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		<title>The Holidays are Coming!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people may think it odd that I start talking about my holiday plans in August! Now it&#8217;s September and I&#8217;m moving into holiday planning mode full time. I&#8217;ve had way, way too many depressed and stressed holidays to go through them again. It&#8217;s odd, because I have family and friends in my life who [...]


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		<title>July 4th Holiday Bipolar Blues</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am constanly astonished at how much trouble I have with holidays! It&#8217;s never ending. Yesterday was Independence Day here in the states. We do some major celebrating on that day. The weather was gorgeous here in Portland, Oregon.   I go to a party every year on this day. I went yesterday as well. I was [...]


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		<title>Bipolar Disorder and the Holidays: Plan Ahead for New Year’s Eve!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just did a teleseminar on ‘bipolar disorder and the holidays.’ It went really well. I just can’t believe how bipolar disorder symptoms are exacerbated during the holidays… but it happens for many of us.
One of the main problems we face is loneliness during specific days such as New Years Eve. I’m a big believer [...]


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		<title>Still Snowed in&#8230;&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi to everyone,
Thank you for the kind messages! I have so many blogs to post- but I&#8217;m snowed in without my computer! I am using my mother&#8217;s today. I have been going bonkers- it&#8217;s amazing how not having a car has messed up my schedule and caused depression.
I have really focused on getting better. All [...]


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		<title>Visit www.meetin.org for holiday events!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Meetin.org is a social group where people get together and do a variety of events from wine tasting, playing poker, learning to line dance, going to karaoke, having big parties, traveling to Vegas and watching football!  People plan their own events and then others can sign up. It’s not a singles club- at all, and [...]


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		<title>Another Thanksgiving Horrors (positive!)holiday comment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read down a few posts, you will see that I wrote about the &#8216;holiday horrors&#8217; and how this time of year can be so stressful for people with bipolar disorder. I have received some great comments. I posted one below and here is another one! 
There are always two sides to every issue!  [...]


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