Common yellowthroat Credit: George Gentry/USFWS Springtime can trigger seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in both those with depression and bipolar disorder. For those of us with bipolar disorder, SAD can trigger mania and hypomania. The [...]
Outside a cacophony of birds outside loudly pronounce that they have important work to do, nests to build, eggs to lay, offspring to bring into the world. Spring has sprung. The sun is [...]
Ten years ago, two weeks preceding and including Valentine's Day, I was hospitalized. Twenty years ago, I experienced a psychotic break during the same season: this season - the season of Lent. Though [...]
Okay, here's the thing... I get stimulated in social situations. Too stimulated. Too excited. Too impulsive. I take over. Hog the floor. Talk too much. Not so good at sharing. So... can I [...]
Today I went to a writers' meetup, and now I am just wiped out. Social stimulation exhausts me. I had a great time, but I'm just not up for it. Just not up [...]
Last Thursday, I interviewed at NAMI Orange County to participate in two of their programs: NAMI Ending the Silence NAMI Ending the Silence is an in-school presentation about mental health designed for high school students. [...]
So here I am, taking the WordPress Blogging 101: Zero to Hero course and spending my time tweaking my blog's design, which can take me down the rabbit hole. "down the rabbit hole", a [...]
Originally posted on STIGMAMA.com at Holiday Drinking Triggers Me, by Kitt O'Malley. Holidays I find unsettling. Not only are the days far too short, but visiting family can destabilize me and trigger bipolar symptoms. [...]
This time of year can be difficult for those of us with mood disorders. The recent time change made what the clock says is the late afternoon now the dark of night. My [...]
Volunteer training shadowing a Hearing Advocate last Friday either excited or overstimulated me. There can be a fine line between the two. Since then I've had trouble slowing down and turning off, and found [...]