**Join me in protesting the American Psychiatric Association on May 6, 2018 in New York City via our ** Facebook Group Music by Bigg Stuggz at Trainwreck Audio Psychiatric “Treatment” is Horrible I wish you knew that psychiatric treatment is fucking torture. In fact, the World Health Organization and United Nations have condemned it…
This was originally written on December 30, 2016. I set a fuse on it to publish exactly one year later to avoid the discomfort of publishing this kind of article in real-time. They say many of the great writers produced their best work while they were depressed. I’d look up who those people are but…
The U.S. government just took its first step toward forcing microchips into people. Naturally, they are doing it for your own protection. To be more specific, two weeks ago, the FDA approved a new drug for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia which includes a digital sensor that allows health care providers (and government) to track whether…
This summer, I had the privilege of being invited to work at Not Back to School Camp, an annual summer camp for unschoolers. To call it a “summer camp” almost feels like an injustice to the event, as it is an experience that far exceeds any expectation one might have of a summer camp. Since I…
There are lots of books written by successful people looking backward at their careers and I always thought it would be cooler to have one from the perspective of someone when he’s down and out and clawing his way to the top. Of course that book would only become an interesting read if the author…
I have been traveling living the “tech nomad” lifestyle since the fall of 2016, a little over a year. Most of my travels have been all around the US but I finally took a solo international journey during January and February. It’s interesting because when I was younger, I had no desire to travel. Whereas…
The last few months I’ve found myself reflecting on many of the perspectives I’ve taken and decisions I’ve made… and realized I’m usually wrong. As a bit of a stubborn, self-righteous and arrogant person, it can be painful to admit I’m wrong. I also find admitting I’m wrong to be an incredibly powerful tool. …
Warning: just for full disclosure, this blog post is essentially a 2,500 word advertisement for an amazing book I finished reading called “The Teenage Liberation Handbook: how to quit school and get a real life and education.” If you have the utmost of faith in my ability to choose books, you can skip all this…
I got a message from someone via a Tumblr account I had abandoned long ago asking for some advice on what to do during their current manic episode. Since my last blog post advising someone about mental health issues got such a good response, I thought I’d post this one too.: I have bipolar…
I don’t tend to think of myself as someone who should be giving parents advice. Mainly because I don’t have children. And I’m also not any kind of authority on mental health. But I recently replied to a parent’s post in a private Facebook group whose daughter had just been hospitalized for the 10th time after voices…