January 4th, 2010 
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No Comments » December 21st, 2009 admin 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 [...]
December 18th, 2009 admin 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 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, friends, friendships, love, marriage, relationships, trust, wisdom No Comments » December 17th, 2009 admin 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 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar I, My Personal Experiences, Psychosis Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, Psychosis Comments Off December 15th, 2009 admin “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 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, all, bipolar, disorder, medication, Psychosis, safety net, suicide, voices No Comments » December 14th, 2009 admin 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 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, Agoraphobia, all, bipolar, depression, holidays, ideation, Psychosis, suicidal, voices No Comments » October 30th, 2009 admin See the art of artists and writers with bipolar disorder or schizoaffective bipolar disorder at Bipolar Artists. Bipolar disorder has been tied to creativity and there are many who suffer from this illness who are very talented artists or writers. BipolarArtists.com showcases the works of several artists. The art of eight artists is currently being [...]
October 24th, 2009 admin Does mental illness increase a person’s risk of committing a violent crime? How does this contribute to stigma related to mental illness? In a very small town in West Tennessee, two people were shot and killed on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Investigators reported that 59 year old Alfred Stack entered Pathways Behavioral Health Services in [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, Panic Disorder, Psychosis Tags: about, Alfred Stack, all, Billie Jean Shearon, Billy Jean Shearin, bipolar, Bolivar, crime, double, evaluation, Hardeman, health, homicide, illness, jackson, Lynn Galligher, Madison, mental, murder, Pathways, Psychiatric, Silerton, statistics, stigma, study, Tennessee, TN, violent, Western Mental Health Institute No Comments »
September 30th, 2009 admin Day 2 of no medication. Let the Lamictal (lamotrigine) withdrawals commence! Oh wait, they already have. Withdrawals are always fun but I did manage to do some research and I am finding that some of the things I didn’t even think were withdrawal symptoms really are. Bear with me. I may not make much sense [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, Featured, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, Agoraphobia, all, back, bipolar, crawling, disorder, electrical, fatigue, hearing, ideas, lamictal, lamotrigine, nausea, pain, racing, skin, Symptoms, thoughts, voices, withdrawal No Comments » September 29th, 2009 admin Catch up on some of the latest news about bipolar disorder! Searching around the internet this morning, I am catching up on more than a week’s worth of news. I found too many interesting things to pick just one so I am going to share several interesting news items. Mad Genius – The link between [...]
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