Straight Talk on Managing Bipolar Disorder » Finding Stability with bipolar disorder 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 Wow! Look at those shoes! http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/wow-look-at-those-shoes/ http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/wow-look-at-those-shoes/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:23:22 +0000 Admin http://bipolarhappens.com/bhblog/2008/06/10/wow-look-at-those-shoes/ 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 [...] Related posts:

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Bipolar disorder takes away our ability to evaluate ourselves realistically and calmly. Our behaviors and thoughts are seen through a bipolar disorder filter and this filter distorts everything. It’s hard to be kind to yourself, be rational or calm when this filter distorts [...] Related posts:

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 Julie appeared on KATU’s AM Northwest in Portland, Oregon on January 17, 2008.  You can see the interview by pressing the arrow in the screen above.

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