Posted by Toph on November 7, 2004, at 8:12:05
In reply to Re: Poetry, posted by fayeroe on November 7, 2004, at 6:05:21
fayeroe, I didn't for a long time, take my meds, that is. I lost ten years of my life bouncing in and out of the hospital and falling flat on my face every time I began to actually get somewhere as a young adult. Then one day, I found myself in the State psychiatric hospital after becoming psychotic while my wife was in labor with my first child. Even manic, with delusions of grandieur, I, for the first time in a manic state, realized that I couldn't continue to live this way anymore. Motivated by this epiphany, I started taking meds religiously and haven't darkened the door of a psych ward in 23 years. Imagine a 7-pound infant saving a person's life. Just one of the reasons I love my son. But despite getting my life back, fayeroe, every time I look at that fucking pill, every time, I hate what it stands for - that I've got a brain that's flawed - I'm only a few missed pills away from that manic road to ruin.
-Toph
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