They should have sent a poet

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Anxiety: The ability to see the worst outcome of every possible scenario, real or imagined. 

Mania: The ability to come up with 1 million ideas and follow through on exactly none.

Hypomania: less severe but more pervasive, the feeling that you are crawling out of your skin every moment and absolutely nothing can make you happy for longer than momentary tactile/tangible interaction. Eating, for example.

I have absolutely no idea why I am writing this blog, why I continue to subject myself to platitudes and general disregard for my writing on a daily basis. I have no idea if anyone apart from my family reads this but I would like to think that possibly somebody who is embarrassed by their bipolar has come across my blog and realize that it’s really just a very funky way of life. I would love to say that I am feeling good but unfortunately spring time has reared its ugly head, and I am at a point where I have to either raise my medications or go for spring crazy. I chose my medications, started the new dosage yesterday, and today I spent most of the time going to the bathroom as the medications are pretty hard on my stomach, or keeping myself busy by interacting with other people who I assume but cannot be sure are far less crazy than I am. In any case, it’s pretty important to keep track of how you feel when you start a new medication so I thought it would be a good idea to blog even though frankly I’m not feeling particularly talkative or eloquent at the moment.

Now I have to go to bed, loyal reader, don’t be a stranger OK?

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    liveablepdx

    Hi Sweetheart, thinking of you and holding you virtually. You roam my thoughts daily, notwithstanding my rare instances of actual contact. Love to you. Your godfather

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Ama Ndlovu explores the connections of culture, ecology, and imagination.

Her work combines ancestral knowledge with visions of the planetary future, examining how Black perspectives can transform how we see our world and what lies ahead.