Category Archives: Living With Manic Depression

When You Spend 6570 Consecutive Days Wanting To Kill Yourself The Little Things Get Neglected… Like Dental Hygiene.

Posted on June 13, 2007 by Gabriel...

“Currently, access to dental care is mostly limited to those with jobs that provide private insurance benefits, or can afford to pay for treatment out of pocket. Many on low incomes do not receive dental benefits and cannot afford regular … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Canada, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Dentist, Depression, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Punk, Salted Truths | 19 Comments

First Truths: Larry, The Escape From My Father And My Twelfth Home In Nine Years

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Gabriel...

Orange juice behind plastic and glass; June 07, 2007 – Photo by Me. When the Truths being offered are complicated and frightening we tend to grasp on to what we believe to be true and never let go, no matter … Continue reading →

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UmBiPMaD Stories: Food Banks, Roaches & Potato Soup

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Gabriel...

If Hell is so Evil, why does it punish the Wicked? Just A Question I’ve Asked. “…it’s just the ability to reason that wears so thin / Living and dying and the stories that are true / The secret to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Food Banks, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Ottawa, Poetry, Politics, Poverty, Punk, UmBiPMaD Stories | 13 Comments

God Save The Queen, Because I Was Too Broken To Do The Job

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Gabriel...

Elephants // aren’t any more important / than insects // but I’m on the side / of elephants // unless one of them tries / to crawl up my leg “Elephants”, John Newlove Young man, / Seize every minute / … 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, Punk | Tagged | 13 Comments

Ten Things I Did Last Year, Eight Things I’ve Stopped Doing This Year, Three Revelations And A Ten-Year Old Holding A Gun

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Gabriel...

The reason I write / is to make something / as beautiful as you are. / When I’m with you / I want to be the kind of hero / I wanted to be / when I was seven years … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Humour, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Mental Health, Salted Lists | 36 Comments

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