Surf-Head

Psychiatry in waves.

Trauma
Hanging with the Abyss

Greg Dillon M.D. on October 3, 2010

The abyss is something we typically avoid.  I've got a huge, gaping abyss in my leg...but it's getting better...

The abyss is something we typically avoid.  I've got a huge, gaping abyss in my leg...but it's getting better...

Psychiatry
Wipe-Out Post-Ictal

Greg Dillon M.D. on September 21, 2010

Surfers get that you need to take a solid wipe-out before you can surf. It's the after-the-flail, or post-ictal clean up that allows for calm, peace, and constructive change.

Surfers get that you need to take a solid wipe-out before you can surf. It's the after-the-flail, or post-ictal clean up that allows for calm, peace, and constructive change.

Psychiatry
Rent or Own? What is a Second Home?

Greg Dillon M.D. on September 19, 2010

I almost bought a second home this weekend. Wait...what does that even mean? I figure it comes down to two basic paradigms. 1) Living vs. Dying. 2) East vs. West.

I almost bought a second home this weekend. Wait...what does that even mean? I figure it comes down to two basic paradigms. 1) Living vs. Dying. 2) East vs. West.

Anger
Achilles Heel/Surf-Head Part II

Greg Dillon M.D. on September 14, 2010

This is not all sloppy dope trip, nor is it pretentious, madeleine-sniffing nostalgia.  This is the pay-off of Surf-Head.  

This is not all sloppy dope trip, nor is it pretentious, madeleine-sniffing nostalgia.  This is the pay-off of Surf-Head.  

Depression
Achilles Heel/Surf-Head Part I

Greg Dillon M.D. on September 14, 2010

Surf-Head is on ongoing blog, chronicle, meditation on the uses of surf, sport,and experience towards understanding self and psychology in an engaged, novel way. One psychiatrist's guide to surfing and back...  Achilles Heel/Surf-Head marks the take-off. GD

Surf-Head is on ongoing blog, chronicle, meditation on the uses of surf, sport,and experience towards understanding self and psychology in an engaged, novel way. One psychiatrist's guide to surfing and back...  Achilles Heel/Surf-Head marks the take-off. GD

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