February 10th, 2012 
admin Check out the online book, “Art, Love, and Madness: Giving Birth to Oneself”. It is written by a professional artist who has bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. “I put my personal experience into the book Art, Love, and Madness: Giving Birth to Oneself . The book tells the story of regaining one’s real Self [...]
February 9th, 2012 admin Hello! I’m Laura Hart and I run my own blog spot site, “The bi-polar American” and have many experiences to share with other bi-polars. However, my take on these matters may be a little different and controversial in a certain sense that I’m quite open about “all of it.” There is a rich texture to [...]
February 8th, 2012 admin Rachel Pappas shares her touching story in her book, “Hopping Roller Coasters”. While I haven’t had time to read it just yet, I’m hoping to soon. Here is a little bit about her book: Hopping Roller Coasters is about my daughter and me, both diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I have not had an easy [...]
February 6th, 2012 admin A year ago my 15 year old daughter suddenly got really depressed, she had always suffered from bouts of depression since starting her periods at the age of 9 but this depression was different, she had been back at school about 2 days after the Xmas holidays when she said she felt really down and [...]
February 2nd, 2012 admin I’d like to say a very special thank you to Bill Birdsall for submitting his story. The length prevents it from being posted in its entirety, so he has been kind enough to submit it as a PDF file. His story is well-worth the time it takes to download and read through it. Here is [...]
February 1st, 2012 admin Life has to become pretty unbearable before one starts seeking out answers. Thanks to the World Wide Web they are found easier and faster than ever before. I was diagnosed 4 years ago. However I fought against it and tried another job, insisting I could beat it with medication! I was wrong. I have been [...]
December 20th, 2011 admin Everyone knows the holiday season is a difficult time for anyone who has bipolar disorder or any other mental illness. Perhaps it is the stress of the holiday rush. Maybe there are painful memories associated with the holidays. Maybe it is the feeling of being alone in all of this. Whatever the reason, it happens. [...]
July 21st, 2011 admin If you have it, as I do, you’ve probably wondered if there are many celebrities with panic disorder. The answer is yes! There are lots of famous people with panic disorder. Charles Darwin suffered from mental illness that was believed to be panic disorder accompanied by agoraphobia. This brilliant recluse is responsible for the theory [...]
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No Comments » May 13th, 2010 admin It has been a while since I have posted and I wanted to assure my readers that I am doing well. I have not been hospitalized or in the midst of a major breakdown. It’s actually quite the opposite. I have been doing well enough to take on other clients and I spend a lot [...]
August 26th, 2009 admin Joe Pantoliano and Mind Freedom speak out about mental illness and the right wingers simply must respond. Opinions like this tempt me to run as far left as possible. This is yet another indignity and it’s aimed directly at the mentally ill and it’s an outrage. As posted by Jon Hawkins at http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/08/mental_illness_is_not_a_super.php Liberalism is [...]
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