Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke. -Benjamin Disraeli It’s interesting how the phrase “go kill yourself” has entered the lexicon of mainstream pop culture. What happened to the slightly less egregious “go fuck yourself”? Do you really want me dead? Do really want to hurt me (or rather for me to hurt myself)? This [...]
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Tag Archives: Suicide
Waiting for Superman: But only you can save yourself!
March 14, 2011
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People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. -Bonnie Jean Wasmund I love my family and friends but possibly only one or two of them truly understand what this Bipolar shit is really like. During my most vulnerable moments there was a ton [...]
Read more Welcome to…A Work In Progress
March 1, 2011
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Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings — always darker, emptier, simpler. -Friedrich Nietzsche As a person with Bipolar Disorder thoughts are a very dangerous thing. My feelings lead the way and my thoughts follow behind looking for guidance. You see an individual with a mood disorder is ruled by his or her emotions. Honestly [...]
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Misery Loves Company: Why You Shouldn’t Give a Damn About Anyone Else’s Opinion But Your Own
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Can Men Stay Faithful? Aka why guys with Bipolar Usually Fail at Monogamy!
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F*$! the World…When Anger Can be a Good Thing
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying...& Love the Bipolar Disorder!
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Waiting for Superman: But only you can save yourself!
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The Aggressive Happiness Method: An Epic Treatise on How To Feel Awesome 99% of The Time!
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Cliches: How We Often Sell Ourselves Short In A Society Obsessed With Simplicity
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The Goddess Complex and The Death of My Infallible Mother
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5 Years, 4 Hospitals, 3 Near Suicides, 2 Masters Degrees & 1 Unsolved Murder: The Lives, Deaths and Nuances of Shawn Maxam
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Emotional Maturity, Boundaries and Why Most of the People You Know Aren’t Actually Adults
Maxam
Maxam is a writer, mental health advocate and Bipolar griot! I write stories that I hope will help individuals who have mental illnesses (and those who love them) live rich and fulfilling lives. R.I.P. SKH
