I chose to write about the psychiatrist-patient relationship because it had rarely been written about from the patient's perspective. My publisher loved the idea of a patient writing about her psychiatrist from the beginning of treatment to current time. I had to discuss the idea with my psychiatrist. He thought it was an interesting perspective. He was adamite that he was going to be completely hands off. He called it "my baby". He did clear up clinical memories for me. I also gave him the completed manuscript so if he objected to something I could edit it out. He handed it back to me and said "it's perfect just as it is." My publisher had some edits and from that, Teacup was born.

Sorry, I hope you all aren't bored. This is my life, my treatment with my psychiatrist and my therapist all played out over time.