Category Archives: Health

Manic Depression Did Not Rape You And It Certainly Didn’t Kill Your Dog

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Gabriel...

…Call it what you like, / that nightly jaunt I took, analyze it / as you will, there must have been / some benefit I gained from it — otherwise / I’d have come down long ago. “Only Child”, ‘Edwin … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 33 Comments

This One’s For St. Michael And All The Memories In The Backrow

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Gabriel...

The Main Street of my little village; February 10, 2007 – Photo by Me. The first cut is the deepest, Baby I know — The first cut is the deepest ‘Cause when it comes to being lucky, she’s cursed When … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Depression, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing, Punk, [redacted] | 5 Comments

Seeing What People Never See Unless Someone They Love Films It

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Gabriel...

. “Sometimes Mommy laughs when she has her medicine. Mommy says the medicine makes the pain better, and makes her want to eat more. Boy, does Mommy ever eat.” “Mommy’s Funny Medicine” Written By Russell & Christine Lowe, Illustrations By … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Friends, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Medical Marijuana, Ottawa, Politics, Poverty, Publishing | 23 Comments

A Perfect World Would Start With An Intervention

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Today I am off the medication and all of this is useless. I need help. My sleeping pattern is completely reversed: I am sleeping from 6am to 6pm, I never know when to take my medication anymore so I usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Intervention, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty, Psychiatry | 27 Comments

There’s No Art In Manic Depression

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Gabriel...

“In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is an hallucinating idiot.” Marshall McLuhan “…real mental illness is boring. Depressives are toxic and dull. Manic depressives are irritating. People with schizophrenia or autism are largely indecipherable. Most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art & Depression, Artists With Depression, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 76 Comments

Looking For An Escape Clause To My Suicide Pact

Posted on December 26, 2006 by Gabriel...

“Everytime I make my mother cry an angel falls from Heaven.” Marilyn Manson, ‘Cryptorchild,’ “AntiChrist Superstar” (1996) “Youth are among the highest risk populations for suicide. In Canada, suicide accounts for 24 percent of all deaths among 15 to 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing | 20 Comments