancy dentist did not save him from it. | My Least Relatable Story: The Parisian Dentist 00:02:55 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2015-11-20 · On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) — John: Following Hank's personal video, John says he has obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is often associated with anxiety and depression. — 00:00:57
- 2015-11-20 · On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) — John: From years with his illness John has learned to celebrate small successes, encourage himself without cruelty, and that when he feels there is no hope his brain is lying to him. — 00:02:11
- 2015-11-20 · On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) — John thanks viewers, and Hank for the gift of Pizzamas, which gave structure and achievable tasks when he desperately needed them; he is starting to feel better through medication and exercise. — 00:03:14
- 2015-11-20 · On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) — John has advantages that make it easier (supportive family, total job flexibility, an excellent therapist and psychiatrist, money for medication); most people lack these, which worsens any illness. — 00:02:32