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Saturday, February 9th, 2008By JB
This week, I had a very hard decision to make. Faced with a meeting about my less-than-stellar academic performance, I had two choices. One, I could continue keeping my bipolar disorder a secret, continue pretending like I have no extra-ordinary challenges to medical school. Two, I could tell the truth I’ve been aching to [...]
All These Januaries
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008By Coolbeans
The beginning of January is nice. The holidays are behind us, we get back into our routines, and my husband and I celebrate our anniversary. Then something bad happens. After the start of the new year, something in my brain goes haywire. I have fits of rage, tears, self-loathing, and an inability to hold [...]
Annus Mirabilis
Thursday, January 17th, 2008By JB
One year ago today, my entire universe fell apart. I reaped the seeds I had sown. I had the unfortunate task of knowing that the falling apart was my fault. I had backed myself into a corner. I had almost ruined everything.
One year ago today, Joey took away the engagement ring, the beautiful one [...]
Toxic
Friday, January 4th, 2008By Dad Gone Mad
I’m sitting here this morning wondering when our senses of compassion and respect deteriorated to this point.
When did we become so callous and heartless that we started to view a young mother struggling with a mental illness as entertainment?
When did we stop trying to empathize?
When did we find ourselves so miserable [...]