Category Archives: Health

Even More Mental Health Studies & News: Vol.7

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

This issue: fMRI study into understanding why depression meds don’t work for everyone; new texting support for suicidal teens in Canada; Normal Person problems vs. the Mentally Ill; soldier-suicides recognized by Canadian government as equal to deployment deaths; 15-year old … Continue reading →

Posted in Autism, Bipolar, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, fMRI, Health, Mental Health, Mental Health News, Suicide, Vaccines | Tagged | 3 Comments

The First Quintin Update: Un Deux Trois Four

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

I woke up one morning not too long ago to my youngest son singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ in his room. Quintin just turned four-years old, and there he was, laying in his bed, barely awake with the blankets bunched … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quintin, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, CSG, Depression, Disability, Health, Lithium Overdose, Living With Manic Depression, Memories | 2 Comments

Even More Mental Health Studies & News: Vol.6

Posted on October 27, 2018 by

This issue: More fMRI studies proving distinct brain differences in people with Bipolar and/or Schizophrenia and those without; using genetics to improve diagnoses and personalize treatments for manic depression; raising children who have a mental illness; Virtual Reality and autism; … Continue reading →

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Evaluating My Mental Health Evaluation

Posted on October 25, 2018 by

“The signs I’ve slid into a depression should be obvious to me by now. After almost two decades I should at least have a check list by my door, or beside my bed. Dressing in black for days on end … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Intervention, Psychiatry, The Big White Wall | 4 Comments

Sorry About The Notifications He Said While Sending Out One More

Posted on October 22, 2018 by

Sorry about annoying you over the past few days. When I made Salted Lithium ‘private’ four years ago, I had put a bunch of posts into Draft Mode. I don’t know why. It seems pretty silly in hindsight. So, when … Continue reading →

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Back On The High-Wire Without A Net: Goodbye To My Psychiatrist And Hello Again To My Blog

Posted on October 8, 2018 by

My psychiatrist retired in July. At our next-to-last appointment he told me I was doing well enough that he decided not to refer me to another shrink, instead my family doctor will be treating me. Which I’m a little nervous … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Health, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry | Tagged | 6 Comments