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Oct. 8, 2023

Episode 6: Day Hospital

Episode 6: "Day Hospital" has been released into the wild. This episode wraps up the story started in "Commitment," a three part tale of self-committal in a mental health facility in a large metro area twenty years ago. Next time, in Episode 7, we&…

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Sept. 23, 2023

Episode 5: No Exit

The events described in "No Exit" represent a turning point in my life. It was the end of my old life, and the beginning of a new one. Diagnosed accurately after a decade, I could finally move forward with my life. Very slowly forward. The first ste…

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Sept. 9, 2023

Episode 4: Commitment

“Commitment” is about a broken commitment leading to a self-commitment. I had two fairly detailed, though incomplete, journals along with some actual memory to work from. Even so, much of what I wrote is about Bob: I called Bob, Bob call…

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Aug. 31, 2023

Arriving September 10: Episode 4

Episode 4 of Polarized Lens is coming Sunday, September 10, 2023. "Commitment" begins the story of my hospitalization in 2004 at a private mental health facility. While not exactly recent, my stay may shed some light on what to expect when you seek…

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