Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder » Depression http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog by Julie A. Fast Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2006-2007 juliethewriter@speakeasy.net (Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder) juliethewriter@speakeasy.net (Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder) posts Learn about bipolar disorder, it's symptoms, side effects and how to create stability Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder juliethewriter@speakeasy.net No no http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog 144 144 Bipolar Depression and hot chili soup http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-depression-and-hot-chili-soup/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-depression-and-hot-chili-soup/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:33:10 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/bipolar-depression-and-hot-chili-soup/ Well, these are actually tips to trick depression!

Go about your day even when the depression is lurking at your back and knocking at your door. It may feel like you can’t get out and get things done, but you can. Your legs still work- and you are still you.

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Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/basic-questions-about-bipolar-depression/feed/ 3 It’s ok. It’s going to be ok. You are ok. http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/its-ok-its-going-to-be-ok-you-are-ok/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/its-ok-its-going-to-be-ok-you-are-ok/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/its-ok-its-going-to-be-ok-you-are-ok/ I have said this to myself many times in the past 15 years since being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Just a few weeks ago I dealt with a lot of suicidal thoughts- even when I was crying and scared, I said, “Julie, it’s bipolar disorder. It’s going to be ok.”When I wake up depressed and [...] Related posts:
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- It’s hard to get on with life, but you usually have to. - It’s hard to have conversations because you’re stuck in your own gloom, but you still have to talk to people. - It’s hard to get out of your bipolar fog and work, [...] Related posts:

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