Category Archives: Depression

Days from his ninetieth birthday my grandfather has to start all over again

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Gabriel...

We’re celebrating my grandfather’s ninetieth birthday this week. I’m having a hard time believing we’ll be doing it for ninety-one next year. There was a fire recently that left him and my grandmother homeless. At the moment the most likely … Continue reading →

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Hearing for the first time what I missed for four months

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Gabriel...

For the first time since January 24, 2012, I can hear out of both ears. It’s not perfect, but it’s really, really close. On January 25 I lost my hearing due to an infection. At its worst I had no … Continue reading →

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My ears are worse, I might be losing my mind, so here’s a video

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Gabriel...

“For the past ten days I’ve been suffering through an ear infection. Both ears. Until just a few days ago they were both completely closed. For the most part, I’ve been deaf. “The only things I’ve heard for the past … Continue reading →

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Spending two weeks listening to my heart beating left me nearly insane

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Gabriel...

For the past ten days I’ve been suffering through an ear infection. Both ears. Until just a few days ago they were both completely closed. For the most part, I’ve been deaf. The only things I’ve heard for the past … Continue reading →

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How Do I Succeed As A Father If My Examples Always Failed Me Spectacularly

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Gabriel...

‘You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even … Continue reading →

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

I spy with my red little eye something that is…

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Gabriel...

I’ve been crying steadily for almost two weeks now… but only out of one eye, and mostly because it’s infected, but there are times when it feels real. Like I’m actually crying for an emotional reason, and the infection is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, CSG, Depression, Family, Granny, Health, Little Victor, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged | 6 Comments