Category Archives: Lithium

Still salted but without the lithium

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Gabriel...

I forgot how vivid my dreams can be when I’m not taking the lithium. I’ve been off for almost four months now. For ten years lithium carbonate kept me sane. It gave me the base on which to build my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | 2 Comments

Moving.

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Gabriel...

“When I moved from Ottawa to Toronto [in 1998] I had two bags of clothes, some books and a [10-year old] radio. Four or five years later, when I moved [back] I had two bags of clothes, a few more … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty | 8 Comments

Monday Mental Movie Night: Mary & Max

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Gabriel...

“[Mary & Max] deals with themes including childhood neglect, friendship, the obscurity of life, teasing, loneliness, autism (Asperger syndrome in particular), obesity, depression and anxiety.” — Wikipedia A very odd, very unlikely animated film from Australia that manages to be … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, Mental Movie Night, Movies, No Post Day | Tagged | 8 Comments

Grandfather update plus another death in the family and it’s really hot (Updated 11pm)

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Gabriel...

My grandfather’s youngest brother died Friday morning. It wasn’t a surprise. My granduncle had a stroke last week, which led to the heart attack on Friday. But he had been… ‘damaged’ for a couple of years. He lost most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bud, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, No Post Day | Tagged | 2 Comments

A few photos a video and a song or two because it’s too hot for words

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Gabriel...

For the past few days the thermometer has been pushing towards 40C (104F), which is stupid hot. It’s starting to cool off tonight, and it’s supposed to get much nicer for the weekend, but it’s still +30C in my apartment. … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, No Post Day, Photography, Photos, YouTube | Tagged , | 2 Comments

I can hear the world again and it’s singing ‘happy birthday’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Gabriel...

For the first time in more than three weeks I can hear the bathroom fan. Since January 25th I’ve been mostly deaf. The kind of deaf where, just to hear the TV, I had to turn the volume past 60. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Pregnancy | Tagged | 3 Comments