Year: 2015
Murphy’s Law and the Nirvana Fallacy
Posted on July 2, 2015 in Advocacy Stigma
I just learned about the Nirvana Fallacy. It’s a logical illusion where you compare a situation or proposal with an unrealistic and/or idealized alternative.
Why I Still Fear My Illness
Posted on June 30, 2015 in Depression Mania
The future remains an unprinted page whereupon there are no answers.
Breakthrough Episode
Posted on June 28, 2015 in Exuberance Mania Psychotropics Rage & Annoyance
You think you have The Beast sealed under a layer of concrete, but the covering proves to be no stronger than a sheet.
Genotypes and Phenotypes: Why We Have Bipolar Disorder
Posted on June 25, 2015 in Bipolar Disorder Genes
The moral of this story is that you are not damned by your genes. They are not a curse, they are not predestination.
Of Racist Symbols and Stigma
Posted on June 24, 2015 in Advocacy Authoritarianism Hatred Psycho-bunk Stigma
Freedom of speech is one thing, but psycho-bunk and hatred should not be allowed to go unchallenged.
Why Some Patients Like Murphy’s Law
Posted on June 23, 2015 in Advocacy Mental Illness
What they like about AOT is that it is just about the only way for them to get treatment. So what they really support is community outpatient clinics
Vulture View and Bunnyhenge
Posted on June 21, 2015 in Body Language Calm Daily Life Mania Photos Travels - So Cal
Two doses of Xanax in succession seem to have brought me out of the mania.
Triggered
Posted on June 19, 2015 in Agitation Mania
The signs are clear: combativeness, difficulty dealing with difficult people, the color red seems unusually intense, and a slight shaking that no one can see but I can sense.
TrueHope Intimidates Natasha Tracy
Posted on June 17, 2015 in Fraud Medications
This bullying underscores the flimsiness of TrueHope’s claims.
How the Sane Avoid Taking Responsibility for Stigma
Posted on June 17, 2015 in Psycho-bunk Stigma
It didn’t take much editing to make it relevant to those of us who challenge stigma for the mentally ill — not much at all.
