“Everybody has demons in their closet. But it’s from these demons that we learn and become better people” ~ Dolores O’Riordan - Lead Singer of The Cranberries (1971-2018) Living with depression is like battling cancer. I've been through both and they suck. Equally. It is not lost on me that I am lucky. My … Continue reading Living with Depression: Why I No Longer Feel Shame
Tag: Medication
Crazy is the new black
Being medicated is like being in the criminal system: once you get locked in, it’s hard to get out. I’ve been called coke whore, boozer, pill-popper and just plain crazy. I have answered to all. When unsupervised, my brain can be chaos. Thanks to self-induced damage from decades of abuse and good old-fashioned hard-wiring there … Continue reading Crazy is the new black