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Bipolar Cancer Husband No. 2
I must confess that I still feel a little selfish when I remind people that I am under stress — perhaps more stress than Lynn.
Posted: June 26th, 2012 under Anxiety, Cancer Diary, Cats, Dogs, Uncertainty.
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Bipolar Cancer Husband No. 1
I’ve been trying to write this story for months, but the time and the motivation have not been there. Two things tipped me off that something was wrong. First, I looked at my cell phone and realized that too much time had passed. Dr. Rettenmaier had promised a quick surgery — twenty five minutes — [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2012 under Anxiety, Cancer Diary.
Comments: 2
Whines of 2012 — Updated 12/17/2012
UPDATED: 9 September 2012 Let me count the ways the events of the past few months have screwed me. Note that there may will be additions as the weeks pass…so keep checking this article. It will be a mega-whine! First, my mother dies of a glioblastoma — brain cancer — the same disease that killed [...]
Posted: April 24th, 2012 under Anxiety, Dentition, Dogs, Health, OCD, Spirituality and Being, Whines.
Comments: 2
Cancer Threat
The Universe appears to have taken on the role of the Mafia in my life. Instead of striking me directly, it has gone after the one I love.
Posted: March 3rd, 2012 under Anxiety, Health, Whines.
Comments: 2
Bemusement Parks and Drama Queens
Twitter has been delivering me to a state not unlike a dead whale on the beach, roasting in the sun. This is my own fault. I “have” to keep checking it to see what the news is. Then I get into arguments about just what the role of the president of the United States is [...]
Posted: July 11th, 2011 under Anxiety, Micro-blogging, Reflections.
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Notes on the 2011 DBSA National Conference Part 1
The first big secret divulged to me and a select group of others was that the rumor that Peter Ashenden had been fired by DBSA after embezzling most of its assets1 was not true.2 DBSA had worked itself into the red due to optimistic budgeting based on the assumption that the pharmaceuticals industry would continue [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2011 under Addictions, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, DBSA Confs, Stigma, Sugar and Fat, Travel - Conferences.
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Mindful Moment
Hands open, palms upward as I call the paradise within to mind. Oh that it were tangible, real!
Posted: April 18th, 2011 under Anxiety, Imagination.
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Amygdala in Overdrive
My amygdala has been in overdrive. Every morning between 7 and 7:30, I wake up with my breastbone trying to break out of my chest. My thoughts immediately turn to politics and the Tea Party. I don’t think this is paranoia because I don’t look out my window to see if John Boehner and Eric [...]
Posted: April 11th, 2011 under Anxiety, Frustration, Paranoids, Propaganda.
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A Quick Text Message for My Bipolar Disorder
Got the message u sent by killing my sleep Is this ur depression talking? Or r u hypomanic, playing secret agent games? Rembr: News mks u anxious This post is in response to Day 7 of the Health Activist Writers Challenge: “Leave your condition a text or voice mail.”
Posted: April 7th, 2011 under Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder.
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A Mobile Doubt
I am afflicted by what can be termed as a mobile doubt.
Posted: February 23rd, 2011 under Anxiety, PTSD, Relationships, Therapy.
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Jammed Lens and its Aftermath
Last week had its difficulties. I dropped my new camera on the Harding Trail and jammed the zoom lens. The ring allowing me to move between focal lengths wouldn’t turn below 35mm. The autofocus motor whined without acting. Upper Modjeska Canyon heard my yells of frustration. In my solitude, I shouted at uncomfortable memories, the [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2010 under Anxiety, Mania, Photography.
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Flaming Fog and a Red Sports Car
Yesterday was as momentous as being wedged against a smooth, unshatterable pane of glass: forever in the sight of the world but engaging with none of it. Went out to find the stars using Google Sky Map. For the second night in a row, however, a crazy, burning thatch-roof of orange-tinted fog prevented me from [...]
Posted: June 25th, 2010 under Anxiety, Campaign 2006, Encounters, Hiking, Loneliness, Weather.
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