Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I have many conflicting feelings about what this word 'suicide' stands for and I will share them with you in this post. You may agree disagree and I hope you will comment as you see fit. As many...
Working While Living With Bipolar Disorder
Working, while living with bipolar disorder, can be a real challenge. Some of us are on disability because our illness disrupts our life so much that we cannot work. Even though we might be deemed disabled, we are still encouraged by Social Security to...
Asking And Accepting Help When You Are Living With Bipolar Disorder
It is easy to pretend everything is fine when you are living with bipolar disorder, hell, I've been doing it for 20 years. Put that smile on your face, laugh, do not cause a fuss, be invisible.
But sometimes try as we may, our shiny...
But sometimes try as we may, our shiny...
5 Things To Do In A New Relationship
Being beautifully bipolar comes with its own set of challenges. But new romantic relationships are possible. Many people with bipolar disorder live in happy, healthy relationships. I know because I did for five years. Here are my personal tips on how to navigate falling...
Asking For Help
Ah, med changes. Recently I had four med changes in two weeks. The problem was too many cooks in the kitchen. Too many medicines swirling around my head. It is just a bad way to do things. I do not...
5 Ways To Save Close Bipolar Relationships
Some relationships with a person living with bipolar disorder are a bit more demanding, precarious in a way. I am imagining a parent or other family member. Someone who is romantically intimate also fits the bill. This person can literally be our last stop...
Bipolar Disorder Anger And Irritability
If you live with bipolar disorder, I am sure you have at some point felt the anger and/or irritability that comes with the illness. It can happen with mania or depression. Some of us, myself included, thought that the irritability only came with mania,...
I Never Get Used To Anxiety
I've been talking lately about comorbid disorders because I, and I imagine you as well, live with one or more of them. My chart probably looks a lot like yours - bipolar, anxiety, and possibly others. It seems that everyone who has been diagnosed...
I Am Beautifully Bipolar And I Am Overweight
I am beautifully bipolar and overweight and I love myself. It is easy to hate - to hate the jiggle of your belly, the fact that you would never imagine a gap in your thighs. Hate is easy. Love is a lot more complicated....
Comorbid Disorders With Bipolar Disorder
Have you noticed that along with your own diagnosis of Bipolar 1 or Bipolar 2, other symptoms or diagnosed illnesses come along for the ride. These illnesses say, "She does not have quite enough yet on her plate, what with the and all bipolar...
