Category Archives: Bipolar

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | February 26, 2010

By the time I got to my psychiatrist’s office I had been overdosing on Extra Strength Tylenol and ES Advil, as well as taking large doses of penicillin, for five days, and living with the pain of an abscessed tooth … Continue reading

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Little Victor Sunday Update March 8, 2010

Victor was baptized this week. I think it was his first serious exposure to hypocrisy… he survived, but I think the rest of us are going to Hell. Other than the Priest and the Holy Spirit, there wasn’t much in … Continue reading

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Someone Reads 287 Of My Posts In Just Three Days Plus A Video Of My Son On The Eve Of His Baptism And I Ramble A Little

Over the past three days I’ve been getting progressively more freaked out because someone has been spending a lot of time reading my blog. Like, a lot of time… as in, by the time I’ve published this post, the person … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Little Victor, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Theology | 13 Comments

After Thirty Years Today I Finally Told Her To Go F**k Herself

This was a long time coming. When I told my family about the pregnancy last Father’s Day, everyone stood up and congratulated me. Except my grandmother, who slumped back in her chair and stared at me like I had just … Continue reading

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Little Victor Sunday Update February 28, 2010

It was an odd week. On Thursday night my girlfriend, son and I were in Ottawa for her last appointment with her psychologist at the Ottawa General Hospital. Getting there was fine, no problem. Getting home meant driving down an … Continue reading

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Little Victor Sunday Update February 21, 2010

Thankfully my son spent most of Sunday night with his mother, so he didn’t see Canada lose to the US in their last game of the preliminary round at the Olympics. I don’t think a two-month old needs to be … Continue reading

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