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- August 19th, 2008
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Another Canadian Article
Stigma of mental illness takes tollBy CHRISTINA SPENCERMONTREAL -- Austin Mardon says when people learn he is schizophrenic, they sometimes fear him, act disgusted or seem embarrassed. So great is the stigma associated with mental illness, that when
- August 18th, 2008
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The Best Parts Of Having A Mental Illness
This is a repost (is that the word?) from a while back. Right now all of my attention is focused on finding a new place to live by the end of the month. Hopefully tomorrow I will wake up to good news and the search will be over. Anyway I attempted
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A Canadian Article
Mon, August 18, 2008CMA paints ugly portrait of Canadians’ attitudesViews on mental health not a pretty pictureBy Neena Chowdhury, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian Medical Association is painting a portrait of Canadians’ attitudes
- August 17th, 2008
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Another Mask?
I have been on one medication or another for three years now and have spent a total of fourteen days where I was completely drug free during this time span. Effexor, Paxil, Remeron, Wellbutrin, Seroquel, Temazapam, Ativan, Lithium, Zyprexa and Nardi
- August 16th, 2008
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Despair By Anne Sexton
Despair Who is he?A railroad track toward hell?Breaking like a stick of furniture?The hope that suddenly overflows the cesspool?The love that goes down the drain like spit?The love that said forever, foreverand then runs you over like a truck?Ar
- August 15th, 2008
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Loss and Gain By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When I compareWhat I have lost with what I have gained,What I have missed with what attained,Little room do I find for pride.I am awareHow many days have been idly spent;How like an arrow the good intentHas fallen short or been turned aside.But who s
- August 14th, 2008
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Mental Health Blog Directory Update
Well the directory recently passed thirty blogs which is pretty good and hopefully will continue to grow. One of the main concerns I had before starting this mini project is a lot of mental health blogs tend to disappear as the stress of writing ab
- August 13th, 2008
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The Writing Process
The way I write is similar to the way that I think. Some weird thought will appear in my head so I pick it apart until basically no questions remain. When I write it is the same thing some idea or thought will appear so I just brainstorm on it in a
- August 12th, 2008
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Good Thing I Asked
I picked up a nasty cold the other day and after having a very long night of waking up due to coughing I decided to go to the local drug store. After looking around for a bit I decided on a med that has both one for waking hours and another for when
- August 11th, 2008
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Control
One of my main issues that seems to be a the center of everything is control as in the need to completely control any situation that I am in. If I feel that I am losing control my anxiety rate goes through the roof and the borderline aspect of my pe
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Music For Monday
I am under the weather and surrounded by stress so I am going to take the easy way out and post a video. I like this song because (a) I was a big fan of the original by Nirvana (b) To me the way Ms. Amos performs it brings the song to an entirely d
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A Follow Up To The ECT Article
I wrote this post during the first month of this blog and following the article posted a few days ago I thought it would be a good idea to repost it. That and I am too lazy to try and write something else. Take care.You Want To Put Electricity Into
- August 6th, 2008
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Mixed Messages
I have a problem with compliments not in giving them but receiving them and if I trace my life back to the first quarter the reasons why become pretty clear. Before I get into it this is a gentle warning that the material that I am about to cover ca
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Shock therapy makes a quiet comeback - Article
Shock therapy makes a quiet comebackDespite the stigma, 100,000 desperate patients a year now seek treatmentBy Melissa DahlHealth writerMSNBCupdated 8:22 a.m. ET, Wed., Aug. 6, 2008When Bill Russell tells people that his severe depression was relieve
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A Question For My Readers
I was over at "How is Bradley" today and I dropped a question in his post regarding the painter Vincent Van Gogh. The question was somewhere along the line of "What would have happened if the chemical assistance available today was available in his
- August 5th, 2008
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The Problem With Advice
Early on in my college journey a teacher told the class this following statement "Never give anyone advice for the second it does not work you are going to become the target of their anger". When I was still counseling the goal was never to tell the
- August 4th, 2008
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The Wonderful World Of Borderline Personality Disorder
Yep it is a holiday so here is a post from the past. Take care.Borderline Personality DisorderEver wanted to know what it feels like to be treated like a leper? Get a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and you will come really close.
- August 2nd, 2008
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Sick By Shel Silverstein
Sick"I cannot go to school today,"Said little Peggy Ann McKay,"I have the measles and the mumps,A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,I'm going blind in my right eye.My tonsils are as big as rocks,I've counted sixteen chi
- August 1st, 2008
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Entrecard
Entrecard is a great tool for any blogger and especially those still pretty new to the world. There are different methods in getting more people to drop on your blog which you will find on various other sites so I am not going to add to the list her
- July 30th, 2008
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Running
I use to leave my childhood home in a dead sprint. My imagination created a scenario that I had just escaped a prison and was basically running for my freedom and my life. The thoughts of what would would happen if the "bad guys" caught me sent an
- July 29th, 2008
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July's Appointment
Today's appointment was basically a rerun of the previous month. Effexor was increased to 112.5mg and the rest of the meds stayed the same. The doctor asked the usual questions and I provided him with a bunch of vague answers which I am in a habit
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Article For Tuesday
Kind of funny timing since I am a couple of hours away from my monthly mental doctor appointment. Anyway I found this article over at MSNBC:Dear doctor, we’ve lost our faith in medicineWhat can be done to repair the crumbling doctor-patient relati
- July 28th, 2008
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Substance Abuse
During the course of my admission to the psych ward I have met a lot of people who on top of their mental difficulties are also struggling with substance abuse. I don't feel comfortable naming a number but needless to say it is well more then half o
- July 27th, 2008
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Alone by Maya Angelou
AloneLying, thinkingLast nightHow to find my soul a homeWhere water is not thirstyAnd bread loaf is not stoneI came up with one thingAnd I don't believe I'm wrongThat nobody,But nobodyCan make it out here alone.Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan m
- July 25th, 2008
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July's Mental Health Report
Well I have an appointment next week so might as well use this time to get the monthly report ready (which I have not turned in since April or so).Weight - Pretty much the same since last month. Since starting the Effexor I have been exercising less
- July 24th, 2008
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Making Amends
For the last little while I have been contemplating the idea of writing a letter to my (ex) wife (we have been seperated for almost three years but no divorce has been filed) to try and explain the situation that led to our breakup but the problem th
- July 23rd, 2008
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Dentist Follow Up
Well the appointment went as good as expected and to top it off I received a wonderful surprise. I was walking into the office and just finished talking with the receptionist when I heard someone calling out my name. I turned to look and there was
- July 22nd, 2008
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Tuesday
I have an appointment later on this afternoon with the dentist to take care of a couple of problems. For the last month or so I have not been taking the four o'clock dose of Seroquel as the Effexor puts me into a weird head space so I did not really
- July 21st, 2008
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The Fight
Every day is a new fight, a fight that I have to win. Wake up and almost instantaneously I can see the monster that is out to destroy me. It is a tricky little bugger for when I think I have finally been able to get past him is when the demon is tr
- July 20th, 2008
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Messy Room by Shel Silverstein
Messy RoomWhosever room this is should be ashamed!His underwear is hanging on the lamp.His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.His workbook is wedged in the window,His sweater's been thrown on the
- July 19th, 2008
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The Sad Child By Margaret Atwood
A Sad ChildYou're sad because you're sad.It's psychic. It's the age. It's chemical.Go see a shrink or take a pill,or hug your sadness like an eyeless dollyou need to sleep.Well, all children are sadbut some get over it.Count your blessings. Better th
- July 17th, 2008
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Lets Try This Again
I think I can blame the lack of creativity on Effexor for I have tried to write numerous times this week and to be quite honest all that came out of it was frustration.I was talking to my Mom the other day and she seemed to clue in to the struggle th
- July 15th, 2008
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Quote
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”- Elie WieselWiki
- July 13th, 2008
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Where I Am
I have a funny feeling this last little downward spiral is due to Effexor. For the last couple of months I have been relying on the wonderful fog that is Seroquel which tends to keep my brain somewhat limited when it comes to emotions and feelings.
- July 12th, 2008
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A Comedy Break
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- July 10th, 2008
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A Mental Vacation
I do not know what the reason or the trigger is but for whatever the reason mentally I am going the wrong way. It could be the reintroduction of Effexor, it could have resulted from a bad dream or it could have been something that I wrote on this bl
- July 8th, 2008
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An Observation
One of the best skills I had as a social worker was the ability to pick a problem apart to discover the roots of the situation but now this ability is standing in the way of my chance for recovery. A comment I see on a rather regular basis on the di
- July 7th, 2008
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This And That
I wonder sometimes what people's impression is of me especially those that come from a search engine or what have you and read only one post before taking off. The comment section gives me a pretty good idea sometimes as people send forth advice for
- July 6th, 2008
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Armchair Diagnosis
I normally do not write on the weekends but with this latest saga with Effexor I never know when the urge is going to hit so I better take advantage of it when it does show up. Yep that made a lot of sense. Anyway I have been spending a lot of time
- July 4th, 2008
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Insomniac By Sylvia Plath
Insomniac The night is only a sort of carbon paper,Blueblack, with the much-poked periods of starsLetting in the light, peephole after peephole ---A bonewhite light, like death, behind all things.Under the eyes of the stars and the moon's rictusHe su
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The Mental Health Directory
Well the results have been pretty good so far but hopefully more people will add their blog to the list. The only real criteria that I have been watching out for is blogs that are basically brand new. Running a mental health blog does take its toll
- July 3rd, 2008
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Meds: The Beginning
I have been on way too many drugs in the last three years or so and the worst part normally happens when starting or when there is an increase in dosage. It has been three days since I started Effexor again. The headache is a common first stage sid
- July 2nd, 2008
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Lessons We Learn In Death
I believe any experience whether positive or negative offers a path of learning to better enrich our lives. The passing of a love one is no exception.Tomorrow is not guaranteed. What would happen if you knew that tomorrow morning your eyes would ne
- July 1st, 2008
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How To Help Someone With Mental Illness
*This is an older post that I brought back to the surface for a couple of reasons (1) Today is a holiday so it would not be very patriotic to work on Canada's Day(2) Freaking Effexor headache which was expected but still rather annoying and is screwi
