Drove to Tampa yesterday to go the main VA hospital in my area. It's a 2-hour drive each way. I spent most of the drive there fighting traffic and listening to "Hey, That's My Hummus!" Great podcast from a couple of friends of mine. And so it seems I do, indeed, have a torn ...
Tag Archive: PTSD
May
02
Paralyzed
Having watched a lot of B- and C-grade schlocky horror movies, there's one theme that I find myself cringing at time and time again. It's where someone is administered a dose of curare (or some other paralyzing agent), which renders them unable to move, yet totally aware and conscious of ...
Mar
30
I Don’t Wanna Appear Ungrateful
One of my oldest blogging buds, James, and I have a lot of commonalities, particularly our battle with depression (and bipolar disorder). He wrote a post, listing some of the things he's grateful for. Think I'll follow suit because the Depression ...
Feb
16
That’s Me in the Corner
I'm slacking. I feel it. Losing my momentum is not a feeling I like. The mania has subsided. My brain is much calmer (and dumber), though that's relative. It's still busier than most people's, I get that. But compared to the manic shit? It's like ...
Feb
12
It’s Gonna Keep on Happening Until You Power Down That Bucket of Neuroses, Inebriation-Style
Tuesday night, Mom and I had our first TNT night out since her accident. The TNT's, for those that don't know, are otherwise known as the Dynamite Divas. In my head, I call them the Tuesday Night Supper Club, but it's basically the Meatsuite mentality...just a couple decades down the line. Every Tuesday, the TNT's gather ...
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I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.