Jan 9
Dealing With My Father’s Death
I know that it’s been several months since I last updated this blog, but I’d like to thank everyone who stuck with me.
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Jul 5
I Almost Lost One Of My Cats To Lily Poisoning
Lily poisoning is no joke. My smallest cat, Misha, is a serial plant killer. We bought her and Tippy a catnip grass plant, and they destroyed it in about a week. She likes to dig her little face into the dirt and uproot the plant. All I know is, she didn’t learn this destructive behavior…
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Jun 18
Summer Anxiety & My New Mental Health Struggle
Hey, guys. You’re probably wondering why I haven’t been around lately. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t doing so well up until recently. I’ve got a hefty bit of summer anxiety. This summer is going to determine whether or not my dad will live past a year. He went to the Mayo Clinic for…
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Mar 21
The Mentally Ill Person’s Guide To Jury Duty
Many of you may remember my post from July of 2015 titled Jury Duty For The Mentally Ill: Are You Fit To Serve?. In it, I asked an important question: does mental illness disqualify you from jury duty in the United States? After receiving a summons for jury duty and calling in every Tuesday,…
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Mar 7
Bernie Sanders Made A Joke About Mental Illness
Dear Bernie Sanders: Mental Illness Is Not A Joke Someone’s feeling the Bern, and it just happens to be Sanders himself. Bernie Sanders made a joke about mental illness at last night’s Democratic debate, implying that the GOP candidates’ behavior was the result of mental illness. Here’s the joke in his own…
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