Category Archives: Classic

A Perfect World Would Start With An Intervention

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Today I am off the medication and all of this is useless. I need help. My sleeping pattern is completely reversed: I am sleeping from 6am to 6pm, I never know when to take my medication anymore so I usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Intervention, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty, Psychiatry | 27 Comments

There’s No Art In Manic Depression

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Gabriel...

“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is an hallucinating idiot.” Marshall McLuhan “…real mental illness is boring. Depressives are toxic and dull. Manic depressives are irritating. People with schizophrenia or autism are largely indecipherable. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 76 Comments

Looking For An Escape Clause To My Suicide Pact

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Gabriel...

“Everytime I make my mother cry an angel falls from Heaven.” Marilyn Manson, ‘Cryptorchild,’ “AntiChrist Superstar” (1996) “Youth are among the highest risk populations for suicide. In Canada, suicide accounts for 24 percent of all deaths among 15 to 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing | 20 Comments

Dying Over The Holiday? Not Likely.

Posted on December 16, 2006 by Gabriel...

“There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis, “The Devils Rejects” “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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, BiPolar Christmas, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Depression And Christmas, General Tao's Chicken, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Old men in red suits, Politics, Poverty, Punk, Theology | 35 Comments

Mostly We Die Because Of Infected Memories

Posted on December 8, 2006 by Gabriel...

More women than men attempt suicide, but more men succeed because we use more lethal means. Something I read from Health Canada. “…Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery / None but ourselves can free our minds.” “Redemption Song” Bob Marley & … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Humor, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk | 24 Comments

There Are Moments Of Lucidity In Our Lives

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Gabriel...

“…I do not understand why I must forgive their guilt. They have done nothing to atone for their abuse and neglect, and when I press an issue they rear up and demand an apology for my accusations.” . “I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poetry, Punk | 21 Comments