I am my mother’s whipping boy, and an unruly, depressed child
Amsterdam
,
Netherlands
Nieuwegein
,
Netherlands
At age 6, my aunt and uncle wish to adopt me
Nieuwegein
,
Netherlands
Schinkelkade, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 7, I am not yet toilet trained
Schinkelkade, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Linnaeusstraat, Amsterdam-Oost
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 7, I am raped and beaten at the hospital by the doctor who is treating me
Linnaeusstraat, Amsterdam-Oost
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 13, I run away from home for the first time
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 15, I start drinking alcohol
Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Amstelveen
,
the Netherlands
At age 16, my relationship ends, and I try to shoot myself
Amstelveen
,
the Netherlands
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 22, I wander on the streets and go home in order to drink
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Stadsplein
,
Nieuwegein
,
the Netherlands
At age 29, I marry my beloved
Stadsplein
,
Nieuwegein
,
the Netherlands
Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 37, I wander on the streets, closed off into myself
Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Zandvoort
,
the Netherlands
At age 38, I want to drown in the sea
Zandvoort
,
the Netherlands
Zeedijk, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 39, I break with my family and my husband
Zeedijk, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Postjesweg
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 39, I deny my addiction, resist treatment, and escape confinement in anxious-psychotic condition
Postjesweg
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Eastonstraat, Amsterdam Nieuw-West
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 40, I wander on the streets, depressed, neglected, furious, and ashamed, and drink myself into a stupor
Eastonstraat, Amsterdam Nieuw-West
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Valeriusplein, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 41, I am being kept asleep for a year
Valeriusplein, Amsterdam-Zuid
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Meibergdreef, Amsterdam-Zuidoost
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 44, I for the first time stick out psychiatric treatment, am being sent away, and end up wandering on the streets and drinking
Meibergdreef, Amsterdam-Zuidoost
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Oude Arnhemseweg
,
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
At age 47, I live under the protection of a drug rehabilitation program, can for the first time feel myself, and commit myself to a man
Oude Arnhemseweg
,
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
Professor Bronkhorstlaan
,
Bilthoven
,
the Netherlands
At age 47, I am committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for depression and grow rigid, motionless, with fear
Professor Bronkhorstlaan
,
Bilthoven
,
the Netherlands
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
At age 47, my beloved leaves me
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
Oude Arnhemseweg
,
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
At age 48, I live in gloom, without any defence
Oude Arnhemseweg
,
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
At age 48, my demented father, my ally, dies
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum
,
Amsterdam
,
the Netherlands
Oude Arnhemseweg
,
Zeist
,
the Netherlands
At age 48, I am declared mentally fit, the Addicts Care Services arrange for my admission to a psychiatric ward, then I'm thrown out without explanation and find myself on the street