Dear Miss Fast,
I want to say “thank you.”
I have read every textbook, self help book, etc. and was still beating my head against a wall until I read your book. I can tell you that chapter 11, Expect Brain Chatter, was the answer to prayer. I don’t know what it was about this specific [...]
As you may have read in an earlier blog- you can find my last posting under the weight loss newsletter- I have had a lot of trouble with hypomania in the past few weeks.
I got a cortisone shot in my right hand – I knew it could cause depression and I was ready for it, [...]
Bipolar disorder is an illness that affects a person’s ability to regulate their own moods.
There are two types of bipolar disorder: Bipolar 1(one) and Bipolar II (two). People with bipolar I experience full blown mania while people with bipolar II have a milder form of mania called hypomania. This is the main difference between [...]
The term rapid cycling can be very confusing. I recently asked my co-author Dr. John Preston for a clear explanation:
Rapid cycling is at least four discrete episodes during a 12 month period (these can be mania, hypomania, or depression). The term ultra-rapid cycling is not precisely defined but many refer to this as [...]
On the list of the worst triggers for bipolar disorder mood swings- relationship troubles are right at the top for me. I know I have to be careful – really careful in my choices, but a person just sometimes has to do something that they know may feel right even though it will end badly. [...]
When I have certain mood swings, I find myself getting really picky about each word a person says. I will look at a sentence from an email, or remember what a person said and then examine it way too closely. Did they mean this- or did they mean that? Are they mad at me? Have [...]
I’ve recently been re-watching my favorite comedies. These help on the dark days. I was watching a lot of drama (like the TV show ‘24’) and it was just getting me down. Here are a few comedies I like:
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The Castle
Bowfinger
There’s Something About Mary
These are laugh out loud movies. There are [...]
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