Today’s Throwback is from May 2008 “My name is Bradley, and I’m an alcoholic.” I’ve said it over a thousand times. I’m the best tour guide in Los Angeles. I’ll show which bench on the Santa Monica Pier is best for sleeping. I’ll tell you which church distributes the best free food. I’ll give you […]
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Does Everyone Have Depression? – Throwback
This Throwback was originally posted in January 2014 The second most lucrative drugs sold in the United States are those used to treat depression. (Drugs to prevent heart disease are first.) Abilify, an antipsychotic and antidepressant, is the 4th largest selling drug in the U.S. with 5.2 billion in sales. I regularly take Abilify, but […]
I Don’t Want To Be a Survivor – Throwback
Today’s Throwback is from November 3, 2014 “I don’t want to be thought of as a survivor because you have to continue getting involved in difficult situations to show off that particular gift, and I’m not interested in doing that anymore.” – Carrie Fisher Something I learned over ten years ago is that getting sober […]
A Love Story – Throwback
Today’s Throwback was originally posted March 4, 2013. I’d forgotten how sappy it was. Also, due to an “update” yesterday, my WordPress Reader is not working again. (sigh) About a decade ago I was in a relationship that ended badly – very badly. I mean World War III badly. It just didn’t end well at […]
Missing Mania – Throwback
This weeks Throwback Thursday was first posted August 23, 2014 A Reminder Don’t forget about “Caption This” Wednesday. All entries must be in my midnight tonight. For more info, and to participate, just go to Wednesdays Post. Missing Mania For those who aren’t bipolar, being manic sounds like a damn good time. Feeling euphoric, […]
The Great Chicken Plot – Throwback Thursday
This weeks Throwback Thursday is from September 2008. Miss Gunderson was a mean old bitch. She was the most disliked teacher in my high school and for Jim and I the dislike was most intense. She was the French teacher. I took Spanish so I was lucky enough to never have her as a teacher, […]
Is Suicide Ideation a Big Deal? Throwback Thursday
This post is a Throwback which was originally published in October 2014 I was on the bus the other day and began thinking how much I miss owning a car, which reminded me that I miss owning a home, which reminded me how much I miss having a job and all the good things (materialistic) […]
Throwback To Tigger Mania
This weeks Throwback Thursday is from May 2008 I came up with a new term I’ll share with my pdoc. I now can be depressed, manic or “Tigger manic”. If I had a tail I would have been bouncing around the apartment yesterday. I’m surprised I was able to type yesterdays post, which I’m glad […]
Everything’s Still Coming Up Roses
This weeks Throwback Thursday was originally posted in August 2008. I think it speaks for itself. Everything’s Coming Up Roses Being a teenager who was gay and not ready to come out of the closet was extremely difficult. It meant that I frequently went through the motions to try and convince others and myself that […]