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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Improvement?

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Thursday, May 16, 2013. My therapist says: Shrink the abyss. Embrace the abyss. The soul destroyer, the black hole, the unworld? Embrace the continuing crucifixion of consciousness? The horror of unself? This latest reprieve is a direct result of a change in medication. So how can I control the abyss? How should I act? What do I say to myself? In my last re...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Update on the Mother of All Depressions

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Update on the Mother of All Depressions. My blog has been moribund, for any still following it. My depression has been so severe that I have been essentially non-functional. I can do a few tasks like take out the trash and wash the dishes, but even facing my e-mail seems often an insurmountable burden. Thank you for helping me ...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: August 2011

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Friday, August 05, 2011. I received in the mail yesterday a challenge for a flash fiction contest, which resulted in the anecdote below. The requirement was a thousand words or less. I hope this little diversion brings a chuckle to your brain. 8220;So what brings you into the clinic today? 8221; I began. 8220;About a week.”. 8221; she said. 8220;I haven&#82...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: July 2011

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Friday, July 29, 2011. Dark Sonnet II, revised. In horror of the groaning of the reef. At one more wave’s repetitive onslaught,. I listen to the outboard for relief,. A healthier racket than my jangled thought. You there—do you cognate in straight lines? Do thoughts follow each other, hand in hand? Or is it that your insight’s without spines. More cells to ...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: October 2012

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Depression Redux; Not a Poem. It's been so long since I blogged. Readership has fallen off the cliff, as there is no continuing story, though I do get some hits from random net searches about certain subjects discussed here. So how am I doing? What will become of what's left of me? I stay alive for my loved ones. This much I...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: October 2011

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Monday, October 24, 2011. For no obvious reason I could determine, I popped out of my nine-month suicidal depression for a little over two weeks, but they ended precipitously on October 13, curiously the anniversary date of Kathleen leaving me when I was manic. Back to 6 Kilorats,. Links to this post. Wednesday, October 05, 2011. By acceptance you de-fang t...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: February 2012

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Thursday, February 09, 2012. I apologize for letting my blog be taken over by penile spammers. At least a man can hide his shame in his pants, whereas women can't help but display the size of their tits. And don't think it doesn't matter- studies show women with big ones have more power and get promoted more often, yada yada. Links to this post.

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: November 2012

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Update on the Mother of All Depressions. My blog has been moribund, for any still following it. My depression has been so severe that I have been essentially non-functional. I can do a few tasks like take out the trash and wash the dishes, but even facing my e-mail seems often an insurmountable burden. Links to this post. Selec...

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C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Poem: To Rise

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C E Chaffin's Blog. This blog details the adventures of a manic-depressive doctor and poet, from 2005 to present, from Mexico to the Mendocino Coast. Thursday, May 09, 2013. Spine straight I gazed. At the cloud cover back-hued with light. And wished to be translated. In moment, in the twinkling of an eye-. Lord take me I said. As the calendulas threw praise. And bright blue lobelia exploded skyward. While poppies raised their jagged leaves,. Bulbs heavy with sap. To the mottled light-. Jangles in praise,.