mixed state Archives

Spring Brings Hypomania
Spring Brings Hypomania

Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Dementia, Family, Hypomania, Mental Health, Parenting, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self care, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Spring Brings Hypomania

This year, as winter has ended and spring has begun, I’ve taken it slowly and protected myself from overstimulation. You have not heard from me as much, as I’ve not been as active [...]

Kitt O'Malley2017-04-11T15:48:25-07:00April 11th, 2017|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Dementia, Family, Hypomania, Mental Health, Parenting, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self care, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: mixed state|37 Comments

Fragile
Fragile

Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Self care

Fragile

Kitt O'Malley2016-11-01T16:02:15-07:00November 1st, 2016|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Caregiving, Depression, Hypomania, Mental Health, Self care|Tags: emotional fragility, exhaustion, mixed state|23 Comments

Thoughts Intrude

Thoughts intrude Throw plate in sink Let it shatter loudly I see myself doing it The image, the impulse is there There - in my mind No! I respond Turn left NOW in front [...]

Kitt O'Malley2015-05-03T12:24:16-07:00May 3rd, 2015|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Intrusive Thoughts, Mental Health, Poetry, Triggers to Mood Cycling|Tags: aging, crone, fertility, hag, menopause, menstrual cramps, mixed state|25 Comments

Both my husband and my mother have expressed concern that I am ramping up (becoming hypomanic and experiencing mixed emotional states) as I've started the Ticket to Work process. I have had trouble [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-03-06T11:35:44-08:00March 6th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Disability, Hypomania, Medication|Tags: destabilitizing, mixed state, stressor|0 Comments

Fill the Space with Words

The name of the Meet-Up that I plan to attend, a writer's workshop, is "Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write." Can I do so? When overstimulated by social contact, I tend to talk, to [...]

Kitt O'Malley2014-03-06T10:52:19-08:00March 6th, 2014|Categories: Bipolar Disorder, Overstimulation, Social Stimulation, Triggers to Mood Cycling, Writing|Tags: mixed state, writer's workshop|0 Comments

Spring Brings Hypomania

Spring Brings Hypomania

Fragile

Fragile

Thoughts Intrude

Freaking Out

Fill the Space with Words