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About Gabriel...

...diagnosed with manic depression when I was nineteen, for the next 14-years I lived without treatment or a recovery plan. I've been homeless, one time I graduated college, I've won awards for reporting on Internet privacy issues, and a weekly humour column. In 2002 I finally hit bottom and found help. It's now 2024, and I have a 9-year old son, and a 14-year old son... I’m usually about six feet tall, and I'm pretty sure I screwed up my book deal. I mostly blog at saltedlithium.com....

The Original Sin Of Abusive Behaviour Is When You Can’t Accept You’re The Abuser

“Das alte nicht mehr, das neue noch nicht. Ein ende gibt es nicht, alles hat bereits begonnen… the old is no more, the new is not yet. There is no end, everything has already begun.” …a friend. My ‘soon-to-be-ex-wife’ (STBEW) … Continue reading →

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My Little Family Is Still Being Abused Just Like I Predicted We Would

I’m not sure what emotions I should be feeling… but right now it’s a mix of very real anger, exhaustion, deep frustration, and a deep, deep desire to just walk away from everything and just breakdown. Nineteen months ago I … Continue reading →

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Finally Getting Divorced From The Person Who Abused Me And My Kids So She’s Had Me Charged With Assault

In November of 2024 I started filing for divorce against my ‘soon to be ex-wife’ (STBEW) — we’ve been separated since 2015, after our local chapter of Children’s Aid Services (CAS) threatened to put my children — then 5-years old, … Continue reading →

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My Biological Father Has Died… There Are No More Chances

“When I was a child my father believed he was a great man who was in the middle of a great revolution, and things get sacrificed during revolutions. Like family. Or maybe — as he tells the story now — … Continue reading →

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Well That Was An Entirely Too Interesting Few Months

Way back in April, my right leg started hurting and it was definitely swollen, that was on a Sunday. The pain got pretty intense over the next few days, aggravated even further by playing multiple boot-hockey games with my youngest … Continue reading →

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First Meeting With My Psychiatric-Nurse Was Also My Last | WTF Was That!?

I was told there was a plan… promised, even. My Psychiatrist retired in December. She gave me a plan to deal with it, which included a few more appointments with my Psychotherapist, and six months of care through a Psychiatric … Continue reading →

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