September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Mental Health Humor cartoon originally posted at Psych Central NetworkDo YOU think it’s an accident that the AFSP list of "The most frequently cited risk factors for suicide are: Mental disorders, in...
View ArticleShe's in Mania, Mania Oh No
The end of August and beginning of September is the worst time of year for me mania-wise. I'm on spending lockdown, when all I want to do is shop on-line and plan vacations. I talk a mile a minute to...
View Article“I think therefore I am”
Thoughts can be very powerful things. When I was actively using drugs, my thinking was centered on the getting and finding ways and means to get more. This resulted in an obsessive-behavior thought...
View ArticleMoving Mountains
He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and...
View ArticleThe Relative Comfort of Rage
Today, after experiencing three separate, back-to-back incidents of individuals being rude and thoughtless, I thought how easy it would be for me to just stay enraged at all of it. First, a woman...
View ArticleThe "What I Did to Recover" List Goes On!
You might have thought I was not going to continue with the “What I Did to Recover” list, since it’s been a number of weeks since my last post. (Life was too busy for the last couple of weeks!) But,...
View ArticleDon’t They Get It?
If you’ve been living with Bipolar Disorder for a while then you are obviously aware of the symptoms associated with this illness. And if you’ve taken the time to research BP and learn about the...
View ArticleHard Work=Staying Present
I just started a new part-time job working at a dog kennel/day camp. As much as I adore dogs, it is heavy, sweaty, hard, laborious work. At our facility, geared towards higher-end clients, dogs are...
View ArticleThe Bipolar Cure?
There has been much discussion over the years about Bipolar Disorder (and other mental disorders) and whether or not there is a “cure” for these illnesses. While there can be a remission in symptoms, I...
View ArticleBipolarized: A Review
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about the movie Bipolarized. The film documents the story of Ross Kenzie who challenges the diagnosis he received of Bipolar...
View ArticleLearning from Mood Shifts
The thing about bipolar is that I never truly know when my mood is going to change. I mean, I get inklings, and maybe I should pay more attention. Of course, I know what triggers me big time, and what...
View ArticleAre You Recovering?
Words have meaning. Of course, what exactly might be one’s definition or meaning of a word can and does vary from person to person. One such word is the word, “recover”. Since I started to post the...
View ArticleKnowing Our History
I work with a young man who doesn’t believe it’s important to study history, and that overall context is not important to his life. I find this strange, as what he is doesn’t get, is that he, and all...
View ArticleTo Hibernate or Not to Hibernate That is the Question
This past week I ran across a sweatshirt that said, "When does hibernation start because I'm 100% participating in that!" I chuckled and at the same time was reminded that it's time to prepare for...
View ArticleLather, Rinse, Repeat
It’s kind of funny. The title for this post came to mind recently. I’m not sure why considering I’m bald and have not needed to use shampoo for nearly many years. But this doesn’t mean that I don’t...
View ArticleLather, Rinse, Repeat
It’s kind of funny. The title for this post came to mind recently. I’m not sure why considering I’m bald and have not needed to use shampoo for nearly many years. But this doesn’t mean that I don’t...
View ArticleExpectations and Reality
I was excited a few weeks back to be released at last from physical therapy and from formal treatment by the orthopedic surgeon six months after that serious hit-and-run incident that pulverized my...
View ArticleExpectations and Reality
I was excited a few weeks back to be released at last from physical therapy and from formal treatment by the orthopedic surgeon six months after that serious hit-and-run incident that pulverized my...
View ArticleDon’t They Get It?
If you’ve been living with Bipolar Disorder for a while then you are obviously aware of the symptoms associated with this illness. And if you’ve taken the time to research BP and learn about the...
View ArticleAn Attitude of Gratitude
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” [Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1963]” John F. Kennedy I was having a...
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