Wales High High School: First Diagnosis
A front-row view of High School in the early 2000s
Solid Ground and the Rescue Line
Everyone knows you have problems
The Impact of Words on our Psyches
This is about you doing you, because no one else can do you better.
Cooling Off From the Heat
One hot summer day, we are basking in the sunshine with SPF30 lotion all over our bodies, but it is not enough. Temperature is approaching 95 degrees, and the humidity is about the same. Sun is vital at this hour. Going in and out of the pool, the […]
MARCH WINDS AND APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY REVENGE
With therapy every other week and medication from a psychiatrist monthly, his life has improved
VOLUNTEERING FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH
I am aware that not all volunteer jobs lead to paid employment
LADY MACBETH AND OCD
she is obsessively washing her hands while sleepwalking due to guilt.
Selfies Rule In the Psycho World
Here we have the emotionally disturbed person in all his narcissistic glory scheming for attention.
Neo-Institutionalization: The Overregulation of Community Mental Health
Neo-institutionalization evolved and came into being out of the clumsy rollout of de-institutionalization policies in the 1970 and 1980s.
THANKSGIVING MEAL AND FUN, FOR SOME?
Just another day I’ll probably want to forget.
The Doors of Perception
I have a muse, her name is Naimh
Fall Sports 2020, Not Like it Used To Be
In 2020, sports is not like it used to be
ELECTION DAY WITH OCD
ARIZONA, GEORGIA, NEVADA, PENNSYLVANIA LEANING TO BIDEN ALASKA, NORTH CAROLINA LEANING TO TRUMP Hello everyone, and welcome back to Election Central, coming from an undisclosed place somewhere on Long Island. This is Tuesday, November 3, and I have been reporting from Long Island for several hours. My role […]
ANXIETY: SIMILAR FOR HAMLET AND FOR US
Keep in mind everyone, anxieties, and Mental Health Issues are not death sentences.
Mcdaggot Surrenders at Life
“I need help,” Mcdaggot admitted.
HALLOWEENS, PAST AND PRESENT
Knowing that COVID19 has disrupted many of our plans and holiday celebrations, so why did we think that this one would be any different.
REMEMBER MOON VISIT BY NOT RETURNING SOON
Fifty one years ago we walked the moon
Mcdaggot’s Demise
Mcdaggot moved from receptionist job to secretarial positions but never seemed to make it past an assistant to someone more capable and better suited for the stronger and more lofty position.
EDITOR-in-Chief DAN FREY AND CITY VOICES
A good friend of mine, a licensed social worker and peer advocate, said to me once last year: “Max, you certainly love writing about your lived experience, have you ever considered contacting CITY VOICES?” I had no idea what City Voices was when she first suggested I contact their […]
County Speak: Air Date April 2006; Episode: Crossing Guard Jimmy
Cynthia’s Final Farewell
Actually, Cynthia, I’m on a cruise ship in Puerto Rico
T.K.O Kim
That’s Kim, I thought. Shameless to the end. Revisonless.
The Psychology of Robocop 2
The psychological makeup of Robocop.
Reflections on Neesa’s Blog article: How My Schizoaffective Disorder Helps Me Help Others
So, I was just reading an article by Neesa Suncheuri called: How My Schizoaffective Disorder Helps Me Help Others In this article, the author likens the side effects (no pun intended) of not working and responding to the impact of paralyzing mental health symptoms as a strength. This […]
Wales High High School: First Diagnosis (A First Look🤓)
Introduction Sometimes a school crisis erupts on a high school campus unexpectedly. Other times, there a slow build up of tension before the crescendo, and that crescendo can be hate speech, or any number of incidents. Twenty years ago, in Wales Academy, I was a student in crisis. […]
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