Tag Archives: Depression
Warning: Unlovable
I disassociate. It’s how I cope with life, it’s the only thing I know and it’s kept me alive this long. It is hard not to go there, to type … Continue reading
A Narcissistic Story: How I Learned to Love Myself
Note from Le Clown: I’m honoured to have The Narcissist with us today on Black Box Warnings, and you should all know that she is celebrating her 40th birthday today. … Continue reading
MY OWN WORST ENEMY
Anxiety can save you or it can kill you. For me, it led to Obsessive Compulsive thinking and Depression. When Eric asked me to be a guest blogger my mind … Continue reading
Angst – I. Am. Crazy.
Note from Le Clown: This post uses fiction to deal with the author’s struggles. It may seem to some like self-promotion, but I had the chance of exchanging emails with … Continue reading
The (not so) Pretty Truth
I could paint you a rosy picture here, full of colors and abstract details, thinly skating over the truth … for the sake of writing a good story (and trying … Continue reading
Eulogy
THE EARLY YEARS He was born during the Second World War, in Montreal, in a French-speaking Catholic family. His mother gave birth to eleven children—he was the eldest, and the … Continue reading
Watching My Friends Change: Meds From The Outside.
“Are you lactating?” I asked, but instantly wished I hadn’t. “Yes, it’s the new meds, I was trying to hide it,” she replied, blushing. I felt like an idiot for … Continue reading
Nobody Told Me
Nobody told me what addiction could look like. I had watched Public Service Announcements showing people with greasy hair, missing teeth, and sallow skin. I saw needle marks in arms, … Continue reading
Bent but not broken
It wasn’t until I was in college I realized I had a medical diagnosis. Up until that point, I just thought my brain was broken. I realized it wasn’t normal … Continue reading
Overcoming Undermining
Few people escape childhood unscathed. It’s easy to prosper because of the good our parents did; the trick is to prosper in spite of the not-so-good they may have done. … Continue reading
Zero Shades of Gray
I’m pretty sure I was born with an addictive personality. The fundamental root of this is an addiction to one thing: More. Bigger, faster, further, higher. More playtime, more pancakes, … Continue reading
Little Blue Pill
Every day I have to take this. This little blue pill. No, it’s not THAT blue pill, it’s this one. See the picture? That’s what I take every day. There … Continue reading
That Other Phone Call
Tuesday, February 26, 12:45 PM. I am at my office, avoiding a staff birthday luncheon, when the phone rings. It’s a number from his school. My first reaction was to … Continue reading
A Meeting of the Minds
“The mind-body issue: people are so proud to go to the gym; so ashamed to go to a therapist.“ – Alain De Botton My husband, Zach, and I were 6 … Continue reading
