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kim m.

nashville, Tennessee
i am a creative, thoughtful mentally ill human being. i write a blog focusing primarily on mental... Full Bio
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this should be interesting by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health a film currently in pre-production, Love and Other Drugs. starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway.synopsis: A humorous expose of the highly competitive and cutthroat world ... Read on »
beauty in tragedy by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health i must admit. i really miss writing. but life has been hectic lately, to say the least.i am in the middle of therapy at a local sexual assault center. it’s a wonderful p ... Read on »
it’s not/what you thought/when you first began it by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health it’s not/what you thought/when you first began it… lyrics from Aimee Mann’s “Wise Up” from one of my favorite songs and film, Magnolia.my abse ... Read on »
Breaking news in the Seroquel debacle by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I’ve been following this for far too long…I had to post something. PLEASE click on this link as Furious Seasons has been covering this story in great detail for q ... Read on »
MedWatch by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health still taking a break but i just received this email from the FDA and found it interesting:MedWatch- The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting ProgramThe April 200 ... Read on »
a break by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I was indirectly accused of being a ‘loyal blind minion’ to a fellow victim of psychiatric medications. I was also indirectly accused of acting petty and school ya ... Read on »
while i’ve been away by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health So much news and so little time to comment but here are a few stories worth reading:Most NAMI Money is From Psychiatric Drug Industry! BIG surprise (not) but thank you Sen. Gr ... Read on »
Please help prevent a death by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health times are bad. i know. i see the familiar unemployment check every week. fortunately i’ve been busy (hence my disappearance from here) and i’m just waiting for the ... Read on »
happy post by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health more of Maru the cat: Posted in fun Tagged: cats, happy post, maru the cat Read on »
Medicating grief isn’t the answer by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health We need more doctors like this. From an op-ed at the Boston Globe:ON A RECENT episode of the HBO series “In Treatment,” a CEO of a major company describes with com ... Read on »
Joe Pantoliano on mental illness stigma by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health thanks to Van for posting on this-I’ve been out of the loop and missed it although I am familiar with what Joe has been doing lately.Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, Mement ... Read on »
happy post by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Maru-the box kitty. ah, I love cats! Posted in fun Tagged: cats, happy post Read on »
compassion by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I’ve been wanting to write about my beloved dog, Foxy, for quite sometime. She passed away a few years ago although she’s still here with me in my heart. She had b ... Read on »
quotes by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health peace quotes by kids: Let the sun shine in the night time and please no more dying. Please let us have peace and no more fighting. People are dying.Southwest Elementary San ... Read on »
7-year-old commits suicide while taking psychiatric meds by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health This story at the Miami Herald saddens me. It also infuriates me. When are doctors and the FDA going to wake up? What will it take? How many more lives will be lost before th ... Read on »
pregnancy and antidepressants by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Thanks to Gianna at Beyond Meds for this. And I agree with Gianna, Vogue is definitely a mainstream magazine so maybe a few lives will be saved. That’s all I’ve ev ... Read on »
Harvard medical students rebel by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Thanks to a friend for passing this along.Click here to read the entire article.Two hundred Harvard Medical School students are confronting the school’s administration, ... Read on »
get your Big Pharma bumper sticker! by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health click here to buy one or two or three or ten…. Posted in antidepressants, antipsychotics, big pharma Tagged: big pharma, bumper sticker, the real drug problem Read on »
The FDA on drug ads by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health This story at the NY Times just infuriates me. The FDA should not be warning Big Pharma that their online ads must start including risk information about each drug. This is ri ... Read on »
the road to recovery by kim m. Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health This past week (via email) I was accused of being “ALWAYS UNHAPPY” with my life. Yes, the always unhappy was in caps and it came from a someone that has said thing ... Read on »