I have to admit I’m a bit stressed.
I go to Florida for a large convention this weekend to give my presentation: Loving Someone with a Mental Illness. I’m not worried about the presentation. There is nothing I love better than getting in front of family members and hearing their stories- we can definitely [...]
Hello! This is a reprint of the latest bipolarhappens.com newsletter. Please note on the newsletter that I said a friend had trouble because she went off Abilify too slowly! I naturally meant she had trouble because she went off too quickly.
All About Abilify
Abilify is an anti- psychotic used to treat bipolar disorder psychosis as well [...]
That is the question. I’m going to the NAMI (National Conference on Mental Illness) convention this weekend. Considering that I’m not doing too well (euphemism), I have to be very careful how I spend the next few days. I realize that what I do today, will determine how well I am for the trip.
I’m going [...]
When I have a lot of mood swings, as I’m having now- managing bipolar disorder becomes my job. Everything I do has to be examined- will this help me get better? Will this make me more ill?
It’s hard. I just want to be a person who gets up, works, sees friends and family, has fun [...]
It’s Sunday evening. At this time, I have 319 email in my inbox. This email haunts me! I think of it constantly. I worry about it and fret that I’m not getting it done. I can’t answer all of the personal email I get from readers in the way I want to- and yet I [...]
Here is a copy of a recent newseltter.
My Brother Ed Talks About My Mania!
I recently did a radio show on mania. My guest was Andy Behrman, the author of Electroboy. It was a fantastic interview as it’s always great to two people with bipolar disorder to discuss the illness!
In order to prepare for the show, [...]
I think there’s a wall for all of us who have bipolar disorder. I certainly ran into mine this week. What I really hate about this illness is that I can get better and better and then suddenly, it just takes one thing to make that wall raise up and slam me in the face.
I [...]
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