Depression. Bipolarity. Schizophrenia. Autism. Asperger's. OCD. ADD. ADHD. God-knows-what-D... I lost track of all the new acronyms that have developed in recent years... Let me be clear from the get go as to which side of the fence I am writing from... I have been diagnosed with "bipolar disorder" twenty years ago. Along with that... Continue Reading →
Low… you know that blah feeling… not utterly depressed but kinda sad, unhappy, not very dynamic, a bit pessimistic. Yes, that’s the one. It’s a feeling that can take you by surprise at any time. Unless you are some of those happy clappy constantly joyous persons… no disrespect to these people I honestly do not... Continue Reading →
Unfriend. Unfollow. Block. Push a button and delete basically… Surely there is an app for that? No? Because you see I don’t want sadness in my group of friends. I don’t want her to stalk my life. I don’t want her to comment on events, my status and my pictures. I want her out. Period.... Continue Reading →
My previous post had an unprecedented number of views… and I have mixed feelings about this… On the one hand, as a writer it means a lot to me that people would read and appreciate my posts. On the other, it means that depression is a theme that resonates with a lot of you… and... Continue Reading →
Depression is a monster I know personally. I’ve encountered its hideousness 4 times in my life… I am a lucky survivor… I want to dedicate this post to all the ones I know and the ones I don’t who are still battling this horrid monster and are wondering when the hell it will let them... Continue Reading →
Today a friend asked me how to do shake off negative energy. Coincidentally I was confronted with some of my own as I realised I had hurt someone I care about without meaning to… Negative energy… The dark side of the Force… It forms around us when we are faced with some sort of struggle:... Continue Reading →
Riding the unicorn 