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Memory: A Poem
Memory: A Poem

Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Poetry

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

Kitt O'Malley2019-03-02T10:32:06+00:00March 2nd, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Poetry|Tags: memory, poem, poetry, thought process, time|6 Comments

Hypomanic: Something Had to Break
Hypomanic: Something Had to Break

Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Mental Health, Overstimulation, Overwhelmed, Poetry, Social Stimulation, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Hypomanic: Something Had to Break

Struggling with symptoms of hypomania

Kitt O'Malley2019-01-26T13:58:32+00:00January 26th, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Mental Health, Overstimulation, Overwhelmed, Poetry, Social Stimulation, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: A, Bipolar, bipolar disorder, hypomania, poem, Self care, triggers to hypomania|11 Comments

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 [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-01-20T12:39:55+00:00January 20th, 2019|Categories: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Caregiving, Flash Fiction, Hypomania, Memoir, Mental Health, Parenting, Writing|Tags: creative writing, rain, writing prompt|4 Comments

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 [...]

Kitt O'Malley2019-01-13T17:59:19+00:00January 13th, 2019|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Memoir, Mental Health, Self care, Stroke, Writing|Tags: Book writing, exercise, Physical exercise, qi gong, triggers to hypomania|11 Comments

Pulled My Book from the Shelf
Pulled My Book from the Shelf

Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Mental Health, Writing

Pulled My Book from the Shelf

Kitt O'Malley pulled Blogging for Bipolar Mental Health from Self-Publication. Eliezer Tristan Publishing to the Rescue.

Kitt O'Malley2018-11-04T13:29:01+00:00November 4th, 2018|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Blogging, Mental Health, Writing|Tags: Aaron J Smith, Cultural Savage, Eliezer Tristan Publishing, independent publishing company, Janet Coburn, republish, Sarah Fader, self-publication, unpublish|23 Comments

Our Beloved Dog Thumper Passed Away
Our Beloved Dog Thumper Passed Away

Family, Grief, Memoir

Our Beloved Dog Thumper Passed Away

Our grief deepens with another loss. This time of our beloved labradoodle Thumper.

Kitt O'Malley2018-09-08T17:16:00+00:00September 8th, 2018|Categories: Family, Grief, Memoir|Tags: dog, labradoodle, pet, poodle|29 Comments

What I’ve Done Recently

Frustrated, Defeated and Hypomanic The weekend before last, I was frustrated, overwhelmed, feeling defeated, and mildly hypomanic. I felt like a failure as a mother, for I hadn’t been able to get my [...]

Kitt O'Malley2018-08-06T16:20:25+00:00August 6th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, IBPF, Mental Health, Migraine, NAMI, Poetry, Public Speaking, Self care, Writing|Tags: #BeHereTomorrow, #StorytellingSavesLives, Bill Friday, Kevin Hines, Life Uncommon, No Restraints with Rudy Caseres, Ra Avis, Rudy Caseres, Sarah Fader, Suicide: The Ripple Effect, This is My Brave|11 Comments

Should I Change My Book?
Should I Change My Book?

Bipolar Disorder, Grief, Memoir, Mental Health Blogging

Should I Change My Book?

As I've grieved my father's recent death, I've thought about updating my book. Not right away. Maybe I'm just trying to get my mind off his passing. Still, please help me decide. Here's the thing: [...]

Kitt O'Malley2018-06-28T14:10:28+00:00June 28th, 2018|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Grief, Memoir, Mental Health Blogging|Tags: book cover, book title, remarket book, retitle book, update book, Writing|30 Comments

How I've Been Grieving Lately
How I've Been Grieving Lately

Bipolar Disorder, Family, Grief, Mood Cycling, Overwhelmed, Social Stimulation, Writing

How I've Been Grieving Lately

My sister and me kayaking at Suttle Lake, OR Before my father passed away, I planned to attend the Sunriver Writers' Summit. Unfortunately, the summit followed only a month after his [...]