This post – http://www.milligramsblog.com/2009/11/23/the-best-street-sweeper/
- plus a few remarks you’ve made about your colleagues at work and
feeling embarrassed in public tell me that your paranoia is more
pronounced than it was in October.
(Oh, if only you and the doc hadn’t decreased the Abilify dosage.)
When the meds aren’t working right you gradually lose touch with the
distinction between events [...]
Today I thought I might tackle a big topic. The stuff the spouses of
people with any illness – mental or otherwise – are often afraid to
admit to themselves, never mind to anyone else.
As spouse of a sick person, people often expect you to be saintly,
accepting, loving, patient. But I have often been sad, [...]
Today he woke up in semi-agitated state. It wasn’t bad, but he was
impatient, a bit grumpy, and easily frustrated. His mind is elsewhere,
electricity buzzing through his circuits, and simple household jobs
become projects requiring coaching and extra patience from me.
We had an episode today over hanging a mirror that would have been
hilarious if only we [...]
Today, by accident, when I was browsing through the apps on his phone
to find good ones to try out, I finally came across his blog. He’d
told me about it but had refused to let me read it. I read the whole
thing, and now he looks sort of embarrassed and proud at the same
time, [...]