Self-care is not always glamorous or fun. It is not always being curled up on the couch in comfy clothing watching your favorite show. Sometimes, it is something you don’t want to do, but that is ultimately good for you. Even if you, and your body, and your cat, object to such self-care regimens, it […]
Today is World Mental Health Day. It is also the one year anniversary of my first post. And it has been quite a year. I started this blog on World Mental Health Day 2018 because I wanted to share my experiences with the world, let others who are struggling know they are not alone, and […]
Yesterday’s post talked about the first case of the Supreme Court’s new term, which addressed how mental illness is treated when it comes to criminal defense. While talking about this case in an online discussion group for lawyers, one individual was somewhat dismissive of the defendant in this case, saying, “the insanity defense is for […]
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard the first case of Court’s new term, Kahler v. Kansas. At issue is whether a state can abolish the traditional insanity defense in favor of a less inclusive mens rea test. As numerous experts have explained, and as I will explain below, the Court should reject […]
It is Monday, which means it is time to drag ourselves back to work, and that it is time for another Medication Monday. And today, I want to do something a little different. I want to go outside the normal collection mental health medications one might receive a prescription for, and instead talk about psychedelics […]
Try saying that three times fast. Yesterday, I wrote about my current depressive episode. And while I am still battling through it, it occurred to me that there was one more thing that was ridiculous about depression. And that one thing is that there is something amiss with my mind, my memory, as it is […]
The last few days, I’ve been going through a severe depression. Yesterday, I spent most of the day either huddled on the couch or in bed, as even simple tasks seemed overwhelming. There was a lot I wanted to get done, but depression had other plans. I know that it will pass, that the things […]
