Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessDisappearing beneath a showerheadMy most recent bout of depression was six years ago! That’s fantastic news. I’m proud to be more than half a decade removed from such a…Feb 16, 2020Feb 16, 2020
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessTravel transitionsTravel has been enormously helpful in my recovery. Scheduling my excursions in sympathy with the seasons to maximize exposure to…Feb 4, 2020Feb 4, 2020
Henry NilesThe green bullet of natureA silver bullet for bipolarity does not exist. The illness is impossible to shoot dead, no matter the color of the bullet, for there is no…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessMental illness rankingOne of the many questions that arise after an initial mental illness diagnosis is “how bad?” In my case, I begrudgingly accepted that I…Feb 15, 2019Feb 15, 2019
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessSecond-tier PTSDThe theater of World War I is remembered as that of waterlogged trenches and blistering mustard gas, often dispatched into shifting winds…Feb 3, 2019Feb 3, 2019
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessMixed up and downThe irritability is all consuming. I remember feeling like a monster. A mixed bipolar state is a surreal procession through the worst of…Jan 26, 20191Jan 26, 20191
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessSobriety updateI’ve been thinking a lot about my sobriety lately. In a positive, healthy way, rather than in a shaky fit. Probably because it’s the…Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
Henry NilesinInvisible IllnessVolunteer selfishlyEat, defecate, fornicate, kill. What else is there?Nov 22, 2018Nov 22, 2018
Henry NilesThrown knife / broken fistThe duration of clinical depression varies. The consensus “typical” bout lasts approximately three months. I have experienced four such…Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
Henry NilesBrooklyn arrest (part four)The second pen was on a higher floor in the jail complex. What was maddening about time spent there was that there was no discernible rhyme…Jul 1, 2018Jul 1, 2018
