Category Archives: Health

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | December 19, 2008

Friday was the day I told my mother all the good news about my recovery from the various diseases and conditions I’ve been living with for the past two decades. I started telling her about the incredible decrease into normality … Continue reading

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Psychiatry | 6 Comments

Thinking About Sex And The Possibility Of Living Without An Encyclopedia Of Symptoms

Unusual thirst; frequent urination; weight change (gain or loss); extreme fatigue or lack of energy; blurred vision; frequent or recurring infections; cuts and bruises that are slow to heal; tingling or numbness in the hands or feet; and trouble getting … Continue reading

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

Drawing A Line In The Enamel With A 7.2 Blood Sugar Level

“Everybody pauses and stares at me, these two teeth are gone as you can see. I don’t know just who to blame for this catastrophe! But my one wish on Christmas Eve is as plain as it can be. All … Continue reading

Posted in BiPolar Christmas, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Dentist, Diabetes, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Punk | 22 Comments

No Beaver For Me

“Four of the five nominees are genuine medical professionals (including one dentist’s office in Windsor), offering good sound advice on staying healthy. The remaining one, Salted Lithium, describes one person’s long walk away from depression. That one has my vote, … Continue reading

Posted in Awards, crazy people with no pants, Health | 11 Comments

No Post Day | RIP Bettie

There’s a YouTube here of Betty Page. If you can’t see it please reload, then contact Google and tell them to stop being evil. Whether she was helping pack a girl into the trunk of a car or helping a … Continue reading

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, No Post Day | Tagged | 8 Comments

Tooth Extraction Postponed Due To Weather So My Grandfather And I Talked About Death And Hockey

I was supposed to lose another tooth today, but when I woke up I found my little village under almost a foot of snow. I also found a message on my answering machine from my grandfather, who was going to … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Bud, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Dentist, Depression, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression | 9 Comments