Girl Interrupted

She has been trained to trust in her husband blindly and sees no other way. He calls her “little girl” (352) and “little goose” (349) and states “She will be as sick as she pleases!” (352) whenever she tries to express her issues. Instead of fighting for what she thinks will make her better she accepts it and keeps pushing her feelings aside, while he treats her like a child. We get an instant feel for her problem in the first page when she says, “John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that” (pg 346). A woman shouldn’t expect her husband to laugh at her concerns. Even after briefly writing about her condition she remembers her husband telling her the very worst thing she can do is think about it and follows his instructions. This is when she begins to focus on the house instead of her problems and the obsession with the wallpaper starts. She has nothing else to think about alone in the home; they don’t even allow her to write, which she has to do in secret.

First, the writings of her journal show that the narrator is not convinced with her “rest cure” treatment. Her writings depict that her husband, John, continuously belittles her condition and concerns while she knows that her illness is real and more severe than he

feeling “on edge” all of the time, having difficulty sleeping, being easily startled, or prone to sudden outbursts

When she got to the mental institution she was diagnosed with border line personality disorder. Girl interrupted promote stigma against the mentally

Common signs may include Depression, OCD, anxieties, Eating disorders, phobias etc...Common behaviours as a result of this may include self harm, panic attacks and suicidal thoughts.

She often felt as if she was not part of the family and a “black sheep”, feeling left out. Due to the lack of attention, she often acted ill to gain attention (1).

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric illness. People that are diagnosed with this disorder suffer from an intense pattern of affective instability, extreme difficulties in interpersonal relationships, problems with behavioral or impulse control, and disrupted cognitive processes. The estimated prevalence of BPD in the general adult population is about 2%, mostly affecting young women.

As Susanna lives her new life in McLean, She is feared of the unknown and tries to turn away from the adventure; she starts to refuse her psychosis and ignores the help she receives from Nurse Valerie and the other doctors. She believes that she is not ill and does not need the help. She constantly compares herself to the other patients. Susanna believes she is different from the other patients however she is in a constant battle of wanting to be accepted but at the same time not to be looked upon as a ill patient. “[...] Do I have any bones? Do you think I have any bones [...] I just want to see them, I just have to be sure” (Kaysen 103). Susanna see’s her life in McLean and compares it to her old world. She knows that the people are different in both sides of the world. She faces internal dilemmas of where to fit. Since, in both worlds she does not feel accepted. The world with her parents she would not be accepted

The woman “jane” believes she has a condition but her husband who is a physician does not take her illness seriously. In page 648 paragraph 1 the narrator states, “If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression - a slight hysterical tendency - what is one to do?” The narrators husband is talking bad about his wide to her own friends and refusing to take her serious and at the end as she repeats “what is one to do” clearly stating that she can not do anything about her husband badmouthing about her and making allowing her to understate herself as a woman. “John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage” (pg 647). The narrator as a woman are so used to people looking down at her and throughout the story she does not feel like herself due to her husband always shutting and controlling her make her insane that she cannot be in control of her body. Page 648 paragraph 5, “I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but John says the very worst thing I can do is think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad”, as the narrator talk about her condition and herself, she then recalls her husband’s instructions, the narrator has internalized her husband’s command to the point that she virtually aurally perceives his voice in her head, telling her what to think and do. The narrator is not even a person at this point, her brain is now programmed to follow direction, to think, to feel, what her husband has recommend, she has no self-conscience anymore and for that reason she feels

Emotional Symptoms leading to depression, worry, intense guilt, numbness, loss of interest in previous enjoyed activities, insomnia, intense guilt,

Has a suicidal ideation, and thoughts of death, including suicide attempts and specific plans for committing the suicide.

Denial breaks down and a realization occurs that life is unmanageable, problems are severe, and there is little control over circumstances. Fear and anxiety result due to isolation and a feeling there is no one to turn to for help. Intervene if some of the following warning signs are present:

This displays the importance of seeking therapy and wanting to enhance yourself before others give up on you. Susanna’s therapist had sent her to the famous hospital with no hesitation or second chances. It makes me question if one is allowed to receive chances and optimism when they are clearly capable of destroying themselves and the people around them. Throughout the novel, Susanna continuously questioned her illness by exposing the theme of sane and insane. We witness her friend Lisa’s rebellious demeanor as she does not take her pills, have tantrums, and run away from the hospital.

James Mangold, born in New York and after graduating from Washingtonville High School was into the California Institute of the Arts. In 1985 he obtained a director/writer job for Disney. Later he graduated from Columbia University’s film school with a MFA in film. Winona Ryder persuaded Mangold to be the director of Girl, Interrupted as she stated that Mangold was the right man for the role as director after she his directorial debut in the film Heavy, which is a film with similar themes to Girl, Interrupted. Mangold was at first was reluctant to direct the film however, he agreed to direct the film.

This article will examine the benefit and indications of applying one of a contemporary organized psychological theory to a patient that the writer has already worked with as a summative case study. A brief history of the patient ailment which is borderline personality disorder (BPD) will be discussed as well as treatment plan and choices in accordance with a chosen psychotherapy (mentalisation base therapy MBT). The author will legitimize the purpose behind the chosen treatment and conclude his discussion. For Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC, 2012) policy on confidentiality, the patient under discussion will allude to as 'K '.