Personal Journal of Dr. Cindy Cox

Personal Journal of Doctor Cindy Cox, Behavioral Therapist and Psychologist

August 15th – Doctor Davis has asked me to take over a couple of his patients while he honeymoons in Paris. It was a beautiful wedding, tastefully done. While Chris and I have had our ups and downs, I think Beverly will be good for him. Tall and statuesque, and just dumb enough not to argue too much. That was one of our downfalls, neither one of us could admit to being wrong. We could get past that, even laugh about it, as friends. As more than that…not so much. So, he moved on and found her and I have Ted. When he’s in town and when I’m not too wrapped up in my own work. Still, he fits what I need, when I need it..almost. Anyway, so I have two new patients to look after for the next couple of months (yes, Months! Sometimes I really hate him!). I’m expecting his office to send me the details later this week.

August 17th – I got the dossiers on Chris’s patients today. Maria Jenkins, 48, widowed housewife, chronic depression. 48 milligrams Wellbutrin daily. Nothing too exciting there. Just the kind of meal-ticket patient Chris would take on. But this next case, I must admit, is a bit intriguing: Harrison Horsecooc (there’s a post-it note in Chris’s handwriting saying it’s pronounced “Horsecook” and to keep my mind out of the gutter with a smiley. The nerve of him sometimes!), 26, warehouse laborer, socially withdrawn, borderline autistic (not sure how that was determined). 500 milligrams Triethynitrate daily.(What?! Is he serious? Why so much?) Three counts Indecent Exposure and Public Indecency, in all three cases, the charges were dropped by the DA’s office. (And I voted for her, too!) Not the usual for Chris at all..Ah! “Relegated custody to Court-appointed Psychiatrist”, that explains it! Looks like putting your name in among the Legal crowd resulted in more than you bargained for, eh, Chris?

August 26th – First meeting with Mr. Horsecooc. Very shy. Seemed slightly put-off that I was a woman. When pressed as to why, he explained that “women get him in trouble”. I can see why someone thought he might be autistic, as his speech patterns are similar, however, I do not detect any other signs of Autism. Didn’t want to push too hard, since he was already uncomfortable, though he did say his medication was running low and that he wanted a new pre***********ion. I gave him a new one for 250 milligrams instead. He seemed much happier once I gave him the pre***********ion slip, saying he was afraid of “getting in trouble again”. I asked him why, he said when he doesn’t take his medicine, people are mean to him, say bad things to him and then the police come. I asked him about the times when the police had come, why they were there. He only said that he didn’t remember why they had came, over and over again. I changed the subject back to his work, which he likes to talk about. A lot. I know it’s not professional to ignore one’s patients, but I’m only human. I can only listen so long about forklifts and how many cases of motor oil fit in a 3 lbs. box. Note: call foreman for incidents at work.

August 29th – Interesting chat with Mr. Johnson, the Warehouse Manager where Mr. Horsecooc works. He said that Harrison was a great worker, that he wished he had ten more like him. When asked how he interacted with his co-workers, he said that at first they teased him, mostly about his last name (understandable, I guess), but that after a fight with one of them eight months ago, they leave him alone now.