Monthly Archives: May 2015

The man who loved lobster

There was once a man who loved lobster so much he couldn’t stop eating it. He was surrounded by stinking lobster carcasses because he couldn’t take the time away from eating to clean them up. They stunk to high heavens. No one wanted to be near him and his lobster carcasses. Every time he startedContinue reading “The man who loved lobster”

The Shrink’s Links: The Yellow Wallpaper

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. This hundred-and-some-odd-year-old short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is often regarded as a classic of feminist literature, but it’s much more than that. It’s a terrifying horror story that challenges the subjugation mental patients still experience from their doctors. A woman suffering from post-partum depression isContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Yellow Wallpaper”

The Shrink’s Links: The Best Of Apophenia

Bringing you the best of mental health every week. In case you haven’t noticed, people are on the internet a lot these days. There are fears that it will affect their mental health. It’s a good thing we have Danah Boyd, geek extraordinaire, to figure it out for us. Read her blog, Apophenia, which, incidentallyContinue reading “The Shrink’s Links: The Best Of Apophenia”

When Madness knocks, don’t answer

When people try to stop the madness, they often expect to reduce the frequency of episodes. The want to stop having negative thoughts, anxieties, urges to use drugs, unwarranted guilt, paranoia, or impulses to do what they’ll regret. When they go to therapy and these things don’t stop, they get discouraged and figure nothing canContinue reading “When Madness knocks, don’t answer”

How to pay for marriage counseling

If you’re hoping to use insurance to pay for marriage counseling, you’re likely to be disappointed. Couples’ counseling is rarely covered by health insurance because marital issues are not considered by the insurance companies to be a health problem. The exception is when one of the parties is in treatment for a mental health orContinue reading “How to pay for marriage counseling”

When Madness Takes Cover

So, you’ve stopped drinking, or drugging, or gambling, or sleeping around. Your depression seems to have lifted. You haven’t been violent. Your anxiety no longer makes all the decisions. You’re up in the morning and dressed when you need to be. The madness seems to have gone away. Has it, really? Madness takes cover sometimesContinue reading “When Madness Takes Cover”