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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 CSI Effect: Fascism Tutorials On Primetime

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Gabriel...

This was originally published on a blog I’ve since taken down called “Fear The Seeds”. CSI’s “Nick Stokes” was the voice of Captain Atom on the ‘Justice League Unlimited’ [crapfest] cartoon. Just An Observation Made On A Saturday Morning “Space … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Fear The Seeds | 7 Comments

There’s No Art In Manic Depression

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Gabriel...

“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is an hallucinating idiot.” Marshall McLuhan “…real mental illness is boring. Depressives are toxic and dull. Manic depressives are irritating. People with schizophrenia or autism are largely indecipherable. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 76 Comments

Looking For An Escape Clause To My Suicide Pact

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Gabriel...

“Everytime I make my mother cry an angel falls from Heaven.” Marilyn Manson, ‘Cryptorchild,’ “AntiChrist Superstar” (1996) “Youth are among the highest risk populations for suicide. In Canada, suicide accounts for 24 percent of all deaths among 15 to 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing | 20 Comments

Happy Something Or Other Week

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Gabriel...

. Merry Christmas From Salted Lithium. If You’re Heading Home For The Holidays You Will Need Help, So Here Are… . 5 Sites Where You Can Escape From Your Family’s Holiday Judgments: . The ‘Amazing Toothpick-Family Adventure’: Here. It’s as mesmerizing as … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Christmas, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Depression And Christmas, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Old men in red suits, Poetry, Politics, Poverty, Punk, Theology | 2 Comments

Dying Over The Holiday? Not Likely.

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gabriel...

“There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis, “The Devils Rejects” “Despite a commonly held myth that the Christmas season has the highest suicide rate of all the seasons, studies have proven that across North America, suicide … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Depression And Christmas, General Tao's Chicken, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Old men in red suits, Politics, Poverty, Punk, Theology | 35 Comments

Mostly We Die Because Of Infected Memories

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Gabriel...

More women than men attempt suicide, but more men succeed because we use more lethal means. Something I read from Health Canada. “…Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our minds.” “Redemption Song” Bob Marley & … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk | 24 Comments