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Hypocrite
I thought I could go off of my meds. I thought I was stronger than depression. But the black dog is back and he’s sitting on my chest, daring me to leave him off leash. I tried. I thought the exercise would be enough. But five weeks off my meds and his teeth are bared…
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The Final Word on the Subject
The Girl has always wanted a sister. With two older brothers and paralyzing shyness, she had never been able to make many close friends that understood what it is like to grow up girl. So when the bonus kid came into our lives and our home, she was happy to have a sister figure in…
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Fail
I’m failing in spectacular fashion. Our bonus kid has been struggling with learning how to be part of a family without falling into her old pattern of alienating everyone around her before they can disappoint or hurt her. She vacillates between needing intense, toddler-like levels of affection to openly despising every word anyone over the…
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Nickelodeon, iCarly Loses Their Minds – and Perpetuates Stigma
If you follow me on Twitter (Chrisa_Hickey) or follow the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (bpkids) then you know about tonight’s episode of iCarly entitled, “iLost My Mind”. It’s appalling that a kid’s TV show thinks it’s ok to poke fun at mental illness. Here’s a preview of the episode: I will be live blogging…