Category Archives: Bipolar

Looking Back Glancing Sideways And Resolving To Keep Moving Forward

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Gabriel...

So this is what I know after another year in recovery… fighting the disease comes first. But then there’s the neglected clinical depressions and the neglected body. The clinical depressions can be talked into submission with a decent psychiatrist, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Family, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Year In Review | 22 Comments

No Post Day | Getting Gave Got

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Gabriel...

“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 rates are actually lower at that time of year. Studies suggest that while the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, No Post Day, Old men in red suits | 15 Comments

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | December 19, 2008

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Gabriel...

Friday was the day I told my mother all the good news about my recovery from the various diseases and conditions I’ve been living with for the past two decades. I started telling her about the incredible decrease into normality … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Psychiatry | 6 Comments

Thinking About Sex And The Possibility Of Living Without An Encyclopedia Of Symptoms

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Gabriel...

Unusual thirst; frequent urination; weight change (gain or loss); extreme fatigue or lack of energy; blurred vision; frequent or recurring infections; cuts and bruises that are slow to heal; tingling or numbness in the hands or feet; and trouble getting … Continue reading →

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

Tooth Extraction Postponed Due To Weather So My Grandfather And I Talked About Death And Hockey

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Gabriel...

I was supposed to lose another tooth today, but when I woke up I found my little village under almost a foot of snow. I also found a message on my answering machine from my grandfather, who was going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Bud, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Dentist, Depression, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 9 Comments

Straw Man Arguments Against The Evolution Of Mental Health

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Gabriel...

15. We oppose the psychiatric system because it is frighteningly similar to the Inquisition, chattel slavery and the Nazi concentration camps. 25. We believe that the psychiatric system is, in fact, a pacification programme controlled by psychiatrists and supported by … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Manic Depression, Politics, Psychiatry | 27 Comments