Category Archives: Living With Depression

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 , | 4 Comments

Why I’d be happy to have a drink with Ebenezer Scrooge

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Gabriel...

A few nights ago I was watching the greatest Christmas movie ever made, Die Hard, and flipping over to A Christmas Carol during the commercials. When I was a kid the Scrooge movie freaked me out just enough so I … Continue reading →

Posted in BiPolar Christmas, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Humor, Humour, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Going for a drive through the crazy mountains

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Gabriel...

I’m having a discussion with my little sister on Facebook right now about conspiracy theories. She’s a “believer” in pretty much everything — chemtrails, fluoride as brain control solution, grand conspiracies involving shadowy forces bent on… stuff. And things. Right … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, FEMA Camps, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Photography | Tagged | 3 Comments

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

Some studies into the biology of manic depression and schizophrenia

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Gabriel...

“Certain brain regions in people with major depression are smaller and less dense than those of their healthy counterparts. Now, researchers have traced the genetic reasons for this shrinkage. “Brain-imaging studies, post-mortem examinations of human brains and animal studies have … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged | 7 Comments

Protected: A short story about someone named Alex

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Gabriel...

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