psych ➳ muke

Behind the Book » Characters

>> Part Two <<

I will use this section to break down the characters and how they were developed.

»» luke ««

Luke is the character that I used to portray myself. He and I have a lot of similarities. If you have read the previous chapter, you'll be able to compare us.

Luke is missing a father figure, as am I.

Luke's dad died in a car crash, my best friend died in a car crash.

Luke suffers from anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, as do I.

Luke's mom is very distant with him, so is mine.

»» Michael ««

Michael was a mixture of patients that I was in the hospital with. I did not have a romantic relationship with anyone from the hospital, but I did make some friends there.

I had a roommate who's name also begins with M, which is why I chose to use Michael for the pairing.

In the hospital, there was a girl whom was schizophrenic and it intrigued me, so when I was discharged, I did a lot of research.

I chose Michael's sweet personality because it seemed to work so well for him. The pet names love and sweets are pet names that I use for my significant other.

»» Doctor Bender (aka the hot one) ««

Doctor Bender is a real doctor, that is his real name. And yes, he is very attractive. But he is also married and has a child, so he was a bit out of reach.

I wanted to include him because this book is a part of my story and Doctor Bender was a big part of my second hospital stay.

»» Doctor Fitzgerald ««

This doctor is based off of another doctor that I had in the ward. This is not her true name, but they are very similar.

»» Sutton ««

During the making of this book, when we met Sutton a lot of you caught on to whom portrays her.

Cassie from Skins UK is pretty much Sutton to a T. I needed other characters to fill in the places, I couldn't just not include others. And Skins is my favorite television show ans Cassie was always my favorite.

»» Jai ««

Jai is based off of a friend of mine. Their appearance descriptions match perfectly.

And my friend also suffers from Multiple Personality Disorder.

»» Louise, Harold, Andrew + other staff ««

Most of the staff members names had been changed, Harold is really a person and he was my ultimate favorite staff member on the floor.

»» Sawyer ««

Sawyer has anger management issues, he was checked in to the hospital for smashing a television.

Sawyer is based off of a girl that I met in the hospital, whom did the very same thing. Of course, she meant well, which is why Sawyer is so nice.

»» Acacia ««

So many of you thought that this character was based off of Acacia Brinley and I hated that more than ever. This is not her.

Acacia represents the person that I used to be.

She is rude and judgemental, she hides her insecurities behind make up.

Her addiction to sex is due to the constant crave for attention. Which is something that I did. I felt that everyone just had to pay attention to me or I couldn't survive.

I am so glad that I am no longer like that, it was a terrible time.

»» Ivy, Clayton, Levi, Finn, Brynn ««

These characters are based off of other patients that were in the hospital at the same time I was.

I won't go in to details about them, they were just important assets to the story as well as to my treatment. I learned a lot from them.

»» Yvette ««

In the hospital, I had a social worker, she was in charge of my case and my discharge plan.

This is not her true name, her name is Sarah, and she was a lovely woman. She helped me out a lot in finding the right therapist for my treatment.

I owe her a lot.

I owe these people a lot. They were all key aspects into shaping my life to the way it is now. Of course, they do not know about this book, which is why many of their true names are not stated.
Thank you for taking the time to read these last two chapters, I have been wanting to share this information with you before this book was even started.

I am not trying to gain any sort of pity from the last chapter, I just wanted to share my story in hopes that it would help someone else out there.

If you need to talk, please don't hesitate to contact me, I am here for you.

I would also like to add that I have been clean from drugs since March 16, 2013.

And I have been sober since October 20, 2014.

If you are struggling with addiction, please seek help. There are others out there whom are also struggling. If you would like to talk, I am here for you.

There will be an author's note after this so please keep reading!