Archive for December, 2009

Christmas Break

The children are out of school. Hubby will soon be off work for almost two weeks. With various family functions to attend and all of the holiday hoopla, I have decided to take this week off and will return next week. During this short break, you can catch me at Mental Health Social from time [...]

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Bipolar disorder and relationships

I have strong feelings about relationships. Is this related to bipolar disorder? I think some of it is, but some of it is not. I love my husband very much, but I have a constant fear that he will leave me. It stems back to my first marriage. For more than seven years, I was [...]

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Being lazy

I’m being lazy today. I am hoping that if I take it easy then it will ease my psychosis. I have this image that keeps popping up in my head. It has been happening for about a month now. I can see myself banging my head against the wall over and over again until I [...]

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Take that, voices!

“It’s me again…the voice of despair.” I am ignoring my voices today and feeling pretty smug about it. Why? Because I told on them and they know they are in trouble. Last night, I decided it was time to enlist help. I need someone to make sure I take my medication every night. I laid [...]

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We’re going down! Abandon ship!

As I continue my downward spiral into the depths of depravity in the midst of December, my “brave face” is already starting to wash away. This is not going to be good. I have agoraphobia and that is a terrible thing to have during the holidays. I am okay with a crowd of friends because [...]

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