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Category Archive: mental illness

The Wrong Pill

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Five years ago in a galaxy about two miles away, I had a very seriously awful depressive spell […]

goldfish January 21, 2015 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Chihuahua Symptoms

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I have PTSD–the hyper-arousal variety. Symptoms include insomnia, a short temper, hyper-awareness of your surroundings, and being easily […]

goldfish January 19, 2015 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Alive & Disorderly

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This post was originally published at The Outlier Collective. Everyone has something they don’t really like about themselves. […]

goldfish October 21, 2014 mental illness

Life Goes On Except When It Doesn’t

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Living with a depressive brain means being one with the inevitability of death, specifically your own. Depressives think […]

goldfish September 21, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

On Social Anxiety Disorder

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I have it pretty bad and it’s getting worse as I get older. Things that most of you […]

goldfish August 23, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Coming Out Of The Depression Closet

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I heard about Robin Williams’ death at the dog park last night. Details were sketchy, but we knew […]

goldfish August 12, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Grief Vs. Depression

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Almost all people experience depression at some point in their lives unless they’re just absolutely batshit crazy, then […]

goldfish July 24, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Twiggy

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Saturday was a no good day. I was all keyed up with anxiety and depression at the same […]

goldfish June 9, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Depression With A Side Of Friends

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Having friends is a pain in the ass, because they want to see you and do things. I […]

goldfish June 7, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

10 Ridiculous Things People Say About Depression

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I have Major Depressive Disorder comorbid with PTSD and a few other lovely little disorders that make my […]

goldfish May 6, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, lists, mental illness

Give Up The Funk

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Not the music variety, which is, clearly, totally awesome. I’m talking about the PTSD variety of funk that […]

goldfish April 6, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Hello, My Name Is Goldfish. I’m Broken.

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I read a post today at Behind The Mask Of Abuse that got me thinking about stigma. In […]

goldfish March 5, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, child sexual abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, on being...

Depression Is Exhausting

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And not very logical. I spend the vast majority of my time bemoaning the state of my stagnant […]

goldfish February 20, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness, on being...

Life With Antidepressants

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I’ve been taking antidepressants for a few years now. I have Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Anxiety Disorder (AD), […]

goldfish February 15, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

Blog For Mental Health

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I’ve seen this badge floating around for a while now, and I keep meaning to do something about […]

goldfish February 7, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

A Case Of The I Don’t Cares

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My depression has taken root again. Depression on antidepressants is interesting. It’s way different from depression without them. […]

goldfish February 7, 2014 Blog For Mental Health, mental illness

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