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non compos me*
http://noncomposme.wordpress.com/
The work of a young man navigating the double-threat of mental illness and HIV while trying to remain cheerful, without going manic.
It's not as easy as it sounds.
- Author: A. Mundi
- Listed in: Gay and Lesbian Observational Humor
- Tags: books humor Mental Illness bipolar disorder hiv bad luck
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queen
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teeth
After years of avoiding the dentist, I have finally come round to sitting in the scooped-out chair to have my pearly whites poked and prodded (and scored and drilled) back into some form of palliative health. I (like so many others) don’t like the ...
bad days fail
It doesn’t stop, you realize: the vigilance, the surveillance of your day to day, from inside your private little chamber to out—out and about—it doesn’t stop. The mood disorder is not over even though it’s suppressed. The pills...
friday night
A friend came over to watch a movie. As he has recently quit smoking (again) he brought with him packages of two-bite cupcakes and butter tarts. So we had a chat, ate manageably sized sugary snacks, and I put in a DVD. Then my friend looked over at m...
medical ennui
Restless in my skin and unmotivated to move. It’s a bit like I’m hangover; but I’m not. This may have more to do with the time change and the weather than my mental state: grey pall drawn down over the city streets, sun suddenly ban...
open eyes
Sleep is a bitter, fickle mistress: first she visits too much, then she comes too little. After all this time, she is still—ultimately—irregular. It’s amazing I put up with her at all. What I wouldn’t give for a proper bedtime and a s...
