Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder

Who I Am Has Not Always Been Who I See

A couple of weeks ago I was in Ottawa keeping my grandfather company, and at one point he was meeting with his financial adviser and I was walking around outside taking photos. The street the advisor’s office is on is … Continue reading

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Ten Ways To Make Your Recovery From Manic Depression A Lot Easier And Your Life A Lot Longer

“We can spend so many years trying to convince people of how sick we are then, when we’re finally diagnosed, we’re left by the health care system to fend for ourselves as if our family and friends network was fully … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Lithium, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 35 Comments

The List Of Things To Come

A blister on my little toe; July 07, 2008 – Photo by Me. I haven’t had writers block, that’s not the reason why I haven’t posted in ten days. The problem has been I have too many things I want … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Lists, Writing | 13 Comments

Two Feet Underwater With Diabetes Fatigue

My two feet under water; July 05, 2008 – Photo by Me. Turns out if you’re having problems falling to sleep or getting too excitable over the day the answer lies in overloading and permanently damaging your pancreas. Then wait … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Salted Truths | 17 Comments

I Spent The Last Twenty Years Sucking In My Anger And Now I’ve Got Brain Freeze

I’m not an easy person to get along with. I never have been. Mostly because I’ve been pissed off since I was twelve… also because the people I’m pissed off at will never admit their complicity in the actions which … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Salted Truths | 25 Comments

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

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Diabetes, Food Banks, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories | 17 Comments