Category Archives: Family

Conversations With My Psychotherapist Are Coming To An End

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Gabriel...

“…our biggest trigger while I was growing up, was me asking questions about my past. Any questions about the Cult we grew up in, or anything regarding my father, or even anything regarding my father’s side of the family, were … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Depression, Family, Granny, Health, Mother, Photography | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Bonding Part Two: The Punishments She Did And Didn’t Hand Out

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Gabriel...

“So for the first few years of my life my Mother wasn’t there, for the next five years of my life I was a group chore, with little to no idea who she was to me. Then, for the next … Continue reading →

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Bonding Part One: Two Choices She Made That Made Me

Posted on September 6, 2022 by Gabriel...

Even though I lived with her, I didn’t know who my Mother was until I was eight-years old. That was one of the main rules of the Commune / Collective / Cult I grew up in: the kids are everyone’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Family, Health, Living With Depression, Memories, Mother, Salted Truths | Tagged , | 6 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

With No Consequences For Her Abuse She Takes Over Once Again

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Gabriel...

Almost six weeks ago I told my grandmother to go fuck herself. When I was a child I often thought of telling her off, and now that I’ve finally made a complete break from her it feels as though my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Family, Granny, Health, Little Victor, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 21 Comments

H1N1 Policy On The Maternity Ward Of The Ottawa General Hospital Sucks

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Gabriel...

My very pregnant girlfriend has the flu. Late Tuesday night she had a fever of over 101F long enough the nurses, dressed in long, yellow, disposable plastic jackets and wearing face-shields, moved her from her “home care” room to a … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Family, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa, Pregnancy | 13 Comments