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Silly Monsters in My Head
Hello lovely people! I have been having what I think are interesting, worrisome, but at the same time humorous brain glitches from what I think is a side effect of a new medication. The doctor told me one of the side effects common to the new pill in my cocktail is cognitive impairment. I was…
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Ellen Forney: Bipolar and Creativity
I just stumbled upon this video for the first time, and am super excited to share it. Ellen Forney talks about her diagnosis of Bipolar disorder, her reluctance to take medication for fear that it may dampen her creativity, and her journey to being both stable and creative. Since my brain is spinning a little…
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Vanity Takes the Lead
Ever since I can remember, I have cared too much about beauty. In one way, this is what spurred me on to explore the visual arts, as I felt special when I could create something that was beautiful. But there was an ugly side to that concern, and it was vanity. I grew up in…
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Covid Finally Caught Me
I was cleaning closets and stirring up a lot of dust, so I didn’t think much about a couple of sneezes that I had five days ago. Then I got a sore throat and congestion, followed by a headache that evening. I thought it was a cold, until I felt some chills, and a cough…
