Category Archives: Clinical Depression

Straw Man Arguments Against The Evolution Of Mental Health

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

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Setting Fire To My Father’s Paper Trail

“…my father believed he was a great man who was in the middle of a great revolution, and things get sacrificed during revolutions. Like family…. The truth is pretty simple, however, my father told lies that corrupted and nearly killed … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Family, Father, Health, Living With Depression, Salted Truths | 7 Comments

No Post Day | Spirit Guide

My regular appointment with my psychiatrist is in… eleven hours and I’ve been up all night working on another anniversary post thing. So I think I still have time for a decent sleep and a shower. Although I haven’t confirmed … Continue reading

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Tired Of Burning My Candle At Both Ends I Tossed It Into The Fire Now Look At Me Burn

My diet has really gone to hell over the past few weeks because of my reaction to this whole “EMDR” experience… and it’s just happenstance but changing medications just before starting off on a light jaunt through my most significant … Continue reading

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

Eating Steak On A Sawdust Budget

“For the second time this year I have burned through my disability cheque before the second week of the month, so for the next sixteen days I’ll be eating 0.19 cent packages of monosodium glutamate and wondering where the food … Continue reading

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The First Post Marking The End Of My Second Year

The second year of Salted Lithium ends on November 14, 2008. This post is part one in a series looking back at the last two years. The idea of these Anniversary Posts is to encourage people to hopefully take part … Continue reading

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