depression
« Previous EntriesWe’ve all heard it before
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Liz Spikol posted a very awesome video about depression advice over at her blog yesterday. It makes light of that oh-too-familiar advice that we get from well-meaning people who have no clue what it’s like to be depressed.
If only laughter really were the best medicine. For now, I’m sticking with my Celexa.
I’ve been told to “snap out of it”, to turn [...]
I Can’t
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008By Kay
One of the hardest things for me to do is to say that I can’t. It goes against the very positive message that I’ve had engrained into me my whole life, that I can do anything. Saying otherwise feels like giving up, and I hate that.
The psychologist I was seeing last summer never suggested [...]
The Hues and Overtones of Manic Depression
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008By Jb
Being an Art Star is about struggling to remember.
[Rev Jen]
Bipolar disorder gives me colors, hues that “normal” people can’t understand. My mania is the color behind your eyelids when you look at the sun with your eyes closed. It burns brightly and strongly, and it is hard [so hard] to turn away. You can’t [...]
Psycho psychiatrist
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008At the end of September, when the antidepressant I was on made me go wonky, I asked my doctor to refer me to a psychiatrist.
And then I waited.
And waited.
And waited some more.
Because, while I usually have nothing but praises to sing about the Canadian health care system, when it comes to mental health care, if [...]