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Florida Project How A Seemingly Happy Life Can Shatter

FLORIDA PROJECT
How A (Seemingly)
Happy Life Can Shatter

November 9, 2017 by Dr. Sandra E. Cohen

Life doesn’t shatter in an instant, but it can seem like it when you live in a delusionally “happy,”  thumbing your nose at all kinds of rules, sort of “fun.” This is the stuff of mania and mania teeters on a very delicate balance; it can easily come crashing down. Plus manic defiance is no …

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How A (Seemingly)
Happy Life Can Shatter

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“We come to Film and TV to find our hidden stories. If we look deeply into a character’s psyche, there is much to see about ourselves.”

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