Category Archives: Clinical Depression

My Disability Is Proof The State Of My Recovery From Manic Depression Is Strong

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Gabriel...

Twenty-two years ago I was diagnosed as having manic depression. Twenty-two years later I think I’ve beaten the disease. At the very least, with the help of medications and therapy, I’ve managed to lock it away someplace it’d have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry | 8 Comments

I Wish Some Day Things Would Just Get Better

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Gabriel...

…I wish some day things will get better I’ve been trapped in this black hole for too long Can’t understand a word of what you say I never bother to listen anyway And I know some day things will get … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Depression, Granny, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 12 Comments

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | February 26, 2010

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Gabriel...

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 →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Bud, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Granny, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry | 5 Comments

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

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Gabriel...

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 →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Granny, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Pregnancy | 28 Comments

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | February 12, 2010

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Gabriel...

My recovery has reached a strange place… I did spend most of last year depressed, but that was mostly due to the panic and lack of sleep stemming from my girlfriend’s high-risk pregnancy. But I haven’t had a bipolar episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Disability, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Pregnancy, Psychiatry | 8 Comments

Little Victor Sunday Update

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Gabriel...

Little Victor had a difficult week. First he had to have his circumcision redone because a little piece got left from the first time. A sliver of himself got tucked back under the foreskin and was irritating him in ways … Continue reading →

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