Practice of Madness

Family of Choice: Blood Is Thicker, But Without Water We Would Die

// // (Based on “The Importance of Family of Choice“, published in Gonzo Times, by Michael Orion Powell, 04/02/2014)

Both my wife and I came close to a terrifying sexual assault by a drug addicted lunatic in our apartment building Wednesday evening. Jennifer also has a final MRI set to show what is causing her extreme back pain today. I also have faced extortion from the Property Manager of my…

// // I had no idea that my favorite poet and sharer of my birthday wrote a poem that shares my favorite word – “Denouement“.  Unlike Sylvia Plath’s most famous poems such as “Daddy” and “Lady Lazarus”, “Denouement” is a fairly short and simple poem, complete with rhymes.  This may not sound like the Sylvia Plath we know and love, but she had the ability to pack as much punch with a few words as…

Forms of Subtle Invalidation

As is true of most things we experience in life, good and bad, emotional invalidation may be overt, but there forms of subtle invalidation.  It is hard for me, personally, to call subtle invalidation worse or better than obvious invalidation.

The tricky thing about subtle invalidation, is that the person(s) who use it lie at two extreme ends of the spectrum of potential emotional abusers that…

Undermedication Hurts: Patients Invisble Casualties of the War of Drugs

// // Sometime after OxyContin hit the market, in certain areas it almost entirely wiped out the market for heroin.  OxyContin, or oxycodone, the opioid component of this most effective painkiller ever created, in Percoset, Percodan, and other pills that drastically improved the lives of people living in pain.  If you have never been in constant, unrelenting pain – either because of a chronic…

What is Opportunism? (Practice of Madness Magazine Original Video #1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7p3pP3rfRg

“Welcome to Seattle! Where I, Jennifer L. Reimer, and my partner in life and other crimes, Michael Orion Powell, will be filming “Random Acts of Seattle”, as well as educational media of various sorts. Of course, there is a story behind this first video.

I was called an, ‘opportunistic woman!’ among other things that I will not get into by the last…

Fluoride Dangers – Should You Stop Drinking Tap Water?

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Currently circulating on Facebook and other social media outlets

Hi everyone.  My name is Jennifer L. Reimer, and I am… a fluoride addict.

Even worse, I don’t care. I do care about my teeth though.  When I moved to the USA in February, 2013, I stopped drinking fluorinated water because no one drinks tap water on the east coast, but folks prefer to consume it in plastic bottles.  Anyone who…

These 3 Apps Will Change the Way You Sleep Forever (Matthew Hall)

These 3 Apps Will Change the Way You Sleep Forever

One of the most important contributors to a healthy lifestyle is no secret, although health industry executives will tell you differently. They want to throw product at you in hopes of gaining your trust as the “experts” to a healthy lifestyle. But if the truth is what you seek, simply look to your sleep patterns for a foundation to healthy…

Five of the Coolest Body Modifications You Can Rock (Sponsored)

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Once taboo, body modifications are becoming increasingly more mainstream in Western society, drawing upon old Eastern traditions and also the new advances that technology allows. These are some of the coolest body mods out there: (and they don’t always have to hurt!)

Hair

When you think body modification, this probably isn’t the first thing that springs to mind – but it should! Modifying…

Strangest Injuries That Can Occur in a Fine Dining Establishment (Ella Gray)

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Going to a fine dining establishment should set the scene for a perfect evening in an ideal setting. However, there are many strange injuries that can happen in the best restaurant in town. Even more interesting, many people never would have guessed that these injuries could happen in a setting with comfortable chairs and impeccable service.

Below are some of the strangest injuries that…

I have no memory of writing this.  I stumbled upon (not as in… you know… ugh) it this morning when going through these archives.  I like it.  I hope you do, too. XO

It has finally

Come.

The first day of Colour, and the Sky

Smells like fresh lemonade, or Maybe

iced tea

served on a lily-valley-blue Texas porch.

It strokes each sense, scratches my cat ears

The temptations of summer are Here,

for I…

Serious Long Term Effects Of Insomnia You Can’t Ignore (Brennen Kliffmueller)

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Perhaps one of the more underrated biological needs in the modern world, sleep is in fact as important to the human body as drinking water and eating. While some attempt to tough it out with caffeine, the reality is insomnia can have insidious effects on one’s long term health and ability to function in modern society. The following are some examples of how not getting enough sleep can…

Saving Money on Your Gym Membership

Well, the New Year has begun, and many people are looking for (or at least thinking about) ways to keep those resolutions they made as they toasted the occasion. As we all know, however, many if not most of those resolutions somehow fall by the wayside before the month of January is gone. And if you’re like a lot of people, getting fit is high on the list of the promises you made yourself, and…