The Danger of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ in Society-reblog

Published December 22, 2017 by Nan Mykel

Right on target, well-crafted and presented. A good shot in the arm!

Tony’s Interview Feature

Published December 22, 2017 by Nan Mykel

Excellent.

If there is one thing that I have learned while writing interview features on my blog is that in every walk of life for someone dealing with a mental illness, the story is different. Our stories are what define us, and hopefully, make us better people in the end.

I always imagined telling the story of someone much like myself, and in truth, I have a real affinity for stories. It was amazing the number of people willing to have me share their story.

When I first met Tony, it was on my blog, and over the course of just a short time, he shared pieces of his experience within my blog posts. When the opportunity came to share the major parts of his story, Tony jumped at the chance to be featured on The Bipolar Writer. Here is the story of one human being and his journey from…

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Holiday Stream of Consciousness

Published December 22, 2017 by Nan Mykel

Conspiracy theories used to be fun….I remember reading last week that an asteroid was going to come pretty close to us the next day. Was the flying saucer disappointed not to see fireworks?….You say Merry Christmas, I say Happy Holidays, ’tis the season to be jolly, hopeful, stoic, delusional, NOT DEPRESSED! Can’t let reality get a foot in the door….But can this post really substitute for real Christmas cards? Oh, the task of buying cards, matching envelopes, getting the right stamp, finding the stick-on return address and searching for the current address. plus painfully and grotesquely trying to print the address without messing up too many envelopes….and LEAVING HOME IN THIS WEATHER!….I know my followers on WordPress will accept this easy-way-out message, but there are so few followers and the world is so big! In a puddle at the very bottom of my heart is love for you all….even those who have dropped me from their Christmas card list for not reciprocating….being a democrat….being a unitarian….being senile–I’ll stop there for my sake. HANG IN THERE!

Evocative

Published December 20, 2017 by Nan Mykel

I attempt poetry, but I never have really gotten into photography. That doesn’t mean that I’m not moved–straight to the gut–by some graphic art (does that cover photography as well as the other kind of art?) –my memory– Some photographs, and what they can do with them, is utterly miraculous. It’s like a finger through the skin touching my heart. I received this one in the mail recently–don’t know the photographer–but I’d just like to share:

Flying Saucer

Published December 20, 2017 by Nan Mykel

At least someone heard our lament!

I HEARD SOMEONE CRYING – a haibun

Published December 18, 2017 by Nan Mykel

It woke me. Maybe in the upstairs apartment? A muscle in my arm twitched. I recall snuggling with my old red blind deaf cat named “Lucky.”

goldfish looking out

rain patters against the pane

bradford pear leaf falls

Performing Pain: Autism

Published December 16, 2017 by Nan Mykel

Amazing sharing. I’m reblogging.

Autism and Expectations

I am not good at communicating my pain. It’s my greatest weakness. I am terrible at asking for help, I am terrible at reaching out to you, and I am worst at this when I’m distracted by physical discomfort.

I have often been told what a “coper” I am. How well I cope with stressful situations, how well I cope with shock and pain. Not because I am coping, but because I communicate these things differently.

What is pain? How do you quantify it? How do you get across just how much or how little you are in?

I am autistic, which means that I have a social communication condition, which means that I do not naturally or intuitively understand or (perhaps more importantly) perform social communication.

Most of the time I can do it all. I have learnt your ways, I may not understand why THIS QUESTION needs THIS…

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