Memory: A Poem
Not too good with time Past, Present, Future My mind erases what is not in front of me. Too many other thoughts and concerns competing for my attention. -Kitt O'Malley
Recovering from Hypomania
Recovering from hypomania and fatigue. Need to relax, slow down, and heal.
Hypomanic: Something Had to Break
Struggling with symptoms of hypomania
Creative Writing Prompt: Rainstorm
I Prompt for first creative writing class: RAINSTORM Rainstorm The torrential rain kept her awake. She couldn’t sleep. Wasn’t rain supposed to be relaxing? What was it that disturbed her? Why could she [...]
2019 Goals
White Christmas with snow-dusted ponderosa pines Christmas 2018 Christmas was both beautiful and bittersweet. We spent the holiday among snow covered ponderosa pines with close family, dearly missing our recently departed [...]
I've Been Quiet Lately
I've been quiet lately. Out of commission. Taking it easy. This holiday season brings tough firsts. First Thanksgiving since my father died in April. First Christmas coming up. My sister and I plan [...]
Pulled My Book from the Shelf
Kitt O'Malley pulled Blogging for Bipolar Mental Health from Self-Publication. Eliezer Tristan Publishing to the Rescue.
Grieving
Geometry art created with iOrnament app. Grieving, not depressed. No bipolar depression. No depressive thought process. Just grief. Just a deep overwhelming feeling of loss. I miss my father. Miss him deeply and dearly. [...]
Michael Pipich Guest Post: Are You Just Depressed or Is It the Onset of Bipolar Disorder?
This guest post hits close to home. For twenty-one years, from ages eighteen to thirty-nine, I was diagnosed with chronic depression (dysthymia). I'd tell doctors that I was at least cyclothymic, for I my [...]
Our Beloved Dog Thumper Passed Away
Our grief deepens with another loss. This time of our beloved labradoodle Thumper.