23rd Apr 2013
__Persephone_by_Raczso

April, Bipolar Women, and Persephone: Good News for Everyone…

…trickle down economics invent Sky Gods that throw paper down from storm clouds.  It turns out that invented Gods will not save a market in a “waning” phase.  ”Growth” is...

30th Jul 2010
quarter life crisis

Sex, Lies, and my “Quarter-Life Crisis”

I don’t believe I’ve ever shared the story of my 25th birthday, and how it ended in a fit of despair, loneliness, and self-doubt on  this blog before.  Since the...

28th Jun 2010
emotional vampire 2

Attack of the Emotional Vampire!

I have one more point to put forth about emotional vampires: They really don’t like to be called emotional vampires Thus, by doing so, whether you say it to their...

12th Jun 2010
seroquel

Can you overdose on atypical antipsychotics? What about Trazodone?

One of the major benefits cited when atypical antipsychotics were released (almost the only ones prescribed these days, including “Abilify”, “Risperdal”, “Zyprexa”, “Seroquel”, and “Clozaril” was that no one could...

04th May 2010
The Earth Goddess likes 'em too...

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours…

Or, I’ll just show you mine.  Scars are not only stories of survival, but they’re damn sexy.

20th Apr 2010
New Documentary on Medicating Kids – Get it while you can!

New Documentary on Medicating Kids – Get it while you can!

This video may not be available for very long, so watch/download it ASAP! You may be familiar with Louis Theroux’s BBC series, including “Weird Weekends”.  Theroux travels to a location...

17th Apr 2010
Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath biographies, 2002

Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath biographies, 2002

(Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath helped me survive that year of my graduation, 2002.  Before I decided to become a sociologist, I planned to study literature and poetry.) 15 March...

25th Mar 2010
“SWF seeking… suicide?”

“SWF seeking… suicide?”

When I was searching for statistics regarding how many “bipolar” patients on Lithium take their lives by overdosing on the drug, as well as how many psych. patients in general...

12th Mar 2010
“Memory Lane”

“Memory Lane”

The best song I’ve found thus far that describes the psych ward experience.  Elliott Smith killed himself after a fight with his girlfriend by stabbing himself several times in the...

30th Jan 2010
Disability Assistance and Suicide, 2006

Disability Assistance and Suicide, 2006

After which I got off of “disability” and believed I “would never be depressed again”… heh that one had to come kick my ass at some point…glad that’s over now…...