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It’s Not The Height But The Drop Which Is Terrible
It’s Not The Height But The Drop Which Is Terrible
Four months after leaving the psychiatric ward I found myself 300 feet up on the top of a Belgian cooling tower holding an empty bottle of…
Gary Finn
Nov 13, 2019
Why They Play Pink Floyd In The Psych Ward
Why They Play Pink Floyd In The Psych Ward
They say smell is the most powerful of senses, but for me it has always been hearing. Or, more specifically, music.
Gary Finn
Nov 6, 2019
How Did You Get Those Scars?
How Did You Get Those Scars?
You can tell what a society fears by the euphemisms it uses.
Gary Finn
Oct 23, 2019
Why Ice Cream Is The Currency Of The Psych Ward
Why Ice Cream Is The Currency Of The Psych Ward
I was moved from the ward to a solitary room after my escape attempt from the psych unit.
Gary Finn
Oct 18, 2019
About That Time I Escaped From The Looney Bin, For Real
About That Time I Escaped From The Looney Bin, For Real
It was supposed to have been a routine case conference.
Gary Finn
Sep 18, 2019
Haldol & Me — Getting To Grips With A Chemical Cosh
Haldol & Me — Getting To Grips With A Chemical Cosh
For as long as I can remember my head was filled with voices. Lots of them.
Gary Finn
Sep 10, 2019
One Flew Into The Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Into The Cuckoo’s Nest
I’ve only ever hugged my father twice.
Gary Finn
Sep 3, 2019
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About That Time I Went Mad
About That Time I Went Mad
Nuts. Bonkers. Looney. Insane. Psycho.
Gary Finn
Aug 29, 2019
A Secret Language For Three
A Secret Language For Three
Last week, my three and a half year old, Olivia and I were playing a particular favourite game of hers, where I have to be Olivia and she…
Karen Power
Jun 18, 2019
Living with a child with asthma
Living with a child with asthma
Our daughter was a little over one year old when we noticed something was amiss with her chest and lungs.
Karen Power
Apr 23, 2019
The importance of you
The importance of you
As mums we have a tendency to put the needs and wants of everyone else before our own. It is only natural. But we need to learn the art…
Karen Power
Apr 10, 2019
Calling time on creche bugs
Calling time on creche bugs
Maybe it is just me but this year seems to have been bug-after-cold-after-bug-after-HF&M-after-bug doing the rounds in creche circles. And…
Karen Power
Apr 2, 2019
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