Could inflammation cause depression?
A new study has linked depression with a 30% increase in inflammation in the brain. That’s kinda massive.
Category Archives: Mental health
Happy Holidays and 2015 review
I’ll be taking a little break from the blog, from now until early January. I wanted to say happy holidays, a huge thank you, and highlight a couple important things Continue Reading →
The Grand Unified Theory of Women’s Pain
‘The pain of women turns them into kittens and rabbits and sunsets and sordid red satin goddesses, pales them and bloodies them and starves them, delivers them to death camps Continue Reading →
Medication Masterpost
I get a lot of questions about the medications I am on, both for physical and mental health reasons, and the positive or negative side effects they might have. So Continue Reading →
Toxoplaswhat?
A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. I’ve kind of been dealing with the news on my own, and I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Continue Reading →
Illness means you’re ill, not dead
I’m gonna be honest, today was really shit. Mentally, physically, everything. And a lot of this was created by me. I could have avoided it. But I didn’t. Here’s why.
Sex, depression and antidepressants
Let’s talk about sex, baby. Let’s talk about you and me, let’s talk about – all the ways in which you don’t want to have sex when you’re depressed and/or Continue Reading →
Invisible Pain – Wellington LitCrawl talk
Last weekend I performed as part of Wellington Literary Crawl, an annual event showcasing the spoken word in unusual and exciting ways. I was invited by creative director Jo Randerson Continue Reading →
I’m not supposed to be here
My poetry blog is called “I pretend I’m a writer.” When people ask me what I “do” I usually mumble something along the lines of being self-employed and change the Continue Reading →
Tears, me, and Warehouse Stationery
I often ask myself why I bother blogging. Who reads it? Does anyone care? I guess the answer is, I do. I need a place for my thoughts, and if Continue Reading →