Category Archives: Bipolar Disease

Diabetes Is Slowly Taking The Life Of Someone Who Saved Mine

A lot of stuff has happened over the past few weeks and for the past four days I’ve been trying to write about all of it in one post… which, it turns out, is impossible. So I’m breaking the last … Continue reading

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Protected: Some People In My Family Found Honour In Sacrifice But Then They Started Looking For People To Burn

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Sure A Rose May Smell Just As Sweet But Call It Herpes des Quatre Saisons And People Will Never Plant Them Again

My name is officially changed… it took two years when it should have taken six weeks, but the last piece of my father’s identity has been removed from my wallet. My new birth certificate came in the mail yesterday. It’s … Continue reading

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Sleep Deprivation And The 1918 Influenza Pandemic

. I’ve been exhausted all week. It feels almost like I assume a relapse would feel, like if I went a month without the Lithium. Or without the Seroquel. The physical and mental toll from the “relapse” has reminded me … Continue reading

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If Clothes Make The Man Then I’m Crumpled Up Under The Bed And Haven’t Washed Since February

Me taking a break from trying on pants; May 31, 2008 – Photo by Me. . My new shirts have “anti-microbial technology” built into them. They’ve been “treated to inhibit bacterial growth and protect from odor (sic).” I feel like … Continue reading

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I’m Almost Invited To A Sort Of College Reunion Where I’d Get To Explain My Life Twenty Times In One Glorious Night

I’ve never been to a reunion… I’ve never had a reason to, having dropped out of high school twice and having been asked to leave College before my first year was over. The head of my Journalism program told me … Continue reading

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