Mental Illness Archives » Kitt O'Malley

I Spoke in Public!

Thank you, Lianne Sauvage, for inviting me to share my mental health journey at Belmont High School's Mental Health Assembly! For my speech, I adapted content from My Bipolar Thoughts, my memoir work-in-progress. [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-08-13T16:31:42+00:00May 26th, 2019|Categories: Acceptance, Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Depression, Hypomania, Mania, Memoir, Mental Health, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Blogging, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling, Motherhood, Psychosis, Psychotic Thought Process, Public Speaking, Stigma|Tags: #amwriting, acceptance, amspeaking, Bipolar, bipolar disorder, bipolar thought process, bipolar type II, mental health advocacy, mental health month, Public speaking, purpose|26 Comments

Writing My Book and Speaking Out Loud
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Writing My Book and Speaking Out Loud

Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Public Speaking, Social Stimulation, Stress, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Writing My Book and Speaking Out Loud

This morning

Kitt O'Malley2019-08-19T17:35:27+00:00May 21st, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Public Speaking, Social Stimulation, Stress, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: Bipolar, bipolar disorder, depression, hypomania, Memoir, Public speaking, triggers to hypomania, Writing|13 Comments

Who, Me, Dating?

interviewed me about dating and marriage while living with bipolar disorder. Here's how the article starts: At age 30, Kitt O’Malley moved in with her parents after treatment for debilitating depression resulted in psychotic mania [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-04-09T13:05:38+00:00April 9th, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family, Hypomania, Mania, Marriage, Mental Health, Mental Health Blogging, Mental Illness, Psychosis|Tags: Bipolar, bipolar disorder, dating, love, Meaning, purpose, relationships|8 Comments

I Will Not Cry Now

To avoid feeling overwhelmed and hold back the tears due to loss, stress and worry, I've started delving into my ancestry online. My therapist reframed what I was doing as focusing, rather than [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-04-04T11:00:04+00:00April 4th, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Chronic Illness, Family, Grief, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Overwhelmed, Stroke, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: ancestry, avoidance, bereavement, coping mechanism, depression, family tree, focus, hypomania, mood cycling, mourning|19 Comments

Next Tuesday: International #Bipolar Foundation Panel
Next Tuesday: International #Bipolar Foundation Panel

Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness

Next Tuesday: International #Bipolar Foundation Panel

Next Tuesday I’ll be on IBPF’s Women’s Mental Health Panel International Bipolar Foundation Women’s Mental Health Panel July 31, 2018 at 6PM Mission Valley Library 2123 Fenton Parkway San Diego, CA 92108 [...]

Kitt O'Malley2018-07-26T09:52:35+00:00July 26th, 2018|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mental Illness|Tags: Bipolar, bipolar disorder, IBPF, International Bipolar Foundation, Women’s Mental Health|14 Comments

If the National Suicide Hotline puts you on hold, where else can you call?

Just updated my Mental Health Resources page, incorporating these crisis lines. Thank you, Hufsa Ahmad, for this excellent list of crisis hotlines. Crisis Lines National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) Press 1, Veterans Crisis [...]

Kitt O'Malley2018-06-11T10:28:41+00:00June 11th, 2018|Categories: Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness|Tags: crisis, crisis lines, mental health resources, resources, suicidality, suicide prevention|9 Comments

Health Care System Fails Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED)
Health Care System Fails Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED)

Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI

Health Care System Fails Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Severe Emotional Disturbance (SED)

The Way Forward: Federal Action for a System That Works for All People Living With SMI and SED and Their Families and Caregivers The Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) has released [...]

Kitt O'Malley2018-01-18T10:03:47+00:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness, NAMI|Tags: health care, Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee, ISMICC, SAMHSA, SED, serious mental illness, severe emotional disturbance, SMI|10 Comments

New Year's Resolutions
New Year's Resolutions

Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Caregiving, Gratitude, Marriage, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Recovery, Self care

New Year's Resolutions

Love more Worry less Exercise more Eat better Laugh more Stay stable Finish my memoir

Kitt O'Malley2018-01-01T17:03:38+00:00January 1st, 2018|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Caregiving, Gratitude, Marriage, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Recovery, Self care|Tags: goals, New Year Resolution|36 Comments

2017 Year-End Wrap-Up
2017 Year-End Wrap-Up

Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Dementia, Mania, Mental Illness, Mysticism, Stroke, Theology, Writing

2017 Year-End Wrap-Up

2017 stats, most viewed, and favorites.

Kitt O'Malley2017-12-30T16:54:29+00:00December 30th, 2017|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Dementia, Mania, Mental Illness, Mysticism, Stroke, Theology, Writing|Tags: blog statistics, Year-End Wrap-Up|28 Comments

Veterans Day and Mental Health
Veterans Day and Mental Health

Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, Stress, Substance Abuse

Veterans Day and Mental Health

Read Mark C. Russell's November 9th editorial published in The Seattle Times entitled, On this Veterans Day, where is the outrage over mental-health crisis? Russell concludes with this call to action: Honor our veterans this [...]

Kitt O'Malley2017-11-11T13:49:01+00:00November 11th, 2017|Categories: Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychotherapy, Stress, Substance Abuse|Tags: military, PTSD, TBI, traumatic brain injury, VA, Veterans Day|19 Comments