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Hypomania, Wherefore Art Thou?
I’ve talked a lot about the depression, the ceaseless days and nights spent in overwhelming darkness and despair. That’s because, for me, depression has been a near constant companion over the past 13 years. I’ve broken out from time to … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, angry, anxiety, anxious, bipolar 1, bipolar 2, bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder II, bp1, bp2, depressed, depression, dysfunction, health, hypomania, mania, mental health, mental illness, mood swings
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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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The Darkness Comes (Originally published December 31, 2013)
The darkness threatened to close around me. I felt the tentacles stretching towards me, reaching, snaking their way through to my body and soul. I could see them, slowly moving in, becoming stronger, increasingly darker as they approached. The fogginess … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder 1, bipolar disorder 2, dark, darkness, depressed, family, health, helpless, hopeless, hypomania, mania, mental health, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychiatry, therapist, therapy
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My Appreciation for Robin Williams
This was initially published in a different blog. As we’ve just passed the second anniversary of Williams’ death, I felt it was timely to republish it here. One look in his eyes and the suffering was there for all the … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, health, mental health, mental illness, Robin Williams, suicide, Williams
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