Here's what happened in my life over the past week: It was a snowy early part of the week. I like how peaceful my building's courtyard works when there's snow on the ground. I continue to have severe psychomotor retardation. When it's milder it mostly just affects walking, but when it's bad it affects my … Continue reading Weekend wrap-up
I first heard about fork theory from a post on the blog Bipolar Me. Well, that's not exactly true; I had noticed that some people had made their way to my post on spoon theory by searching for fork theory. Being a bit of a doofus, I assumed that people were just getting their utensils … Continue reading Fork Theory: How the Anti-Spoons Affect Mental Illness
The emerging blogger series is aimed at community building through giving mental health bloggers who are early in their blogging evolution the opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience. It's also a way to introduce you as a reader to some newer members of our community. This post is by Sadie Hall … Continue reading Emerging Blogger Series: Sadie
The emerging blogger series is aimed at community building through giving mental health bloggers who are early in their blogging evolution the opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience. It's also a way to introduce you as a reader to some newer members of our community. This post is by Christine of … Continue reading Emerging Blogger Series: Christine
Here's what happened in my life over the past week: It hasn't been a good week. Thanks so much to everyone for all of your support – it means a lot. I saw my GP earlier in the week, and he's great, but I think he's feeling a bit out of his depth. I'm extremely … Continue reading Weekend wrap-up
This came up in a recent post by Kacha of Food.for.thought – a therapist had pointed out the privilege that came with her being white and educated, as if that somehow made her less entitled to have a mental illness. So what does it mean to have privilege? And can you have privilege but still … Continue reading Social Privilege and the Underprivileged
The emerging blogger series is aimed at community building through giving mental health bloggers who are early in their blogging evolution the opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience. It's also a way to introduce you as a reader to some newer members of our community. This post is by Ashleigh of … Continue reading Emerging Blogger Series: Ashleigh
I'm not doing well. I'm extremely slowed down and just moving around my apartment is hard. Leaving home is just not happening. I know that ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) would be helpful based on past experience. But. One of the options is to get it as an inpatient. And as far as I'm concerned, that's really … Continue reading I Wish ECT Was More Accessible
This post is a follow-up of sorts to a guest post I did recently on Renard's World. While that post focused on the dark side of psychiatry in the 1900s, in this post we'll look even further back in history at some of the frightening goings-on in early asylums to "treat" people with psychiatric illnesses. … Continue reading Early Insane Asylums – Bedlam and Beyond
After taking a break over the holidays, the emerging blogger series is back. It's aimed at community building through giving mental health bloggers who are early in their blogging evolution the opportunity to have their work seen by a wider audience. It's also a way to introduce you as a reader to some newer members … Continue reading Emerging Blogger Series: Violet
Here's what happened in my life over the past week: Thanks so much to Michelle of Michelle Writer Blog for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award and to Kristian of Life Lessons from Around the Dinner Table for nominating me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. You ladies are both fabulous! My guinea pig Cookie … Continue reading Weekend wrap-up
Blogging and other writing take up a huge amount of my life, but I covered those in the last couple of days, so this is the assorted leftovers. I started off the year with two casual nursing jobs. In the spring I started finding that the patient visits I was doing for one of the … Continue reading Year in Review 2019 – Life & Health
Here's what happened in my life over the past week: I was honoured to receive a Kuchee Award for a brilliant mind! And even better: "“Kuched Is Donating $25 Per Winner To The Daily Bread Food Bank To Start My Klove 2020 Fundraising Campaign.” Thank you Michael, both for the award and for the awesome donation! Thanks so much to … Continue reading Weekend wrap-up
Ashleyleia gives us an insight into the horrors of the 20th century psychiatry. via The Dark Side of Psychiatry in the 20th Century — Renard's World The field of psychiatry has been through some very dark days. This guest post I did for Renard's World looks at some of the scary stuff that happened only … Continue reading The Dark Side of Psychiatry in the 20th Century — Renard’s World
Today I'm spending at home alone, just like most other days. I haven't decorated, and I won't be having anything Christmasy for dinner. It's one of those times when I miss caring. It's not so much Christmas itself that I miss, and it's not something that would go away if I just put a tree … Continue reading Merry Christmas – Especially If It’s Kinda Blue