30th Apr 2012
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“Have You Taken Your Meds Today?”

Alas, a question that us psych patients have heard far too many times – after all, one time is “too many” – from our nearest and dearest.  However, it was...

17th Apr 2010
self destruction, 2002

self destruction, 2002

(Perhaps the rawest, most honest thing about depression, self-medication, and addiction, that I have ever written.) She sat there for a few seconds, processing the knowing dread that had suddenly...

29th Mar 2010
Self Destruction and the Artist

Self Destruction and the Artist

One of the saddest things I have ever seen people do, in a moment of rage or depression or self-loathing, is destroy something that they created – something that meant...