June 30th, 2009 
admin When you have bipolar disorder, anger is an emotion that is very easy to give in to. It tends to be the most common emotion and it’s usually what most emotions end up being displayed as. For me, it’s the easiest emotion to deal with. This might be because I don’t “deal” with anger; [...]
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16 Comments » June 29th, 2009 admin It is well known that scientists have confirmed a link between toxoplasmosis and bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In fact, it has been discovered that many parasitic infections can result in the onset of a mental illness and treatment of infection can improve or even resolve symptoms of mental illness. An infection that directly affects the [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: about, all, bipolar, illness, link, medical, mental, parasites Comments Off June 26th, 2009 admin I fully intended to write something light hearted today after the very serious sounding post from yesterday. Unfortunately, I’m not in a very light-hearted mood. I have started having some hallucinations again. Thankfully, they aren’t terrifying like the last bout but the mere fact that I am having them is disturbing. I took a Xanax [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, My Personal Experiences Tags: about, all, anger, bipolar, management No Comments » June 24th, 2009 admin Do you know that changing the brand of medication that you are taking can affect its effectiveness? It’s true. If you are taking a brand name and change to a generic medication or vice versa, it can be less effective. I remember reading somewhere online that an individual noticed a difference when moving from a [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, My Personal Experiences Tags: about, affect, all, bipolar, brand, effectiveness, lamictal, lamotrigine, medication 2 Comments » June 11th, 2009 admin I was watching the Tony Awards the other night and was pleased to find a Broadway production that focuses on bipolar disorder. Next to Normal won several Tony awards. The musical, starring Alice Ripley, is about a family trying to cope with a mother and wife with bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). She [...]
June 9th, 2009 admin I received exciting news this morning. It’s always nice to start off the day with something positive! A fellow blogger, Ms. Teri, recently emailed me and told me that LaChance Publishing was asking for submissions for their upcoming book, Voices of Bipolar Disorder. The deadline for submissions was only a few days away, so I [...]
June 5th, 2009 admin My last round of psychosis was somewhat amusing and less bothersome. This round is starting off on a bad note. It kept me awake most of last night and now I am exhausted with tons of things to do today. I had just finished watching a comedy and turned off the television to go to [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar I, My Personal Experiences, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, all, bipolar, hallucinating, Psychosis, shadows No Comments » June 3rd, 2009 admin It’s that time of year again-time to book a much needed vacation in Saint Louis, Missouri. We absolutely love St. Louis and went twice a year from 2003 until 2008. We only went once last year and this will be our only trip there this year. Why Saint Louis? Well, it is only about a [...]
Posted in My Personal Experiences Tags: about, all, bipolar, hotel, Saint Louis, St. Louis No Comments » June 2nd, 2009 admin A local youth was killed yesterday in a tragic accident. The young girl, who had just turned 13 last month, was driving an ATV (four-wheeler) with her younger brother. It is believed that she was reaching for her cell phone when the ATV struck a mail box. She died from head trauma. I wish to [...]
Posted in My Personal Experiences Tags: about, all, ATV. four wheeler, bipolar, children No Comments » June 1st, 2009 admin Debbie has a nine year old son who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She would like to share her experience in parenting a child who is bipolar in the hopes that it will help others dealing with the same day to day challenges. How has this diagnosis affected your family? I am relieved to know [...]
