I find that a really loaded question these days. Do I tell the truth? Part of the truth? Do I side step the question or do I lie?
When a person is depressed, it can be hard to answer the typical how are you question with an honest reply.
How am I? Thank you for asking. I [...]
Hello to everyone,
I want to say thank y0u to all of the readers who leave comments on this blog. I know that we all can learn so much from each others. I get a lot of questions from readers- I want to let everyone know that I read all of them- I try to answer [...]
Hello!
As you may have read in my post from last week- I broke my toe. Thanks to all who wrote such nice messages. I have to admit- a broken toe- some 100 degree days here in normally moderate Portland, Oregon and the finishing touches on a 20 page article on psychosis for healthyplace.com can take [...]
I am going to speak to a branch of the Stand Up Parenting organization in the next few months. I am quite amazed at the quality of what they offer for parents in terms of learning skills to work with teens and adult children. It definietly translates to parents of children with bipolar disorder.
http://www.standupparenting.org/
A dear [...]
Bipolar is so very weird. When I’m depressed I can look at this rose and see nothing of beauty. I’ve also had experiences where the beauty of something is painful because I feel so left out.
With mania, the rose is too beautiful. I could look into it forever – which is not exactly true as [...]
A Reader Question for Julie Fast
Hi, I just received a question from Sandra asking if it’s normal that her depression seems to show up every two months- oh, yes it is normal! Here is my answer:
hi Julie,
I have a question. Looking back at about eight months of journaling, I noticed that every two [...]
Thanks for all of the reader comments!
I really appreciate and learn from reader comments. I read all of them. I try to respond as much as possible. I especially appreciate comments that give different opinions to what I’ve written on the blog and in my books. I really mean this. My view of bipolar disorder is not the only view- that’s [...]