mania
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The Hospital “[Patient] Unable to Sign” That’s what my signature read on the hospital intake paperwork. Was I awake and uncooperative, or was I asleep? I have no memory of arriving. I didn’t remember the full extent of what I did to be admitted either. My mind wasn’t recording memory like usual. I spent those…
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During psychosis, the inside world and the outside world don’t match up. On the outside, you’re naked screaming offensive things at a pigeon in the Safeway parking lot. But on the inside? You’re solving quantum gravity. The last thing I remember is calling my boss crying, telling him I have to quit because I can’t…
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After coming out of the mental health facility, I felt oddly hopeful. They weren’t able to find me an outpatient psychiatrist, but the Zoloft seemed to be working. Or so I thought. In congruence with my healing, I started taking on projects. Lots of projects. Collecting antiques. More than ten thousand dollars worth of antiques.…