Category Archives: Bipolar

How Growing Up With Wire Monkeys Added To My Self Destructive Behaviour

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Gabriel...

“The theory of learned helplessness was then extended to human behavior, providing a model for explaining depression, a state characterized by a lack of affect and feeling. Depressed people became that way because they learned to be helpless. Depressed people … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Family, Father, Granny, Health, Manic Depression, Poverty, Salted Truths | 17 Comments

Speeding Into A New Sunrise With Eighteen Gears Two Wheels And A Kickstand

Posted on August 30, 2008 by Gabriel...

I have a bike sitting in my apartment, it’s purple. A really dark purple. There was some confusion… when I pulled it out of my parents’ basement it was so dirty I thought it was green. Then the bike repair … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Everyday Stuff, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 14 Comments

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

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Gabriel...

“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

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Gabriel...

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

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Gabriel...

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

Diabetes Is Slowly Taking The Life Of Someone Who Saved Mine

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Gabriel...

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