Category Archives: Manic Depression

Thursday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | New Pills & A Car Wreck

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Gabriel...

I’ve changed psychiatrists since I wrote the last one of these. My last psychiatrist — the one who saved my life, retired… or something, he told me my regular Doctor could treat me. So I went without a psychiatrist and … Continue reading →

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The Day-To-Day Indignity Of Manic Depression

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Gabriel...

“Caring for yourself, looking after your physical health, just isn’t a priority for someone who constantly wants to die.” — ‘When You Spend 6570 Consecutive Days Wanting To Kill Yourself The Little Things Get Neglected… Like Dental Hygiene’: June 13, … Continue reading →

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My Bipolar Origin Story Because We Should All Have At Least One

Posted on September 11, 2022 by Gabriel...

Most of us have an origin story. The first time we heard a diagnosis that made sense, that explained and even justified our behaviour, that gave us something to fight against. Something that just made sense. Mine came when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Quintin, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Manic Depression, Memories | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Even More Mental Health Studies & News: Vol.6

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Gabriel...

This issue: More fMRI studies proving distinct brain differences in people with Bipolar and/or Schizophrenia and those without; using genetics to improve diagnoses and personalize treatments for manic depression; raising children who have a mental illness; Virtual Reality and autism; … Continue reading →

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Back On The High-Wire Without A Net: Goodbye To My Psychiatrist And Hello Again To My Blog

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Gabriel...

My psychiatrist retired in July. At our next-to-last appointment he told me I was doing well enough that he decided not to refer me to another shrink, instead my family doctor will be treating me. Which I’m a little nervous … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, Health, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry | Tagged | 6 Comments

Sometimes Life Happens, Part One: Death.

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Gabriel...

My grandfather died in August. At the end, it was not unexpected. It gets that way when someone passes the 90-year mark, and he was 92-years old. I held his hand a few days before he stopped breathing. He was … Continue reading →

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