Writings of a madman who lived through a thousand deaths. Also about taking things just as seriously as they deserve.
If you've read pretty much anything in these series, you know I haven't been quite right in the head since at least late 2017. Then again, it hasn't been getting worse lately. Yes, like I described here and there, 2019 didn't start off great. But the frequency and intensity of my generalised anxiety and major … Continue reading How I Didn’t Beat the Madness
There were times in 2018 when I was quite okay. It wasn't as intense as the first surprise attack of normalcy back in December 2017, but it felt pretty awesome all the same. On especially cheerful days I was even thinking my mental afflictions were gone. Which was yet another delusion my brain contrived for … Continue reading How My Son Didn’t Die of Several Wildly Improbable Illnesses
Remember my wife telling me she's pregnant back in November, 2017? The more or less inevitable conclusion of that physiologic process was due one summer day of 2018. While we were getting ready for the new arrival, my sick mind was putting on a bit of a freak show. But that was only to be … Continue reading How My Wife Didn’t Die in Labour
All right, one might call the title a click-bait. Then again, this is going to be about sharks to some extent, and I really did not get eaten by them. Now, let's get to the story itself. After I revealed a terrible secret to my wife and hurt her real bad in the process, she … Continue reading How I Didn’t Get Eaten by Sharks
When the mad year of 2017 flipped into another one, I was pretty sure I knew the names of the afflictions that'd been giving me such a curiously hard time. For those who haven't read the other stories here, those names are generalised anxiety and major depressive disorder. Knowing what bothered me helped a lot. … Continue reading How I Made My Wife Cry Again
Hey, I'm back with another episode in these gruesome series. And now it didn't even take over two months since the last one! How about making this a tradition? One post a week, every Friday? Or should I rather say #GruesomeFriday? Yeah, why not. Let's see if I'll be able to keep up with such … Continue reading How I Didn’t Die of Cancer
Shame on me and my overly ambitious plans. How long has it been since the previous episode of these gruesome series? Two months, maybe three? However long it was, I'm way beyond schedule. Sorry about that. I've been busy with life, and also writing a book (I'll tell you more about that some other time). … Continue reading How I Didn’t Die of Heart Failure
Welcome to the first episode of my madness recollection series. I didn't know it was the madness when it started, back in November 2016. I simply thought I was dying. I came from work one evening, late but not much later than usual. The family was hungry so I set to cook some dinner right … Continue reading How I Didn’t Die of Stroke
Oceanic Soup 