Lydia Lampert
Let’s Raise Suicide Awareness: Death does not Grant Second Chances
Originally published on Elephant Journal on 9/4/2021.
Lydia Kristin Lampert
Mental Health Advocacy Services/
Freelance Writer
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Lydia Lampert
- May 5, 2021
- 2 min
Breathe, Just Breathe
Today I am overwhelmed with a flood of emotions. You see, 27 years ago my son was born brain dead because I was in full-on eclamptic...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jul 15, 2015
- 4 min
When I am Grateful, I Find My Grace
Monday I began the Free 21 Day Meditation with Oprah and Deepak that was all over the internet. Thus far, it has been great, and I would...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jul 9, 2015
- 2 min
The Last Dance…I Don’t Think So!
How many of us truly understand the final dance scene in Silver Linings Playbook? How many of us realize that it is an interpretation of...
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Lydia Lampert
- May 26, 2015
- 2 min
Three Months is a Lifetime
If you asked me three months ago if I could be still with myself, the answer would have been a strong, harsh no. Three months ago today...
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Lydia Lampert
- Apr 9, 2015
- 3 min
Missing: 43 Y.O. Blonde Woman Who Loved to Smile
Today I decided to take a trip down memory lane in a self torturing kind of way. Why, you ask? I have absolutely no idea, but I did it....
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 30, 2015
- 1 min
HELP!!!!!! Seroquel Induced Writer’s Block
I need some help, desperately! I have been on Seroquel for over 1 month now and I am suffering from severe writer’s block, so I thought...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 22, 2015
- 3 min
ACCEPTANCE IS NOT EASY
Acceptance in human psychology is a person’s assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition (often a negative...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 22, 2015
- 4 min
I Survived Tricky Tray: Tickets and Clappers and Beer, Oh My!
Tonight was my first “official” night out amongst tons of people I know. My husband and I went out to support our school’s local PTO...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 17, 2015
- 3 min
Mental Jungle Juice
Triggers, triggers, everywhere. Triggers, triggers, should I care? On Monday at my outpatient program, we had a class called...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 16, 2015
- 3 min
Home Alone
Tomorrow is my first full day home alone since returning from the hospital and I am a nervous wreck. I am still far from well, and...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 14, 2015
- 5 min
Daddy Issues
Everyone has a story to tell. I met a gentleman while I was in the hospital that heard me talking about my blog, and he approached me to...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 11, 2015
- 3 min
Modern Day Fart Man
I have to say over the past two months, I came to the realization that some people really, really love to fart, and some even more than...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 9, 2015
- 3 min
The Incarcarated Bipolar Poet
I figured I would share some of the poetry I wrote while I was hospitalized. It certainly captures the velocity at which my moods were...
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Lydia Lampert
- Mar 8, 2015
- 3 min
My Very Own Breakfast Club
During one of our journaling groups, I was asked to write about what I have gotten thus far from Princeton House (the hospital in which I...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 13, 2015
- 1 min
And so it begins…
The hospital called and they have a bed. We are off and I am scared, but here’s to the beginning of the journey to find me again....
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 13, 2015
- 4 min
I Only Say Goodbye for Now, So I Can Greet You With a Smile Next Time We Meet
I came to the realization today that I can no longer try to battle this disease alone. After dropping my children off at school, I felt...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 11, 2015
- 1 min
Depression Is a Thief
You have robbed me of my smile, not only the external one, but the internal one as well. I hate you almost as much as I hate myself right...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 10, 2015
- 4 min
How Do I Forgive Myself When I Am So Damn Good at Self-Punishment?
Where does one begin to forgive oneself? How does one undo the wrongs one has committed and erase the pain one has inflicted on those one...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 7, 2015
- 5 min
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
I met a good friend of mine for breakfast this morning. She is well aware of my recent struggles, so much so that she actually brought me...
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