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A Cruel Mistress (First Published March, 2014)
Bipolar disorder is a cruel mistress. Now, don’t jump to any conclusions and think I believe other mental illnesses are easier to live with. I don’t feel that way at all. But bipolar disorder can be especially cruel. Imagine this: … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, bp, bpI, bpII, depression, disorder, hypomania, mania, mental health, mental illness, psychiatrist, psychiatry, social anxiety disorder
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The Ugly Demon and the Crafting Sword
You know that I have bipolar disorder, right? I mean, I admit it in virtually every post! What you may not realize is that the bulk of my time is spent depressed rather than hypomanic. At one time I would … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxious, bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder II, craft, crafting, create, depressed, helpless, hopeless, make stuff, mental health, mental illness, paint, panic disorder, scrapbook, social anxiety disorder, stress
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Anxiety Rears Its Ugly Head
I just wanted OUT!!! I wanted to run out, screaming at the top of my lungs! And if I hadn’t been (at that time, anyway) such a quiet, reserved person, I might just have done so. But at 15, I … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, anxious, depressed, depression, mental health, mental illness, panic attacks, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, stress
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