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Uniquely, Bipolar-ly, Me
Bipolar disorder. There. I said it. It’s what I have…my particular flavor of brain cooties. I have ups. I have downs. I also have a somewhat “normal” state. One thing I’ve learned over the past few years, though, is that … Continue reading
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The Quiet Room (First Published 12/12/2013)
So, where was I? Back a couple of posts or so ago…? Oh, that’s right! I crashed and burned. Yep. First, a correction. This occurred at the end of Block III in the teacher ed program, not Block II. The … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bipolar 1, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder II, bp, bp1, bp2, counseling, craft, depression, health, helpless, hopeless, hospital, medicine, mental health, mental illness, mood swings, psychiatrist, psychiatry, therapist, therapy
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How Did I Get So Lucky? (Originally published March, 2013)
Before delving into the more wacky side of bipolar disorder/depression/generalized anxiety disorder (That’s right, forgot to tell you about the latter, didn’t I? Silly me!), let me take a moment to say how grateful I am for this, that, and … Continue reading
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No, I Don’t (Originally posted March 1, 2014)
“No, I don’t.” “Yes, you do.” “No, I don’t.” “Yes, you do.” “No! I don’t!” “Yes! You do!” This was my exchange with the therapist who first diagnosed me with having bipolar disorder. You know Flo from the Progressive Insurance … Continue reading
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