{"id":699,"date":"2007-12-10T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2007-12-10T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/12\/blanches-12-bipolar-alcoholic.html"},"modified":"2007-12-10T10:30:02","modified_gmt":"2007-12-10T10:30:02","slug":"blanches-12-bipolar-alcoholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/12\/blanches-12-bipolar-alcoholic.html","title":{"rendered":"Blanche&#8217;s 12 (Bipolar Alcoholic) Days of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I e-mailed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue<\/a> reader Blanche to thank her for defending me on the message board of my video on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/11\/video-the-12-bipolar-days-of-c.html\">&#8220;The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas.&#8221;<\/a> A reader was terribly offended by my lyrics and suggested I write a little jingle about all the people who kill themselves at Christmas. I so wanted to reply, &#8220;That&#8217;s a fantastic idea! Thanks!&#8221; But I refrained. At any rate, Blanche then forwarded me her version of the 12  days of Christmas. It rocks! (If you like to laugh, that is).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On the first day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me a room at Aurora psych ward  Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the second day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the third day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nOn the fourth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the fifth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the sixth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the seventh day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the eighth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me eight Seroquil tablets, seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the ninth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me nine psychiatrist visits, eight Seroquil tablets, seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the tenth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me ten cans of sardines, nine psychiatrist visits, eight Seroquil tablets, seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the eleventh day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me eleven AA Grapevines, ten cans of sardines, nine psychiatrist visits, eight Seroquil tablets, seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meetings, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<br \/>\nOn the twelfth day of Christmas, my poopsie gave to me twelve rides to Church In The City, eleven AA Grapevines, ten cans of sardines, nine psychiatrist visits,  eight   Seroquil tablets, seven green tea teabags, six work-out videos, five Big Book Meeting, four Lamictal tablets, three Imodium tablets, two Zoloft tablets, and a room at Aurora psych ward Unit 3.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I e-mailed Beyond Blue reader Blanche to thank her for defending me on the message board of my video on &#8220;The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas.&#8221; A reader was terribly offended by my lyrics and suggested I write a little jingle about all the people who kill themselves at Christmas. 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