Category Archives: crazy people with no pants

No time left for writing

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Gabriel...

I basically have two options: I can look after my son from 5am until 6pm, or I can write, but I definitely cannot do both. Two months ago my girlfriend found a minimum wage job at one of the local … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Father, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Photography, Zombies | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Summertime so avoid going toxic and get your Lithium levels checked

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Gabriel...

Summer’s here, so if you’re taking Lithium as part of your recovery from manic depression it’s vital you get a blood test. Because it’s possible for the Lithium levels in our blood to fluctuate, blood tests are always important when … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 4 Comments

The safety net my family offered me turned out to be full of holes and then the security blanket caught fire

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Gabriel...

We cannot recover from diseases like diabetes or manic depression without help from the people around us. Without help I was left to the whim of a disease which convinced me day after day, hour after hour, that I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Disability, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty | Tagged | 9 Comments

My son can walk

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Gabriel...

My son can walk, and he’s pretty good, so it must must come from his mom, because I’ve got about three different limps. It’s incredible to watch as he confidently throws a leg out, his thigh parallel to the ground … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Father, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged | 10 Comments

Happy Zombie Day

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Gabriel...

So… dumb question, but when did Easter become a really lazy version of Halloween? Saturday night my girlfriend laid out a truckload of chocolate and toys on the kitchen table. Sunday morning her oldest son came back from his scheduled … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Humor, Humour, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, No Post Day, Zombies | Tagged | 3 Comments

Then I remembered the answers lay in bagels

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Gabriel...

Just a quick post, with some good news… finally: my blood sugar levels are as close to normal as they have been since 2001. Over the past three days I’ve gotten the numbers down from mid-20’s to eight. I’m so … Continue reading →

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