Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder » holidays 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 Copyright © 2010 Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder juliethewriter@speakeasy.net () juliethewriter@speakeasy.net () posts Learn about bipolar disorder, it's symptoms, side effects and how to create stability 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 My Christmas Day so far….. http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/my-christmas-day-so-far/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/my-christmas-day-so-far/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:58:01 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/?p=1064 I have been SO prepared for the holidays this year- everything is planned- everything is thought out. I learned from the past seven years since ending a long term relationship that I need to be with people I love, but I also need variety and plenty of fun time.   And yet.. it – by it [...] Related posts:
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One of the main problems we face is loneliness during specific days such as New Years Eve. I’m a big believer [...] Related posts:

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