Archive for September, 2009

Suicide prevention and helping others with mental illnesses

Suicide Prevention Week: Approximately 5.7 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder. 25 to 50% of patients will attempt suicide and around 20% will commit suicide. There are signs that you should look for if you suspect that a friend or loved one may be suicidal: Talking about suicide or ways to commit suicide expressed anger [...]

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Bear with me…

I typically post something related to bipolar disorder every day, but today I am speaking on a strictly personal level. My children were all sick over the weekend but they all went back to school yesterday. The school nurse called me around 10:00 and asked me to bring cough medicine for my youngest daughter. On [...]

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