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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....

Maybe It’s Time For A Manic Depressive Anonymous Or At Least Someplace We Can Go To Get More Than An Emoticon Of Support

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Gabriel...

In 1989 I was diagnosed with manic depression based on symptoms which were about two years old. I went untreated for the next fourteen years. For most of that time I was unemployed, living in extreme (for Canada) poverty and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Canada, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Publishing, Salted Truths | 33 Comments

Book Tagging Serendipity

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Gabriel...

Back cover of a book I found on a subway in Toronto… . “Time Bomb”; Rancid Let me know if the video isn’t available. . How to play: 1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages). 2. … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Health, Punk | 7 Comments

Grocery Shopping And Making Movies While Walking The Dog On A Busted Knee

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Gabriel...

“Rasputin”; Boney M It’s like a history lesson to a Disco beat… Let me know if the video isn’t available. I was grocery shopping recently for the first time since… November? I’ve pretty much run up one side and down … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Canada, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Truths | 5 Comments

A Two Minute And Twenty-Two Second Salted Adventure

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Gabriel...

. A Two Minute & Twenty-Two Second Adventure: Shopping Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. This personal video thing is something new… it may not even stay up. I’m thinking about taking short clips of things I do … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Lithium, Manic Depression, Punk | 3 Comments

The Staff At PeoplesMD.com Want Me To Be A Health Hero But I’m Holding Out For Citizen Doctor

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Gabriel...

I’ve recently been asked to join a new Health Website thing called PeoplesMD. Chances are you’ve never heard of them, until I received the email neither had I… or maybe you’ve also received The Email and know more about this … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 11 Comments

Reaching The One Hundred Post Mark And Looking Back At My Recovery So Far

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Gabriel...

. . This is my one hundredth post. Which is kind of cool. Coming to this marker this quick has kind of surprised me considering I only wrote eight posts from January until May of last year. My math skills … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Lists, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 5 Comments