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I had three psychotic episodes between 2018 and 2020, thanks to trauma and the wrong medication. I wasn’t sure if I’d need to be on long-term disability, and just raising my heart rate could trigger scared memories. Always an avid reader, trying to read a single page could make me weep.

Now, through a combination of the right medication, the support of a great integrative health care team (including therapy, acupuncture and physical therapy), an incredibly supportive spouse, gardening, Aiki

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