Over the next few days, I am doing a bit of traveling. First, I am off to Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving, then I’m doing a quick weekend stop in Austin for a wedding. And while I am excited to see anyone, I really hope my mental illnesses decide to give me back some of my spoons […]
Yesterday was a day of immense frustration, as the various forms of technology in my life kept failing. Instead of making my life more convenient, these things made life far more frustrating. First, my debit card had been turned off because of a fraud alert that the bank told me had already been addressed. Then, […]
It is Halloween, the day when pumpkins appear in more than just our lattes and when parents try to prevent sugar comas in their children. It is also, of course, a day full of masks and costumes. For those of us who struggle with mental illness, we seem to wear masks all the time, not […]
With yesterday being Easter and all, it seems an appropriate time to talk with a little more detail about faith and the role it has played in my mental health battles. After all, I refer to the demons of my mental illnesses, perhaps I should also talk about my angels? Faith has been essential in […]
I’ve never understood April Fool’s Day. Seriously, if I wanted someone to play tricks on me I would go to a magic show or a carnival or something. But mostly, I think I don’t understand April Fool’s Day because everyday is April Fool’s Day for my mental illness, except it celebrates it in the most […]
Saturday night, on St. Patty’s Day Eve, my wife and I stopped at a local bar that advertised an Irish folk band. The band was excellent, and at one point asked for anyone who knew how to do Irish step dancing to come up and give it a try. Now, my wife and I got […]
Dear Mental Illnesses, I want to say fuck you. I want to say that because of the dark and twisted ways you mess with my life, because of the lies you whisper lovingly in my ear, and because, especially on days like today, you make me feel alone and isolated, unworthy of the good things […]
