Category Archives: Health

Our health determines how we feel, and I’m not just talking about physical health. As someone being treated for mental health problems, I’m very aware of how physical and mental health are interrelated. Again, a very eclectic category.

The Ugly Demon and the Crafting Sword

You know that I have bipolar disorder, right?  I mean, I admit it in virtually every post!  What you may not realize is that the bulk of my time is spent depressed rather than hypomanic.  At one time I would … Continue reading

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Anxiety Rears Its Ugly Head

I just wanted OUT!!!   I wanted to run out, screaming at the top of my lungs!  And if I hadn’t been (at that time, anyway) such a quiet, reserved person, I might just have done so.  But at 15, I … Continue reading

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On Life, Death, and Birthdays

Today would have been my sister’s 45th birthday.  She died five years ago.  We weren’t speaking at the time of her death.  Was it a suicide?  She’d attempted suicide before.  Was it an accidental overdose?  Or was it one of … Continue reading

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The Lies of Mental Health

I feel good.  I mean, I really feel good!  The clouds have parted and the haze has burned off and finally I’m feeling the way I imagine most people feel most of the time.  I’m ready to do things…fun things … Continue reading

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My Appreciation for Robin Williams

This was initially published in a different blog.  As we’ve just passed the second anniversary of Williams’ death, I felt it was timely to republish it here. One look in his eyes and the suffering was there for all the … Continue reading

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