Archive for carlton
A Crop more valuable than Wheat?
Drug abuse prevention has failed miserably. Our attempts to stop the cultivation of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin are like trying to stop the occurrence of ants — impossible and improbable. The anti-drug abuse campaigns around the world have led only to the increased spread of drugs and their increased cultivation. In Afghanistan more land is […]
2Oct2009 | carlton | 5 comments | Continued
WID is Wonderful for the Wacky
WID (World Institute on Disability) www.wid.org is a wonderful resource for the mentally disabled. If a person is disabled by a psychiatric condition WID is a place to know about for assistance in help maintaining and building assets. Their acting director stated in his presentation on the topic of wealth building to the NAMI National […]
11Sep2009 | carlton | 3 comments | Continued
The Question I get asked a lot
The question I get asked a lot is: Does medication affect your creativity? The answer I give is: It did before I became an advocate for myself. Many people with mental conditions like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia don’t want to take medications because the drugs dampen their creativity. They tell me medication makes them feel […]
4Sep2009 | carlton | 6 comments | Continued
PSYCHO DOUGHNUTS
Psycho Doughnuts was all out of the bipolar doughnut said the nice young red headed nurse who served me. My fantasy, which I had been planning all the way down from San Francisco, had been to buy a dozen of these doughnuts leave the store and begin pitching them again the door of this shop […]
15Jul2009 | carlton | 54 comments | Continued
NO MEDS MANIC
Many manic-depressive people refuse to take medication because it kills their highs and dulls their lows. The high of mania is a wonderful experience, but it tends to be forgotten that the exploration of the dark passages of the mind can be an equally memorable experience. In the high, you are full of energy and […]
16Jun2009 | carlton | 8 comments | Continued
The Gift of Bipolar Disorder
I have the gift of Bipolar Disorder; so it is believed did Leonardo DaVinci and Van Gogh, my mentors as artists and writers. For more than most of my life time, 20 years to be exact, I didn’t know I had the illness, and just thought I was different from other people. I was crazy, wild, and had periods of severe depression, […]
4Mar2009 | carlton | 42 comments | Continued
The Healing Power of Buddhism
Dancer of innate compassion within the spacious expanse of nature You manifest as one who holds awareness of profound meanings Endowed with a vast range of flawless and holy qualities Glorious lama may your lotus feet stand firmly. Longevity Prayer – Namkha Drimed Rinpoche Several months ago I attended […]
12Feb2009 | carlton | 15 comments | Continued
Frustration
Frustration is the great trigger for madness. Just getting to start a blog after you haven’t done it in a while is enough to make you go screaming from the room. Now I am Ok. I have found the right place to click and I have calmed down enough to write about this subject, which […]
3Feb2009 | carlton | 12 comments | Continued
Hello Readers!
If you read this blog I can guarantee that you?ll learn some new things, have some fun, make some friends, and maybe even get a free cookie. So? why not subscribe?
19Jul2008 | carlton | 13 comments | Continued
