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Fear of Loss

Thursday night I saw my psychologist over the disaster that was Tuesday. First I had her listen to the distraught voice recording I made that night. I told her about my son's recurring gastroenteritis. [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-04-24T21:12:15+00:00April 24th, 2015|Categories: Chronic Illness, Grief, Migraine, Motherhood, Parenting, Triggers to Mood Cycling, What About God?|Tags: fear, gastroenteritis, GERD, prayer request, reflux|41 Comments
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Ambivalent about My Dogs

I am ambivalent about posting these dog photos. Although I love my dogs, I am still suffering from PTSD from an incident in which I could not control them, and they [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-12-14T16:04:40+00:00December 14th, 2014|Categories: Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Photos|Tags: dogs, fear, fear of loss of control, labradoodle, pets, poodle, poor impulse control, PTSD, rage, violence|22 Comments
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Denial Fails Me Now, or F*ck Cancer!!!

GENETIC  TESTING FOR HEREDITARY CANCER In group yesterday afternoon, my psychiatrist recommended genetic testing for hereditary cancer syndromes (of which there are 50). He advocated doing so to guide future medical care, [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-08-27T14:34:20+00:00August 27th, 2014|Categories: Acceptance, Cancer, Family, Psychotherapy, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: denial, fear, Hereditary Cancer Syndromes|18 Comments
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Slowing It Down

Slowing it down, breaking it down into manageable bite-size tasks. Put off job search for now. Became overwhelmed. Feared hypomania, mixed episodes, and eventual hospitalization. Fear job taking over, not being able to [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-03-06T10:39:02+00:00March 6th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Overstimulation, Overwhelmed, Psychotherapy, Social Stimulation|Tags: fear|0 Comments
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Grief, Anxiety, and Hypomania

So what brought on this flurry of activity, this bout of defensive hypomania, the birth of this blog at this point in time? Two things: one, I forgot to take valproic acid Thursday [...]

Kitt O'Malley2013-09-29T02:39:49+00:00September 29th, 2013|Categories: Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Compassion, Depression, Hypomania, Medication|Tags: fear, life threatening illness, love, pain|0 Comments
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