Category Archives: Poverty

A Perfect World Would Start With An Intervention

“Today I am off the medication and all of this is useless. I need help. My sleeping pattern is completely reversed: I am sleeping from 6am to 6pm, I never know when to take my medication anymore so I usually … Continue reading

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Looking For An Escape Clause To My Suicide Pact

“Everytime I make my mother cry an angel falls from Heaven.” Marilyn Manson, ‘Cryptorchild,’ “AntiChrist Superstar” (1996) “Youth are among the highest risk populations for suicide. In Canada, suicide accounts for 24 percent of all deaths among 15 to 24 … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Depression And Christmas, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poetry, Poverty, Publishing | 20 Comments

Happy Something Or Other Week

. Merry Christmas From Salted Lithium. If You’re Heading Home For The Holidays You Will Need Help, So Here Are… . 5 Sites Where You Can Escape From Your Family’s Holiday Judgments: . The ‘Amazing Toothpick-Family Adventure’: Here. It’s as mesmerizing as … Continue reading

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Dying Over The Holiday? Not Likely.

“There is no fucking ice cream in your fucking future.” Otis, “The Devils Rejects” “Despite a commonly held myth that the Christmas season has the highest suicide rate of all the seasons, studies have proven that across North America, suicide … Continue reading

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I Went Looking For Tall Bridges Where There Were No Rivers

“…you can die tonight, doesn’t mean you’ll smile tomorrow.” . “I have this recurring nightmare. In it I’m laughing. That’s it. It’s a nightmare because, When I wake up, I wish I were still asleep.” Just before my collapse back … Continue reading

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kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight

“…really ain’t no excuse in me hanging around in your kinda scene.” Jimi Hendrix, “Manic Depression” “C.L. Grigg of St. Louis came up with a fruity concoction he named ‘Bib Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda’. A doctor’s testimonial promised ‘an abundance … Continue reading

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