I Said "No!"
My mother's speech therapist (a great guy and excellent speech therapist) called me today so that I could participate in her speech therapy. Friday, when I first met with him and my [...]
Freaking Out
Once again I accidentally skipped a medication dose. Thursday evening I forgot to take my divalproex (used to treat seizures, migraines and bipolar disorder), making me less stable, more irritable, short-tempered with my [...]
Insomnia – My Mind Will Not Rest
Insomnia and hypomania as I dealt with family health crisis - mother's stroke and father's dementia
Shut Up Mind, Let Me Rest
Woke up in the wee hours of the morning. Mind won't let me rest. Too many loose ends to tie. Found lovely memory care for both my parents in my neighborhood, so they [...]
Unraveling
After a week of crisis intervention, starting with calling 911 upon realizing my mom had had a stroke last Saturday, I'm coming undone. Time for a break. Luckily, my sister and I [...]
Medication Mishaps
This week I've been completely exhausted. Twice I forgot to take my mood stabilizer at night. The first time, I didn't realize it until late the next afternoon - too late to take [...]
Maybe I'm Just a Loner
What’s so bad about being a loner? Why is “social isolation” always referred to negatively? Can’t individuals have different needs? Some of us cannot tolerate social stimulation. Some of us do better alone, [...]
I Give Up (Again)
Here is where I must admit defeat or acknowledge my limitations and sensitivity to social stimulation. I've been hypomanic since I began coming into the NAMI Orange County office to volunteer, and since [...]
Have I Lost My Blogging Friends?
So I've been busy, much busier than usual, in my real life, interacting with people in the flesh, which overstimulates me, so I haven't been reading and commenting on other blog posts like I [...]
Slowed Down My Mind
Okay, so here’s what I did last week. My son & I got sick with the flu. The flu forced me to stop, to hesitate, to slow down my ramping hypomania. Instead of [...]