March 18th, 2010 
admin I know that this sounds absolutely ridiculous, but I have a security blanket. It didn’t start out being one but that is exactly what it is. Now, I do not lug this blanket around the house. I do take it with me when we camp. It’s still in the camper from last weekend and I [...]
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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 » 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 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis Tags: about, all, behavior, beneficial, bipolar, creativity, Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, disorder, DSM, DSM V, genetic, health, hope, illness, link, Low, mental, Miss Singapore, mood swings, Ms, overdiagnosed, pharmaceutical, Psychosis, Ris, second opinion, Singapore, stigma, update, variation No Comments » September 29th, 2009 admin I didn’t take the medication prescribed to me for bipolar disorder last night and it is looking like I won’t take it again tonight. I currently take 200 milligrams of Lamictal every day. Last Monday, I told my husband that I wouldn’t have enough to last the weekend so he needed to pick it up [...]
September 21st, 2009 admin It never ceases to amaze me. The advice some people give people with bipolar disorder is often outlandish and laughable. I ran across a website this morning that suggested that you talk to yourself. Talk to myself? You can’t be serious. I do talk to myself at times. In fact, I have lengthy conversations with [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, advice, all, arguments, bipolar, criticizing, medication, psych eval, Psychosis, therapy, voices No Comments » September 18th, 2009 admin What are the differences and similarities in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia? You may be surprised. I took the time to watch ‘The Soloist’. Jamie Foxx plays a homeless man who had studied at Julliard and played the violin on the streets of Los Angeles. A news reporter was intrigued by him and began writing a [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, My Personal Experiences, NOS, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, agitation, all, analysis, bipolar, Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia?, catatonic, cello, comparison, delusions, depressed, depressive, difference, disorder, disorganized, download, hallucinations, health, illness, incoherent, Jamie Foxx, mania, mental, musician, Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr., paranoia, Psychosis, read, schizophrenia, Symptoms, The Soloist, types, violin No Comments » September 9th, 2009 admin There has been a lot of debate over whether parents with bipolar disorder are capable of being good parents. I have repeatedly said it is possible and there are many examples of it. I offer you my own experience so that you may form your own conclusion. My oldest son will be 18 in December. [...]
August 27th, 2009 admin I just love trips to the doctor. Actually, I love my doctor. I just don’t like the trip. Agoraphobia really does bite. I always look forward to being weighed. (Ha!) Actually, it’s not that I am big-I am big for me. I know that doesn’t make sense so I will explain it. I weighed 97 [...]
Posted in About Bipolar Disorder, Agoraphobia, Bipolar 2, Bipolar I, Cyclothymia, NOS, Panic Disorder, Psychosis, Symptoms Tags: about, Agoraphobia, all, bipolar, lamictal, nasonex, pinched nerve, Psychosis, seroquel, suicidal, xanax No Comments »
