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    From out of a Dark Corner
    From out of a Dark Corner
    From out of a Dark Corner
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    From out of a Dark Corner

    By Evelyn Roth

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    From Out of a Dark Corner is a true story of the work I did in a halfway house for young people with major mental illness. I organized a musical group there and met a man with a severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, (O.C.D.), who had a beautiful voice and was living in the facility. He had been in and out of state hospitals for over twenty years, taking medication, which caused him to act very drugged. He was erroneously diagnosed with schizophrenia from several psychiatrists over the years and was destined to live a terrible, institutionalized life. I had just graduated Florida International University with a degree in psychology and applied whatever knowledge I had about mental illness in order to help him. At the time I was married to another man but later divorced him because I fell in love with Marty. After reading Dr. Leonard Cammers book, Freedom from Compulsion, I diagnosed Martys problem correctly and spent years helping him with his repetitive rituals and excessive hand washing. I was also able to help him relive his childhood with his mentally sick mother until he got much better. I chose the title, From Out of a Dark Corner because Marty spent day after day sitting in his bedroom, in a corner, not doing much of anything except attending the halfway house. He also helped me to leave my dark corner because of the fear I had that I, too, would suffer psychotic episodes like my poor mother did. Today Marty doesnt take any medication for O.C.D and lives a normal life, socializing with my friends and singing professionally.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateMar 7, 2008
    ISBN9780595608058
    From out of a Dark Corner
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    Evelyn Roth

    Evelyn Roth wrote this book with the hope that people who read it have a deeper understanding of mental illness, particularly the problems associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, (O.C.D.) which affects over two million people in the United States. This book was based on a true story of her work at a halfway house for young people with major mental illness. Her goal in writing this book was to raise awareness of the misunderstanding and stigma of mental illness, particularly (O.C.D), and the hope that people can recover to lead so-called normal lives. Ms. Roth lives and works in Miami, Florida, and has been married to “Marty” for over l5 years. She dedicates this book, with love and pride, to him for “finally climbing the mountain”. The author also gives thanks and acknowledgment to Dan Wakefield, a professor at Florida International University, for his assistance in writing this book and for his encouragement throughout the many years that she has been a student in his class.

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