Practicing Mental Illness

So I Am Bipolar After All

I’m out on disability and I need to be.

Aug 9 • 

George Hofmann

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July 2025

Trigger Warning

I’ve been perplexed for a long time by the whole idea of trigger warnings.

Jul 26 • 

George Hofmann

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June 2025

The Comfort Zone

A long psychotic episode is so terrifying that, when you find some relief, you grab hold of it with a will and tenacity that will not release.

Jun 7 • 

George Hofmann

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May 2025

On and on and on...

On Laozi

May 30 • 

George Hofmann

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Long Suffering

Black smoke pours from the chimney on the roof of the Vatican and in it demons come forth upon a leaderless church.

May 8 • 

George Hofmann

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April 2025

Too Old for This

I’ve outlived reliable research on living with and treating bipolar disorder.

Apr 30 • 

George Hofmann

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3

What All This Costs

Of all I’ve disclosed about this psychotic/manic episode that still grips me, of the experiences most would keep very quiet that I have been open about…

Apr 5 • 

George Hofmann

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March 2025

Joy

Sure, there’s not that much of it, but I’ll take what I can get.

Mar 23 • 

George Hofmann

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5

What I Do All Day

See things; think about eating (but don’t); go for a walk; take meds; suffer emotional pain; laugh at it all; cry; try to read.

Mar 16 • 

George Hofmann

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The Futility of Hiding Your Mental Illness

What would you think if I said, even if you keep your mental illness private, you are revealing just as much about yourself as I do in this tell-all…

Mar 7 • 

George Hofmann

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February 2025

Do Not Fake It 'til You Make It

I sat in my doctor’s office a few days ago and admitted I’ve been lying to him for years.

Feb 26 • 

George Hofmann

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The Psychotic Break

I’d get a caulk gun to fill in the cracks where the baseboards join the floor, and between the countertop and cabinets, through which I’m sure I’ll…

Feb 22 • 

George Hofmann

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