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Monday, May 19th, 2008I hate taking pills. I am sick of it. Sick of being sick. Coming off this most recent toxic/allergic/withdrawal bout, I am even more tired that usual of the being tired of it all, the exhausting vigilance Belinda so eloquently described. The clatter of particular pills into the containers changes; the [...]
Mornings are better
Monday, May 12th, 2008I’ve been having allergic reactions to lithium and abilify recently, the abilify added after I had to quit lithium, cold turkey. The abilify was even worse, and made me feel really crazy for the first time ever– manic, mixed, unable to concentrate, on the verge of rage. Even my worst depressions never left [...]
Brave, sad girl
Monday, May 5th, 2008A story from my local paper about a teenaged girl suffering from bipolar and the push in Massachusetts for better funding for youth mental illness treatment.
Knowing is half the battle
Monday, April 28th, 2008I mean, not to draw deep meaning from the G.I. Joe cartoons, but really, it is. Paying attention to my illness, as annoying as it is to have to be that self-aware, is the only way to ensure that I keep myself out of trouble. And I’m pretty good at that part. But. But?
Did you [...]