Here are my New Year’s Truisms for 2011

What are your plans for tomorrow night? I hope that you can be with people, have fun and know that you are important to the world. I certainly want that for myself. Depression doesn’t want that for me – so I have come up with 2011 trusims that I am going to repeat to myself for the next few weeks- because of the pressures of the new year- because I turn 47 in a week and because I want 2011 to be better than any other year of my life.

1. Dates don’t matter. 2010 and 2011 are the same thing. We just label them differently.

2. Age doesn’t matter. I am the age I am. Nothing will ever change that.

3. What happened last year is done- either positive or negative- fantastic or terrible. It’s done.

4. Life can [ Read More ]

Mini Newsletter: Mania Story

Mania sneaks up on all of us. Here is a funny mania story. Expensive, but funny. [ Read More ]

My bipolar disorder treatment plan

Things have been tough- but I’m much better today. I can tell I will be able to work withouth so much PAIN! I am sure you know what I mean. When you get sick- whether it be depression, agitated mania, anxiety, OCD, ADHD stuff- it just makes it hard to sit down and work. I use my tools of course- but it sure is better when I can work wihtout having to use my tools all day.

At least I have them. I recently received a comment asking about my treatment plan. I use my Health Cards treatment plan everyday and have done so since 1999. It has saved my life. I also use the ideas in my books- they are based off the Health Cards. Here are my main treatment plan tips:

1. Have a plan in place BEFORE you get sick. That is what keeps me going- I know that when [ Read More ]