Thanks for the great reader comments on the earthquake and tsunamis in Japan… now, dealing with the nuclear threat..

The post on being careful about watching too much media coverage about the natural disasters in Japan really resonated with readers. I think it’s because people with troublesome bipolar are so easily affected by what happens in the world.

Hi Julie,

I was stationed in Japan with the Air Force for a total of 5 yrs near Tokyo and I feel so sad for the Japanese I feel I have a connection with them and It just started my Bipolar a running!!!!

B.

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Hi B.

I know what you mean. I lived in Tokyo for two years and in Osaka for one.  It’s not too hard to look at buildings falling down or cars crashing- but when I saw a Japanese person in the rubble, I knew I had to turn it off and I did.

 We have to take care of ourselves so that we can be there for others as well! [ Read More ]





Posted on March 13th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: In the Media

Bipolar Disorder, Stress and a Glass of Water

Kathy C., a blog reader just sent me this. It’s long and sweet and defintely worth reading. I am putting up more ideas from readers, guest writers and guest authors. If you know of anyone who would be great for the blog, just let me know. Maybe it’s you!  

Stress FACTOR…..

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience,         

Raised a glass of water and asked;

‘How heavy is this glass of water?’

Answers called out ranged from 8-10oz.

The lecturer replied, ‘The absolute weight doesn’t matter.

It depends on how long you try to hold it.

If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, [ Read More ]





Posted on October 11th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Uncategorized

Hello from the DBSA Conference: Virginia

Hello All! The computers were packed at my hotel, so this is my first time for a blog.

 I’m at the Depression, Bipolar Support Alliance in Norfolk, Virginia. It has been wonderful and very interesting – as well as stressful and sleep challenging!

 Here is some funny stuff: I have my seminar on family wellness on Friday. It went really, really well according to the crowd- there were about 150 people. When I got my evaluations, they were very positive. My first thought was:

 These are all fake! They are lying. No one can tell me the truth as they like me. This is quite funny, and it was funny at the time, but paranoia is not fun!

 I’m very used to paranoia. It’s hard to fight, but easy to recognize when you know the signs.

I’ve had trouble sleeping, even thought I took my own advice and switched over time zones. I went to [ Read More ]