Growing up with Schizoid Personality Disorder: A Raucous, Sensitive Memoir Tells All

 

Blair Sorrel, an author, innovator, and animal lover joins eHealth Radio and the Health News and Mental Health Channels. Her memoir is A Schizoid at Smith: How Overparenting Leads to Underachieving.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Blair Sorrel discuss the following:

1. What is your book: A Schizoid at Smith: How Overparenting Leads to Underachieving about?
2. Can you talk about finally being diagnosed with Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD) and how you felt once you received the diagnosis?
3. You write about the challenges of living with a mother who seems like she withheld affection, and a father that was hardly there. How did that dynamic have an impact on you as an adult?
4. You write about the incredible solace and comfort you found in popular music as you were growing up with SPD, and how certain songs really helped you find yourself. Can you talk more about that?
5. It seems as if SPD can be a hard condition to overcome — especially considering how withdrawn those who have it can become. How did you find your way to therapy?
6. What advice would you have for someone who suspects they may be living with SPD?

Blair Sorrel is an author, innovator, and animal lover. She was Free Time’s “Dollarwise Dilettante” columnist, Together Dating Service’s matchmaker, and New York Blood Services’ apheresis recruiter. She founded StreetZaps to protect dogs and people from stray voltage, and was the first community representative invited by Con Edison to their annual Jodie S. Lane Stray Voltage Detection, Mitigation, and Prevention National Conference. Her memoir is A Schizoid at Smith: How Overparenting Leads to Underachieving.

Website: https://rockingtributes.com

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