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happy post
Maru-the box kitty. ah, I love cats! Posted in fun Tagged: cats, happy post, maru the cat
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Joe Pantoliano on mental illness stigma
thanks to Van for posting on this-I’ve been out of the loop and missed it although I am familiar with what Joe has been doing lately. Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, Memento, The Matrix, The Goonies)...
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Medicating grief isn’t the answer
We need more doctors like this. From an op-ed at the Boston Globe: ON A RECENT episode of the HBO series “In Treatment,” a CEO of a major company describes with complete absence of emotion the death of...
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Please help prevent a death
times are bad. i know. i see the familiar unemployment check every week. fortunately i’ve been busy (hence my disappearance from here) and i’m just waiting for the money to come in. Regardless, this...
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happy post
It’s hard to find a good latte where I live and I don’t think I’ll ever find something like these: Posted in fun Tagged: happy post, lattes
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while i’ve been away
So much news and so little time to comment but here are a few stories worth reading: Most NAMI Money is From Psychiatric Drug Industry! BIG surprise (not) but thank you Sen. Grassley for continuing to...
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a break
I was indirectly accused of being a ‘loyal blind minion’ to a fellow victim of psychiatric medications. I was also indirectly accused of acting petty and school yard-like. But even though this person...
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MedWatch
still taking a break but i just received this email from the FDA and found it interesting: MedWatch- The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program The April 2009 posting includes 65...
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Breaking news in the Seroquel debacle
I’ve been following this for far too long…I had to post something. PLEASE click on this link as Furious Seasons has been covering this story in great detail for quite a long time. FS sums it up best:...
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it’s not/what you thought/when you first began it
it’s not/what you thought/when you first began it… lyrics from Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up” from one of my favorite songs and film, Magnolia. my absence is not due simply to work (i’m finished and broke...
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beauty in tragedy
i must admit. i really miss writing. but life has been hectic lately, to say the least. i am in the middle of therapy at a local sexual assault center. it’s a wonderful place and i’m finally getting...
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this should be interesting
a film currently in pre-production, Love and Other Drugs. starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. synopsis: A humorous expose of the highly competitive and cutthroat world of pharmaceuticals, where...
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little black sandals
hello dear readers if you’re still out there. i simply cannot believe i have been away for nearly 6 months. firstly i’d like to thank the lovely Ana for the inspirational blog award back in september....
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paging dr. paul weston
hello again, internet. it’s been almost a year since i’ve even been to my site, let alone any others. it’s been an extremely difficult year. i am not ready to get into why and i may never be. (not here...
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7-year-old commits suicide while taking psychiatric meds
This story at the Miami Herald saddens me. It also infuriates me. When are doctors and the FDA going to wake up? What will it take? How many more lives will be lost before this madness stops? From the...
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quotes
peace quotes by kids: Let the sun shine in the night time and please no more dying. Please let us have peace and no more fighting. People are dying. Southwest Elementary San Antonio, TX, US...
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compassion
I’ve been wanting to write about my beloved dog, Foxy, for quite sometime. She passed away a few years ago although she’s still here with me in my heart. She had been in my life for 12 years, since she...
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