From Seoul to Wichita-- Attachment trauma and adoption

Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

Craig Heacock MD

Psychiatry, Bipolar, Suicide, Depression, Ketamine, Psychotherapy, Science, Psychedelics, Health & Fitness, Addiction, Medicine, Psychology, Mental Health

4.8 • 452 Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This is the story of Shae, who was adopted as a baby from South Korea and raised in Wichita Kansas in a family of Swedish descent. From her initial attachment wounds, subsequent heartbreak, and later a shocking revelation in late adolescence, Shae's inner light and resilience guided her to where she is today— a mother, a business owner, an adoptee voice of strength and compassion. To reach out to Shae directly: poetseoul@gmailAdoptee Voices-- Supporting adoptee storytellinghttps://adopt...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Back from the Abyss. I'm Dr. Craig Hecock.
0:16.8	A couple of items before we move into today's story.
0:27.0	First, in light of some of the things I discussed two episodes ago in the 20 years of Psychiatry Insights and Pearls episode, I wanted to share with all of you a recent story
0:32.1	about a session gone bad, and I got approval with a patient to discuss this case.
0:38.7	And I think this story is interesting because it combines some of the elements I talked about in that 20-year episode. And I
0:43.9	think you all might find this interesting. Basically, if you remember, I talked about some of the
0:50.1	problems with video sessions, how we can unconsciously and unintentionally hurt our patients
0:55.3	and clients, this ongoing necessity of constant self-examination, and also how our personal
1:01.7	strengths can actually become weaknesses in the clinical setting. So basically what happened was this.
1:07.6	I did a video session with this really sweet woman who I'd
1:12.6	been seeing for depression and anxiety. It's about three months ago. And we've been trying to get her
1:17.5	off benzos. And she's very physiologically and psychologically dependent. And she's really been
1:22.1	struggling. And I said, well, let's do a family session with her husband. And she lives far away.
1:26.2	And I said, let's just do it by video.
1:34.3	So I never met her husband, so they pop on the screen. And, you know, we have seemingly nice connection. And I kind of launch into the topic of how to get her off benzos. What happened was,
1:43.7	I think I had no, I know I had no idea how much dread and panic she was having.
1:49.1	I mean, I could tell on the screen that she was nervous. She's very hesitant. And I was really pushing
1:55.1	her and saying, you can do this. And, you know, I knew when we hung up from the video session that
2:00.6	hadn't gone well, but I didn't know how badly until she contacted me again a few weeks ago.
2:07.2	And she admitted that she was just crushed at how I had treated her, that I hadn't heard her, that I hadn't read her fear.
2:15.9	And as she and I talked, first of all, I thanked her profusely for
2:18.8	reaching out to me because, you know, empathic repairs are crucial for this work we do in
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