Category Archives: Memories

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 →

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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 →

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The First Quintin Update: Un Deux Trois Four

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Gabriel...

I woke up one morning not too long ago to my youngest son singing ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’ in his room. Quintin just turned four-years old, and there he was, laying in his bed, barely awake with the blankets bunched … Continue reading →

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No Post Day | First Tune

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Gabriel...

When we escaped from my father, we moved into a small two-bedroom apartment over a gas station. My memory on this is a little sketchy, but one of the things we ended up with was a cabinet record player: it … Continue reading →

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Proof Of The Life Of Brian And How It Saved Mine

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Gabriel...

I have a large collection of Blues music, but it came to me mostly by accident and from only one source. At the beginning of my College journalism program we were assigned a local celebrity. We had three months to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Memories, Mental Health, Ottawa, UmBiPMaD Stories | Tagged | 6 Comments

Memory Is A Wicked Thing

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Gabriel...

When I was five I spent six weeks in the Hospital For Sick Kids in Toronto. I walked and ran awkwardly, as though something was wrong with my hips. There were also some other symptoms which, when combined with the … Continue reading →

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