Category Archives: Mental Health, Society, Culture, Politics, Economics
A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On. What do you want to see: me or the me inside?
I haven’t written anything recently about how things are and how I want them to be. Forgive me if this post seems rather self-indulgent; sometimes blog posts are a good way to exorcise demons or a good way to sound … Continue reading
Rubini’s ‘Beheading a Lady’
I haven’t really had the wherewithal to blog about anything at all recently. My motto was ‘keep on keeping on’, which is a logical incentive to beat the rush of anxiety that has gotten the better of me. That approach … Continue reading
Beasts of our own making: the buyers’ market and identity politics.
Do we pay greater attention to the psychic lives of others in order to validate the idea that our own “otherness” is our own property? Or do we paradoxically invalidate our identities by being drawn to the ever-present public voices … Continue reading
Medication Stations!
Finn: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use the Force Han: [irritated] THAT’S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS! Doctor: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use medication. Me: [irritated] That’s not how wellness should work! *** Yes, I know, gratuitous use a … Continue reading
The Experiment – a life on drugs, no life at all.
“Biologically the species is the accumulation of the experiments of all its successful individuals since the beginning.” H. G. Wells We are all scientists: we may not all be sitting in a laboratory; we might not be bent over a … Continue reading
The Artefacts of Life Project – Anonymity and Honesty
It’s been over a week now since I began the Artefacts of Life Project. People have been kind and brave in sharing their experiences. Many of these have asked to remain private. It is a clear indication that, for some, … Continue reading
Artefacts of Life – update (image of the day)
Today, I’m reminded of thoughts and feelings surrounding times when it is so hard to feel connected from the world around you. Tweet of the day: @artefactsoflife ‘Sometimes you feel so devoid of essence that you are rendered anaemic in … Continue reading
Artefacts of Life Project – first piece!
As many of you know, I have recently started the Artefacts of Life Project. The aim of this project is to try and translate moments and feelings of mental illness into something visual. The result will be a visual anthology, … Continue reading
Artefacts of Life Project: A Chronicle of Mental Illness. #ArtefactsofLife
The Project: The aim of Artefacts of Life is to encourage people to share their experiences of life with a mental illness and in so doing allow me to take these a step further. My task is to try and … Continue reading
Hidden Realities: The Consequentialist Problem of Mental Illness
This week I attended a referral appointment with a bipolar specialist, at the behest of my usual psychiatrist who had somewhat hit a brick wall in finding effective ways to treat my increasingly intense and unmanageable symptoms. I had already … Continue reading
Gulliver Unravelled 