NAMI Peer-to-Peer
To join a NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Peer-to-Peer group, or not to join a NAMI Peer-to-Peer group? That is the question. If I am to volunteer for NAMI, I must first [...]
To Work or Not to Work
My past experience has been that in the workplace I become overstimulated, that I take on too many responsibilities, overwork, and burn out. Taking care of my husband and son, as well as [...]
Not Just Dysthymia
Not until I was 39, was I diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. I am now 50. At 39, I recognized the symptoms of mania in myself, euphoria, the feeling of being called by God [...]
Stepping Out and Meeting Up
Started going to group therapy and two writers' group meetups the last three weeks. Not sure how much "work" I can take on right now. Attending group and the meetups is a big step [...]
Bipolar ‘Lite’? Oh really?
Thank you, DrHeckle MrJibe...
Forgot to Take Meds
Last night I forgot to take my Depakote (actually I take generic Divalproex). I was tossing and turning in bed with racing thoughts and the impulse to write and edit. Finally, I took [...]
Grounded by the Flu
The whole family got the stomach flu. Grounded me. Slowed me down. On the positive side, I caught up on sleep and am on a more even keel. Not hypomanic as long as I [...]
Lent | The Rites of Spring
For many, spring is a time of celebration and remembrance. - Deseret News, March 7, 2009 Two days ago was Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Although I did not have my [...]
Flurries of Hypomania
Or, is it just that I had iced tea yesterday with my lunch? Since I've been mildly hypomanic, I enrolled in my psychiatrist's therapy group to take a look at what happens to [...]
Mother and Wife
When my son was young, I juggled working outside the home with mothering and homemaking. By the time he was four, I found it unsustainable and ended up in a psychiatric hospital for [...]