These are the ugly, dark parts of mental illness and drug addiction that no one talks about, and by not talking about it, it stays hidden, and shameful, and powerful, and deadly.
Tag: bipolar
How to Recognize and Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal Affective Disorder is much more than just the winter blues. Frank*, 55, has been living with bipolar disorder since he was 18. Over the decades he’s noticed that his condition is the most difficult to manage when fall gives way to winter. “As soon as it starts getting dark I feel it coming,” he… Continue reading How to Recognize and Treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
My Life with Phil
If anyone could relate to loneliness, abandonment, depression, it was Phil. We got each other. If my cat could talk, he’d say “You’re so fucking crazy.” Also, feed me, asshole. And not that gluten and grain-free slimy shit. Meow Mix from the corner bodega, where you’ll often spend seven dollars on an activated charcoal latte… Continue reading My Life with Phil