And Then I Thought I Was a Fish
by Peter Welch
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PATIENT NAME: Peter Hunt Welch
SEX: M
ADMIT DATE: 10/18/2000
DOB: 02/28/1980

HISTORY OF PRESENTING ILLNESS: The patient was a fairly poor historian, appearing unable to provide coherent description of the events preceding his current hospitalization. In a rather vague and disorganized manner, he acknowledged the presence of persecutory concerns. He reported unusual experiences like having seen the earth and the bottom of the sea. In the emergency room, he reported concerns that he might have killed a buddy of his and that he could take a friend's soul from his body. He also reported his ability to be in contact with God. Initially he denied any alcohol or drug use. Later on, he admitted having had LSD on several occasions. He described his trips as traveling the world and touching things. He also acknowledged the use of heroin, crack cocaine, mushrooms, ecstasy, and speed, but he was not able to provide more details.


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Peter Welch was born in San Francisco, CA, but left six months later for personal reasons. He spent the next twenty-four years shuffling around the East coast before settling in Brooklyn, NY, where he maintains a brisk drinking habit and hopes his mistakes won’t catch up to him. He received his education from College of the Atlantic, Simon’s Rock, Bard, UMass, Hampshire, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst College, and the University of Maine, Orono. The primary purpose of his education was that if your paperwork is confusing enough, you don’t actually have to fulfill any requirements. He has worked as a waiter, a lanscaper, a cook, a dishwasher, a videographer, a video editor, a tutor, a teacher, an assistant tennis coach, a television producer, a graphic designer, an information architect, a software engineer, a web consultant, and maybe moved some things from certain people to certain other people who may or may not have had reasons not to go public with their inventory or expenses.
Despite the content of his work and past, Mr. Welch wishes to stress that he cannot find or deliver illicit substances to you or your friends, regardless of the compensation involved.