Tips from Julie Fast News Julie is also a regular advice columnist for BP Hope Magazine quarterly publication
Julie will be writing a series of articles for Latino Suave Magazine on recognizing,being open about,treating and ultimately managing mood disorders with an emphasis on the Latino community. You will see her work in Latino Suave Magazine starting December 2007.
Watch for more news about the January 2008 release of her new book published by Penguin,Getting It Done When You’re Depressed.
Five Mistakes People With Bipolar Disorder Need to Avoid!
1. Too much caffeine. Ah yes,coffee,tea,Mountain Dew,energy drinks and super dark chocolate. They all sure either taste good or give you so called ‘energy.’ The facts are that they don’t give [ Read More ]
Thank you for helping me to understand,as a parent,exactly what the cognitive pieces are…and as well,the self awareness that a BP person needs in order to ultimately help themselves.
I will pass this on to my daughter,as she grows and as she is willing and able to listen and to deal personally with her illness and indeed special needs.
Thank you for being a role model to young women with BP disorder. P.W.B. L.A. California
I remember when my partner came out of the hospital after a three month manic/psychotic and then suicidal depression mood swing. I was worn out from the months he was there. It was a terrible time. I then had to face that fact that he was far from well when he got home. Sometimes I wonder how we got through it. This time in my life was the inspiration for the book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder.
I remember the fear,worry and guilt when I didn’t want to go to the hospital. I remember how unaware I was about bipolar disorder. It still astounds me that the staff at the hospital was very kind and yet gave me no tips on managing our lives when he got home. There are many ways to manage this time successfully. Loving explains a lot of these.
My partner is now fully recovered. He never had [ Read More ]
bp (bipolar) Magazine’s Julie Fast receives Mental Health America Media Award for her column on living with bipolar disorder
BUFFALO,NY,August 7,2007 —bp Magazine contributing editor,Julie Fast,was honored by MHA (Mental Health America) for her magazine columns about living with bipolar disorder. Her award was announced at the annual Media Awards Luncheon held in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the organization’s annual June meeting.
Her award was for “Personal Mental Health Columns”and Fast was one of 15 national journalists named by MHA from media as diverse as CNN TV,Glamour magazine,and National Public Radio.
Being the recipient of this national award for writing excellence means more than just recognition of her journalistic skills,she noted.
“The MHA Award is very exciting,” Fast says. “I never thought I would be able to work as a writer or have a career because of the challenges of having [ Read More ]
Breakthrough mood swings happen when a mood swing is too strong for your medication. I have a friend with bipolar I who has been on lithium for over 15 years. It has worked well,but about every seven years,a serious manic episode breaks through. Considering that she was mania free for so many years,she wasn’t ready for the last one.
As all people with Bipolar I know,mania can be devastating. It’s so important that all of us look for bipolar disorder symptoms all of the time so that these mood swings can be caught early.
I use my Health Cards (www.BipolarHappens.com/bhblog) to prevent these from taking over before I realize what is happening. I know the signs that a depression episode is starting for me so that I can be really pissed off that this illness is trying to ruin my life once again and then do what I can to [ Read More ]
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