Author Archives: captaincliff

My super spiritual and super creative friend Joede in Chicago wrote this response to my last blog about trauma, depression, and repression. I’ve never done a guest blog before but somehow it makes me feel kind of important, like David … Continue reading →

Perhaps one of the saddest and most tragic aspects of PTSD is the warped soul energy created by denied and suppressed trauma. In the effort to repress something horrific, human beings create a kind of psychological and emotional vacuum or … Continue reading →

I just read an interesting and very well written article about Hitler’s toilet. Not only was it hard core journalism involving solid empirical research, fluid prose (no pun intended) and historically relevant, it also brought home to me certain big … Continue reading →

I assume that high traffic parental “heartstrings” blogs like, “The Hole in the Middle of the Bed” (see link below) are meant to do just that, to get all of us “sensitive” moms and dads, and assorted others to read … Continue reading →

WARNING: DO NOT READ ON AN EMPTY STOMACH, WHILE DRIVING HEAVY MACHINERY OR ON A SMALL SCREEN iPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE. YOU WILL GO BLIND, INSANE OR DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  TAKE ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS While working on a Daddy Lorry … Continue reading →

From the deep and real (last blog) to the sick and twisted. Welcome to my world. Readers, I know you are busy but just take a minute to link, open and read this HuffPo Weird article (see below). Dont be … Continue reading →

Dear World, A friend of mine from high school named Judy died today. She was 60 years old. I just feel very sad…and kind of confused. Judy was not the first person I know to pass away and I was … Continue reading →

It seems like every time I think of an ingenious solution to a global problem like world poverty, mental illness, or gun control, JUST when I’m ready to write it all down and go through its simple but elegant Einstein-ish … Continue reading →

What a surprise. There’s a new FDA warning about the sleeping pill Ambien and its tendency to leave people (especially women) “groggy” in the morning and therefore in no condition to operate heavy machinery, drive  forklifts at Home Depot or … Continue reading →

Let me reiterate.  James Holmes has Dysphoric Mania and Agitated Depression with Psychotic Ideation/Paranoid Delusions. Nowadays it is referred to as Psychotic Mania, but is not to be confused with typical Bipolar Disorder or simple manic depression. He was diagnosed … Continue reading →