Category Archives: Manic Depression

Suddenly there were people

If you ever have the opportunity to meet someone you blog with, I’d recommend meeting them for a shawarma. My girlfriend and I needed some time away from the village, and she had been having shawarma cravings for weeks, so … Continue reading

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Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist | Reexamining the causes for exile

This one has been hard to write. Not so much because of the emotions involved, more because just getting the context right is difficult. On August 29 my mother and I had a confrontation regarding my decision to prevent her … Continue reading

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Protected: And then someone told the Children’s Aid Society I was a threat to my son because I have a case of the bipolars

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Turning into a stay at home daddy

I think it’s official, I may have become a stay-at-home dad. If it’s not official, then at the least I’m in training. My girlfriend went back to work at the convenience store ‘full time’ — which means she’s short of … Continue reading

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The True Nature Of My Being

The signs I’ve slid into a depression should be obvious to me by now. After almost two decades I should at least have a check list by my door, or beside my bed. Dressing in black for days on end … Continue reading

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What if getting rid of my abusive grandmother is just the first step

It has been a month since my mother visited with my son. Her self-imposed exile continues for reasons she won’t share with me, and I doubt I’d understand them if she did. My girlfriend and I have made it very … Continue reading

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