![]() When a child is four years old, you can pick them up and take them home, yes. She was four years old and lying down in the middle of the road going, “I want to die.” Now, when a child's four, you just pick them up and bring them home. And I’m going to put a little warning here that throughout the rest of the episode, we’ll be talking about topics like suicide and self-harm. Ruth and her husband gave it a few days, but Allison didn’t get any better. He said, "Let's give this a couple of day, and, you know, if this doesn't get better, I will refer you to a psychiatrist." ![]() There's something inside me that's making me sad.” And we took her to her pediatrician, who, thank God, took it seriously. And then she said to her dad, I think maybe later that same day, “You need to take me to the doctor. She wouldn't pick up anything from the floor. ![]() Ruth Raskin: She woke up one morning and just was a different person. Ruth and her husband got their daughter some antibiotics, and Allison got better. It’s the kind of thing pretty much all kids catch at some point while at daycare or preschool, because children are just beautiful little petri dishes – not their fault, just the facts. Our health and our happiness are precarious, intricate, prone to sudden and inexplicable change.Īnd that’s exactly what happened when Allison was four years old and came down with strep throat. That wish – health, happiness – it’s really not that simple. And compared with her older sister, who, you know, was maybe a little prickly, Allison was pretty easy. She was really always just funny and outgoing. I mean, she was a bit of a homebody, but she liked her friends. Ruth Raskin: Allison was a really happy, funny kid. And for a while there? It seemed like she got it. Happiness was what Ruth Raskin wanted for her daughter, Allison. This is what we all wish for, right? For the world to welcome our children with open arms, for their burdens to be light, for the road ahead to rise up and meet them – to paraphrase an Irish blessing that hung in my grandparents’ living room. Whenever the clock turned 11:11 or 12:34 or 2:22 or any other magical number … whenever I was driving through a tunnel … whenever I saw a dandelion ready to go to seed? Transcripts may not appear in their final version and are subject to change.īefore I became a parent – when my first-born child was just a collection of cells gathering and multiplying inside of me – I had wishes for this child. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. TTFA is coming to your city October 7th - 22nd with an all-new live show experience, and tickets are on sale now! Get yours here. You can buy Allison’s book “Overthinking About You” at your favorite book place. In this episode, we talk with Allison and her mother Ruth about raising a child with severe mental illness and what Allison’s world looks like today as an adult living with OCD. Within weeks, the preschooler was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and depression. And we will be so busy fighting, we won’t have time for those who try to turn our valid emotions against us.Allison Raskin was just 4 years old the first time she told her parents she wanted to die. I think we should all be afraid.īut we will continue to fight together. Remind yourself that a history of catastrophizing about things doesn’t negate reality. Grant yourself permission to honor your feelings. Telling people not to shout as everything burns down is what’s actually dangerous. ![]() Shouting “fire” is not alarmist if there is a fire. I believe that our anxiety about the Supreme Court is right on the mark. Anxiety exists to protect us from danger even if sometimes it misses the mark. It is possible to be both an anxious person and a person who rationally understands the current state of the world. But you don’t have to feel pressured to change yours. They just don’t want to face reality because it is too scary. They will ignore the connection between this ruling and everything else that is happening. ![]() They will try to make you feel “crazy” for being so worried. Some people will tell you that you are catastrophizing if you state certain concerns about the future of our society out loud. ![]()
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