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I've been waiting for McCain's convention bounce, and it arrived with this morning's poll numbers. I've long believed that staying at the top of the news cycle (free TV) is the secret to winning in this country. Give 'em air time, any air time and it'll show in the polls.

I started thinking of labels because of my recent post on tolerance. After later reading that post I realized it’s not that I’m intolerant of mental illness, per se. I’m scared of it, whether in myself or others. Understandably so, considering that mental illness has wreaked havoc on my life since birth.

One of the weirdest times of your life is when you do things that you can’t explain. You are gripped with powerful emotions for no reason at all. You spend days in bed and still feel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Just when I think I’m going to have a normal week (i.e. one not bogged down with getting caught up with work and chores, but one actually spent working and “choring” at a regular pace!), a gigantic tree about 20 feet from my house decides to give up on life and take a few power and telephone lines down with it.

MEDIA ADVISORY For October 3, 2008 Who: Members of Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Amanda Wilcox, mother of victim who was murdered by someone with mental illnessLois Robison, mother of mentally ill son who was executed in

Alabama WalkSeptember 13, 2008 at Heardmont ParkDear Friend,I will be joining with thousands of people nationwide this fall to walk in AFSP's 2008 Out of the Darkness Community Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Jump to Comments An interesting article this week points to the connection between Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastics and a variety of “mental” difficulties - specifically, memory and learning impairments, along with depression.  From [Medical News Today]: More Evidence That BPS Found in Clear Plastics

depression is a state of subtraction, says catatonic kid, depression is not an approachable thing. it seems, in fact, to be precisely the opposite. it has a power to repel that is apparently so strong that it stops our mouths before we have even thought to speak of all that runs through its dark night.

I saw a post at Unstable Blogger’s which is a reprint of an article, “Americans Exhibit Low Tolerance of Mental Illness.” While I’m definitely not shocked or even surprised, it brought something to my mind.  Something I’m not proud of, but is true. I have a low tolerance of mental illness.

Magnetic Brain Stimulation for Depression Transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat the symptoms of major depression. ¶ Posted 05 September 2008 † Robert Webb § Psychology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: Depression, Health, Medicine, mental illness