Schizophrenia: A Fractured Mind
I recently experienced another breakdown (curious how, every year since I can remember, they seem to build out of manic episodes, which...
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- Aug 18
- 8 min
I Am God, Who Passes All Understanding
I was 16 when I saw “Ben-Hur” (1959) for the first time - all however-many-hours there was of it. Perhaps, the most worn-out sections of...
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- Apr 22
- 18 min
Stephen Fry’s The Life Of The Manic Depressive; Rising Suns, Setting Moons, And The Pole Star
From time to time, I watch Stephen Fry’s series on manic depression from start to finish, and never cease to find something new in each...
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christinacrimari
- Apr 13
- 9 min
Gorse, Stars, Dodgy Teachers, Police Academy, Volodimir Zelensky And Anything Else I Can Think Of
I’ve not been very active for a while - basically because, after years of mania, I was plunged into menopausal depression, for about a...
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christinacrimari
- Feb 28
- 9 min
Scapegoat No More
Scapegoat No More - Zero Tolerance of Victimisation Oh dear. I have just discovered another bunch of bullies want to get me thrown out of...
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christinacrimari
- Dec 25, 2021
- 5 min
Said The Joker To The Thief: That Was 2021
It has just gone midday on Christmas Day 2021, as I write this. I am on my own, in a quiet house, with no distractions. I am reflecting...
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christinacrimari
- Nov 28, 2021
- 13 min
The Nazi-Cystic Mother
There has been much talk, in recent years, of narcissistic mothers, and the effects they have had on their daughters. I’ll dare to go one...
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christinacrimari
- Nov 26, 2021
- 7 min
When Being A Woman Is A Life Sentence
Most of my generation are currently entering the menopause. Now, if I hear one more woman saying that they “sailed through it”, I am gong...
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christinacrimari
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
Devil-Worshippers Of The World, Take Flight
“Rockabye, rockabye…I’m gonna rock you Rockabye, rockabye…somebody’s got you Rockabye, rockabye…I’m gonna rock you Rockabye, rockabye …(a...
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christinacrimari
- Nov 23, 2021
- 7 min
Bogan-Alia
Following an afternoon walk, kicking off through crunchy carpets of multicoloured leaves, which blanket the mud in Walter Raleigh’s...
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christinacrimari
- Nov 23, 2021
- 7 min
Quantum Leap: What If We Could Change The Past - What Would You Do Differently?
It was just another ordinary day, today. I got up at stupid o’clock in the morning, and the moment it was light enough, sauntered across...
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christinacrimari
- Apr 6, 2021
- 9 min
Beware Of Blonde Women: Did Marlene Dietrich Have a Point?
I used to, and still do, like some of Marlene Dietrich’s music, even though I found the ever-changing shape of her drawn-on eyebrows...
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christinacrimari
- Apr 4, 2021
- 5 min
Why Being Mad Is Good
"We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." (Said the Cheshire Cat - Alice in Wonderland) So we are, perhaps; most people have their own...
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christinacrimari
- Mar 27, 2021
- 24 min
I Am Zarathustra: A Dance to a Different Drummer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcSdwXay5es Zarathustra, Zarathustra, Zarathustra, Zarathustra… Ears I have eyes I have mouth I have...
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