Author: Kitt O’Malley
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The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church
Last Friday I attended The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church at Saddleback Church. The all-day conference was a joint effort of Pastor Rick and Kay Warren of Saddleback Church, Bishop Kevin Vann of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, and NAMI-OC (National Alliance on Mental Illness-Orange County), as well as other faith and community leaders.…
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Postpartum
Thoughts and urges Never disclosed Never shared Until now Little baby boy Pretty rose between his legs So pretty Want to take him in my mouth So yummy Want to eat him up Unsettling urges No rhyme or reason Thoughts that pass Memory remains Urges not actions Still disturbing Is this what it means? “So…
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On Edge
On edge Fingers shaking Irritable Prickly Damn, what one missed med dose can do to one’s body
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Forgot to Take Meds
Last night I forgot to take my Depakote (actually I take generic Divalproex). I was tossing and turning in bed with racing thoughts and the impulse to write and edit. Finally, I took Sonata (once again, I take the generic version, but I do not recall the generic name) and fell asleep. This morning, I…
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Use of Photos
in PhotosJust removed some images from my blog over concerns over copyright. Spent too much time researching and looking for copyright-free images. Since I didn’t know whether the images I had used were copyright-free, I decided to simply remove the few images I had posted and later upload my own photos, copyright-free images, and images that I…
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Grounded by the Flu
The whole family got the stomach flu. Grounded me. Slowed me down. On the positive side, I caught up on sleep and am on a more even keel. Not hypomanic as long as I feel this fatigued. Not as productive, either. At least my mind is at rest — for now.