Month: June 2009

The Red-Haired Girl

Last night I dreamed that I was High-School age — about 16 or 17. Mom was still alive, and she decided that we were going to move to a Muslim neighborhood because it was safer. (Hmm.) She said that “people of Religious Faith have better values.” So we moved to a neighborhood much like a …

Mental Illness: Demons or R2-D2

In my youth, my parents put a great deal of emphasis on “Spiritual Warfare.” Nobody is purely responsible for their own actions — instead, any form of Sin can be caused by a “Spirit” of that Sin: a Spirit of Lust, a Spirit of Anger, a Spirit of Violence. This is typified in the Frank …

Lamictal and Motivation

Well, my excessive sleeping has returned, despite the fact that I’m back on the Teva manufactured generic Lamictal. I feel like nothing is worth doing, and I don’t find anything enjoyable. I don’t want to be conscious. I’m not tired … I just feel like I’d rather be asleep than face the mood I’m in. …