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Lydia Lampert

A Journal Writer’s Roadmap to Her Potential Diagnosis: BiPolar Mixed? Major Depressive D.O.? PTSD? A

In an effort to figure out what the hell happened to me this October, I decided to start ransacking my basement and attic for all my old...

Lydia Lampert

I’m Reading the Signs: Living My Version of Silver Linings Playbook

Yesterday was a big day at Eagles Stadium, and I was there in the midst of the chaos and chants, amongst all those drinking and rallying,...

Lydia Lampert

Thanks for the Kindling, Jehovahs!

The Jehovah’s showed up at my door this morning to spread the word. The door bell rang and I knew there was no hiding, as I have a huge...

Lydia Lampert

Misconceptions of Crazy

In June of 1995, I had my first exposure to a mental health ward. When I was 23 years old, I ended up committing myself to a locked...

Lydia Lampert

Uncomfortably Numb

For someone who feels things so deeply, whether love, pain, anguish, disgust, anger or hatred, there is nothing more unnatural than...

Lydia Lampert

Barren

This morning I was staring out the back door at the trees which have now been stripped of all their colorful leaves in preparation for a...

Lydia Lampert

Big Girls Do Cry

Yesterday, after reading my first post, my lifelong best friend called me and began to cry because she said that she felt awful that I...

Lydia Lampert

Woe is Me

Sitting here at the age of 43, mother to three beautiful children, and married to a supportive and loving husband who’s been my best...