Tag Archives: mental states

This is What a Depraved Killer Looks like Astrologically

Posted on October 3, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Ed Gein (August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984) I could have subtitled this one, “How to Gein the World and Lose Your Soul”. This person’s story was the basis for the film, “Psycho”, way back in 1960. So, when … Continue reading →

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Should We Take This with a Pinch of Salt?

Posted on August 6, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Arithmomania There is a theory that has been passed down from our ancestors: if you want to ward off evil spirits, scatter salt (or rice) around you, and they will be compelled to count the grains, thereby distracting them. At … Continue reading →

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For My Ears Only

Posted on January 18, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Phonak Hearing Aids and Charger I’ve had these hearing aids for almost 18 months. This is my review of them. Even before I bought them, I had an aversion to sticking ‘things’ in my ears. But, to keep up with … Continue reading →

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Is It Just Me or Can You Hear It, Too?

Posted on October 26, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Earth Rumbling I’m sure this is nothing new, but for the past couple of nights, I been hearing this rumbling noise which sounds like the furnace is on, but isn’t that, since we’ve been having warm weather lately. I asked … Continue reading →

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Damned If You Don’t, and Damned If You Do

Posted on April 4, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) This film was suggested by a family member. We watched it on Netflix, last night. Personally, I got a lot of insight into the world of schizophrenia that I have only imagined up until now. … Continue reading →

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We’re All Walking on Eggshells

Posted on January 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

January is Mental Health Month This image reminds me of the Roman God Janus, for whom January is named. In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. … Continue reading →

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Jenny Merton: “Who’s Sorry Now?”

Posted on October 16, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Heartbeat: Season 14, Episode 11 (November 21, 2004) I’ve been a fan of this UK program from the very beginning, but lost the thread of the stories over the later years, due to family upheavals and my final return to … Continue reading →

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Can Madness Link Two Lives?

Posted on October 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Elizabeth Thorpe (May 17, 1963) This is awkward, to say the least: my sister, Elizabeth is schizophrenic. She has been this way since her late teens, blaming our mother for hypnotizing her and thereby allowing the Devil to enter her … Continue reading →

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“Owl’s Talons Clenching My Heart”

Posted on October 15, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Sylvia Plath (October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) We watched a short documentary about this tortured soul‘s short life two nights ago. She was too far ahead as a feminist in the 1950’s to stay unaffected by society’s pressures … Continue reading →

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Fascism: Fascination of the Mind

Posted on September 19, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Pink Floyd The Wall: the Movie (2000) Life in Britain during World War II must have been hell. The constant fear of invasion by the Germans coupled with nightly bombing raids and V2 rockets would have kept the population on … Continue reading →

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