Rajnish Mago, MD

Evaluation and treatment of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and ADHD

  • ABOUT DR. MAGO
  • NEW PATIENTS
  • CURRENT PATIENTS
  • TOOLS AND TIPS
    • Hospitalization for mental health problems
  • CONDITIONS
    • Depression
    • Bipolar disorder
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
    • Panic disorder
    • Agoraphobia
    • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
    • Sleep disorders
      • Insomnia
      • Sleep apnea
    • Addictions
      • Alcohol
      • Caffeine

Stages of change: A poem

In her poem, Autobiography in Five Short Chapters, Portia Nelson describes the stages of psychological change with beautiful simplicity.

A hole in pedestrian pavement road

Chapter I

I walk down the street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I fall in.
I am lost… I am hopeless.
It isn’t my fault.
It takes forever to find a way out.

Chapter II

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I pretend I don’t see it.
I fall in again.
I can’t believe I am in this same place.
But it isn’t my fault.
It still takes a long time to get out.

Chapter III

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I see it there.
I still fall in… it’s a habit… but,
my eyes are open.
I know where I am.
It is my fault.
I get out immediately.

Chapter IV

I walk down the same street.
There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.
I walk around it.

Chapter V

I walk down another street.

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Mailing address

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Newtown, PA 18940.

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