tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243354932012-02-16T16:42:03.957-08:00Bipolar Disorder information, insight, and resources.<br> Written by a Mom, Interrupted.<br> We are all organized differently.<br> Lord Byron.Mom, Interruptedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781774418264175384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24335493.post-38038915431828601862012-02-07T05:18:00.000-08:002012-02-07T05:18:14.223-08:00

Brain maps help me pave my way.  I sometimes have to sit and pause to determine which path is the right one.  It helps to look back on those gnarly treacherous ones I have already taken.  Looking at the smooth and easy paths and how they were often boring and uneventful or lonely, makes this a tough decision. The important thing is that I do remember that the paths to come are my own to make.

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Bipolar Rage is a scary topic for some.  It use to be scary for me. The ability to clear my mind and release stress and negative energy is the most powerful tool I have. I have confidence in myself and never fear the loss of control.  Not any more.  I recognize how extremely passionate I am about so many things.  This is a wonderful gift. Just as I am able to passionately love, I can also be

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The amount of Bipolar Disorder information available is wide and plenty. The amount of information for a child with a Bipolar Mom or a Bipolar Dad is not very plentiful. The late and amazing Bebe Moore Campbell has a wonderful children's book about anger and rage called Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry. If we can share without judgement and learn with an open mind, the true benefits of fellowship

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Is there a cure for Bipolar Disorder? Is there a cure for Diabetes, High-Blood Pressure, Anxiety, Arthritis, Head Aches, Migraines, Insomnia, Hypoglycemia, Lupus, Fibromyalgia? All of the above require medical attention.  Patients should receive equal health benefits.  All need a great deal of funding for research to answer the question, Is There A Cure? Cures, medications, tests, science

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I have energy, I am healthy, I am serene, I welcome my creative mind and allow my thoughts and ideas to flourish.Manic? No, healthy mind, body, spirit. Mania? No, just wonderfully healthy from my blood cells to my synapses.

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The need for validation can inhibit so many wants, needs, and desires. It stunts our growth, confidence, and worth. Today I choose self validation and trust my own wisdom.

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Sleep was at the forefront of my health plan for ten years. Nightly I prioritized my sleep. I know how fast my health can deteriorate without good sleep. Over the past year I gained a new outlook on sleep. I have found that the healthier I am physically and emotionally, the less sleep I need. I wake up with the sun everyday. My internal clock seems perfectly tuned.

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Bipolar Rage I write about my experiences as this is how I learn best.  It took me a while to figure this out, and then it took me even longer to actually consciously make this work to my benefit. Bipolar Rage.  Is this a scary topic?  I think often we are scared most of what we do not know about. My experience is that rage is a scary topic.   I think all of the above are just facts of life.

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...and soon you'll be waking out the door. Or, maybe I won't. The positive: Many ideas and tasks can be thought of and worked out consciously. The negative: How many ideas and tasks can be efficiently and effectively executed at once? I do not want my ideas and thoughts to stop or even slow down.  I enjoy all of them.  I do have post-it notes and a note pad.  I use these to jot down germs of

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I have heard something like the following for twenty years or more: Take a minute.  Relax.  Count to ten.  Come back to this project/subject later.  Just breathe.  Take ten deep breaths...etc. All good advice for everyone.  I never listened. I started listening about a year ago. Listening to my own breath. Listening to my heart, my soul and spirit. Sometimes it takes sadness to allow this.  

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cognition |ˌkägˈniSHən|nounthe mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.• a result of this; a perception, sensation, notion, or intuition.DERIVATIVEScognitional |-SHənl|adjectiveORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin cognitio(n-), fromcognoscere ‘get to know.’Psychcentral.com recently asked this question on Twitter:MercurialMom 

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I have learned over the years what some have known for a long time. I can not begin to heal myself emotionally, mentally or physically, until I am as healthy as I can be. "Healthy as can be" is a different state for everyone.   Once again, a reminder that we are all so unique, especially the mapping of our brain's. When I am taking care of myself, and treating myself with the respect I give

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New Insights into Mental Illness- DailyRX.Com Psychiatric treatments include medications and therapy "Psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia have long been something of a mystery, but new research is identifying the brain circuits and chemicals that are involved in such illnesses. This opens the doors to many possibilities for new treatment, but it also shows

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Classical Music  Mindful Mind Present Peace -Mom, Interrupted

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"Why not drop the Mental from Mental Illness?" Psychcentral.Com Awareness, education, information. Thank you Pychcentral.Com.

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"A "startle response" or "startle reflex" is when people jump at the sound of a loud, unexpected noise. The reflex is generally dependent on cues: it can be made stronger by viewing negative photographs, such as traffic accident victims; it can be made weaker by positive photographs, such as happy babies and favorite foods. The part of the brain that causes change in the startle reflex is the

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I do not try to heal my friends. I do my own mental work and Heal myself. This is the best thing I can do for others. Louise L. Hay 

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"We need not fear indulging here.  The experience of beauty is unique to all the other pleasures in this: there is no possessive quality to it.  Just because you love the landscape doesn't mean you have to acquire the real estate....Beauty is the closest thing we have to fullness without possessing on this side of eternity.  It heralds the Great Restoration.  Perhaps this why it is so healing=

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Information to soak up like sponge, great video. "The Rolls Royce of Stress Reduction" Dr. Barnet G. Meltzer, MD

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BPHope continuing to contribute credible content to the community!!! BPHope Pound Advice; Taking Weight Off Your Plate Our plates are too full already.  When we maintain health, mind, and spirit... Everything else seems to fall just where we want it too. Kudos to all at BPHope!

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Patients Will End Up In Police Cells. It's Appalling. Please read this article and sign their petition to SAVE Stanhope Psychiatric.  Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy....

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10 Year Old Boy With Psychiatric Problems Is Stranded In Hospital Advocacy, Awareness, Education, Community Support... Please.

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"Burning Issues in Psychiatry" Lebanon Hosts Congress Speakers from around the world will be discussing the latest issues in Psychiatry with emphasis on bipolar disorder, which is one of the disorders that are being overlooked in Lebanon in addition to temperament. 

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I was diagnosed, given a label, started treatment, whatever you like to call it, with Bipolar Disorder in 2010. I have had many different psychiatrists up the coast of California.  My reason's for changing doctors are usually due to insurance or relocation. I know the frustration of finding  a doctor you really connect with.  It is difficult to find, in he minimal minutes generally spent in

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 Nearly three out of four (74%) of Americans personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence. 30% of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year. (Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, 2006. Lieberman Research Inc., Tracking Survey conducted for The Advertising Council and the Family

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Five Years of Bipolar Blogging and Advocacy A very bright psychology student came across Mercurial Mind Bipolar Blog and has encouraged me to continue my writing. Now, October of 2011, I must preface by saying that I am healthier than ever.  In my life that means physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. It only takes reading past content to know that this also means I continue to

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Hi, Well, I can certainly laugh at my Consistency and Irony posts. I am very excited to begin regular contributions to Mercurial Mind Bipolar Blog. I have so many triumphs regarding medication, relationships, and healthy living that I would love to write about. If any of my reader's are still out there, or new readers I have not yet met... Please look at my content and posts dating back to

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Historically, I always feel emotions very deeply. I write about this, as do others. Not the fact that Bipolar Disorder can mean extreme highs and lows; the fact that we actually feel our emotions on an acute level. I have experienced the genuine love of friendships in the past few days; not romantic love. My heart is very heavy; with love. I am at a point of perplexity. I never knew I could

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The stigma around mental illness is a big topic right now; in the U.S. and internationally. Many countries are becoming more and more aware of the cost difference in not treating those who are sick versus being pro-active in mental health care in every community. It takes a considerable amount of time and effort to repair an antique vase that has been shattered to pieces versus repairing a

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I frequently write about those who are Bipolar and successful; contributing members of our society. These survivors are living productive happy lives and when they speak out they significantly aid in the reduction of the stigma that surrounds the mentally ill. They also can be the motivating factor to so many who need help. Keith Adams is the author of Broken Whole A California Tale of

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With Bipolar Disorder, and other mental illness', effecting so many homes, the slow change in our society and health care system prevent families from seeking help, discussing the problem, finding resources, support, and solutions. Most important our the children in these households. I am not speaking of the Bipolar child; another difficult problem that needs to be discussed. I am speaking of

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You don't have to have a mental illness to be effected by the horrible side effects of insomnia. Many, many people have sleeping problems. For anyone to loose multiple nights of sleep in a row, their lives and health are effected. After three or four nights it becomes almost impossible to function. I have heard many people without a mental illness describe these symptoms. For myself, I have

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The Camarillo Acorn speaks with Ratan Bhavnani, executive director of NAMI Ventura, the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In the article, Mental Illness Often Goes Untreated, Bhavnani says, “Many people in our community are directly affected by mental illness" What is so important is that Bhavnani and NAMI are promoting that mental illness is a medical illness and it

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I recently found my name linked with this person and, regretting giving him any exposure, feel I must post this again; originally written in 2006: Mind Freedom Spreads their Word I stumbled, well tripped, over an article written by a Mr. Keith Hoeller. Interestingly, despite the earlier date it is in reference to the same subjects of the earlier NAMI interview I wrote about in my previous post

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In an article by Chris Basham, of SoMDNews.Com, Coping With Mental Illness Chris covers a program NAMI provided on October 20. The program is called "In Our Own Voice" and was presented at the College of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick campus. In the program NAMI presents personal accounts of recovery. NAMI Southern Maryland President and CEO Amy Henderson says, "Many, many people, with

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I happily promote that I am a Bipolar success story. Often the response I get is that I must not be at the far end of the spectrum when it comes to the diagnosis, therefore making it easier to manage my life. This is absolutely far from the truth. I have been learning and living with Bipolar Disorder for over ten years. Writing Mercurial Mind Bipolar Blog, since 2006. My writing and posting

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Note, by Mom, Interrupted: This is a post written in 2006. I can see with clarity now, that these dreams and interruption in sleep, are definitely the beginning of a mood change; a red flag. I thought it deserved to be published again. Sleeping is a mysterious phenomena. It is also the number one obstacles I meet in living with Bipolar Disorder. It is not just insomnia, it is much more bizarre

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Kim Horner, of The Dallas Morning News, captures a farewell to a retiring Dallas psychiatrist in her article, "To Homeless Veterans, Retiring Dallas VA Psychiatrist is a Hero" Dr. Feiner has been a huge difference to many lives over his years. Providing treatment to those who would not receive proper care, or any care, under the current mental health system. His fight for equality in mental

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In Friday's issue of The Billings Gazette, Cindy Uken writes a great article about the stigma of mental health. "Students Advocate for Mental Illness Care" Three bright, young, successful, good looking teenagers are featured in the article. By looks alone they appear perfectly normal. In fact they look like they would be the popular kids at school. Turns out, they are. Amongst them there is

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In a recent article in the Billings Gazette by Cindy Uken, titled ‘Outrage and advocacy’: Speaker at mental illness conference urges change Uken talks with Angela Kimball, director of state policy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness; NAMI. We are trying to stampede our way through stigmatization and the pitfalls of the mental health care system. The problem is that the law enforcement

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In an article in The Province, by Lora Grindlay, Theresa Guddan tells her story of her Bipolar Disorder on it's continuum. Single mom with Bipolar Disorder now gives others a hand up Ms. Guddan is very honest about when she was suffering so severely and unable to do simple daily tasks, like brushing her teeth. Very on point, Ms. Guddan says, "There's the guilt of having an illness and the

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Even after such a long time of sustainability it can be easy to get a little relaxed about monitoring moods. This is a dangerous situation. Letting a mood change from a slight shift in attitude or behavior to an extreme disruption in my life is preventable. This past week I found that I had stopped my exercise routine, I was sleeping less, I was tired and irritable. I didn't like this feeling

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In this article by Cheryl Anderson, at PostCrescent.com, Author of 'Crazy' sounds alarm on mental health in America, speaks with Pete Earely, author and huge advocate for mental health. Earley explored the mental health care system on a personal level with his son and on a research level while writing his book and traveling the nation. "Crazy" refers to the mental health care system, not the

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From an article in BPHope Magazine on Kay Redfield Jamison If you are not familiar with Dr. Jamison and her work I strongly suggest you start by reading one of her first books, "An Unquiet Mind". In her DBSA speech in Virginia, Jamison gave a powerful defense of the illness and what it can offer those who suffer from it. “To suffer is to have learned,” she told the rapt crowd, pointing out

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One of the things I don't like about going to the psychiatrist is sitting in the waiting room. It is not because of the eclectic crowd that is waiting with me. It is pharmaceutical sales reps that ride in on their white horses and sweep past us all. They usually are women dressed in tight fitting pant suits. They approach the receptionist as if they are the goddess' of psychiatry and we shall

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This article, The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Details Research in Bipolar Disorder, reports "Fresh data on bipolar disorders are presented in the report 'Impairment of verbal learning and memory and executive function in unaffected siblings." I found the article particularly intriguing because it holds true in my own family. I am Bipolar, my sister's are not. They

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Sometimes critics of mental illness and the various diagnosis' will say something along the line of, "Well, everyone has mood changes. Does that makes us all Bipolar?" Oh for heaven's sake of course not. Somehow whenever they heard the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder they left out the defining symptoms that take these mood changes to the extreme level. I am not talking about feeling the blues for

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Visit NAMI's Blog for excellent information to guide you in the right direction on November 2. I found the information not only useful for myself, but helpful when speaking to others about how they are voting. Awareness is key to the fight against stigma in our country and in providing quality health care. "NAMI is non-partisan. We don’t endorse political candidates. We do, however, know that

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Please read about Dr. Fisher's Recovery Movement. The Recovery Movement idea follows right along with the philosophy of Mercurial Mind Bipolar Blog. As a survivor of the mental health health hospital admission process this article strikes a chord with me. It should me just as okay and normal to seek help when you need it from a mental illness just as if you have the flu. I have had multiple

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When a mood is about to shift, it is really awesome if we can become aware of the subtle little signs ahead of time. This enables us to do what is necessary to prevent the mood change or at least prevent it from being such a devastating drop or hypomanic high. These subtle signs may come in the form of a change in tone of voice; aggressiveness or lack of empathy. How fast, or slow, the words

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Health Central introduces a Mood Tracker for your mobile phone, The Mood 24/7. I don't track my moods or do mood journaling. If I was still on the proverbial roller coaster I would have already downloaded "The Mood 24/7". This can be a very valuable tool for those who are really on a cycle of moods. This can be an awesome way to predict and prevent a depression or manic episode. When you can

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In his article, Alcohol, Drugs, and Bipolar Disorder; a Bad Combination, Russ Federman, Ph.D., makes an excellent point about inhibitions. I have personal experience with alcohol induced hypomanic or manic states. Regarding inhibition Dr. Federman writes: And then there's the seductive and dangerous element of disinhibition, particularly in relation to alcohol. Alcohol lowers inhibitions.

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In this recent article, Though forgetful, Carrie Fisher is here to put on a show by Chris Hook, Hook writes of Carrie's battles with drugs and life. He goes on to say how forgetful she is because of her ECT treatment, how she became increasingly eccentric, and kept changing her positions for the photographer. He doesn't discuss her one woman show, which is why she is there. He doesn't

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Now isn't this the most frustrating thing, to have to doubt your own happiness? It is in fact a prudent thing to do, for we all know what a little too happy can mean; mania. I promise promise promise that my recent job interviews, my new craft project, my christmas list half done, and...the very well known manic Mom when Interrupted, I'm writing. Seriously though, I really have been stable for

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To conclude Mental Health Awareness Week I would like to share this excellent illness and recovery fact sheet from NAMI I particularly like this fact sheet because it talks about how these illness' are in fact manageable with the right treatment. With the statistics as high as they are this information should be common knowledge to everyone, especially our law enforcement and politicians. As

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This article, Why Did a Local Woman Take Her Own Life? By, Dave Eisenstadter is very sad, but an important contribution to Mental Health Awareness Week. The article details this intelligent creative young women's life from a young age, to the doors that she unlocked for a bright future. Every step of the way battling Bipolar Disorder. At the end of the article, her Mother, who is a Bipolar

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I am coming back to the subject of Bipolar Rage because I find it so discouraging that so many readers feel they are so very alone. Yes there are many ongoing conversations on depression and mania, but the groups that focus on rage are few and far between. The survivors who are dealing with the rage need tools, support, knowledge, and someone who cares and knows that their rage is not the

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I certainly am not living my life in glass house. I don't share with those I work with or know casually that I am Bipolar. I feel this is a bit of an injustice to our cause. Should we all walk around with our diagnosis around our neck, no of course not. (However, I certainly prefer it when those who choose to publicize they are Bipolar, they are those individuals who are articulate and

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This article,"Struggle and hope: Bipolar Illness Garners New Brain Research" in the Chicago Tribune by John Keilman, discusses some of the new discoveries researchers have found regarding Bipolar Disorder and genetics. They are so optimistic as to say thay in future generations they may be able to predict the illness and actually prevent it. Wow! Despite this huge advancement in medical

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The AACAP, American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, publishes Parents' Medication Guide for Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents The opening note in the guide from the Academy, written by Laurence L. Greenhill, M.D. President American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, writes "Diagnosing and Treating Bipolar Disorder in children and adolescents is a daunting

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I almost made it to the end of the game not long ago. Now I am climbing ladders and treading carefully watching out for those chutes. Each day's roll of dice is always a bit scary. I have come to believe that if I am so comfortable that I never feel this fear or trepidation I probably am not moving forward. The fact is I am going to slide down a chute eventually. It is unrealistic to think I

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After some deep digging in the dimmest lit places of my memory I finally remembered my login to Mercurial Mind! This may be the only down fall to scribing the secret workings of my mind online; loosing the log in ID. The advantage is that when I spent all those hours in bed, on the couch scrunched on the floor transcribing my many pretty journals into the very safe small black machine called a

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Well, my last post regarding consistency is rather poignant a year later. I appreciate all the frequent visitors during my down time. It will take some time for me to catch up with every post. Edit to Post October 8, 2010... As I come back from "hiatus" again I have gone around looking for old and new Bipolar contacts and connections. I can say that over fifty percent of the Bipolar Blogs I

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Consistency and Bipolar Disorder. Is this an oxymoron? Is it achievable, in all area's of life... I am not sure. I am doing better than I ever have with this illness. Yet, consistency in even the things I love the most is most difficult. (Consistency and regularity in the mundane and necessary, well that is a must and is achieved.) The question rises of medication and side effects or simply the

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Voice and tone; pre-cursors to a shift in moods. Sometimes without any knowledge of it. Not until all the words have been spat out so quickly. It is then that if the listener does not take offense first, I notice myself that I suddenly I have began speaking like the most furious person. Snapping and quick tempered. If I am not careful a bad shift in my mood can happen next. A shift of

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May is Mental Health Month In celebration I want to share this article I came across Top Five Myths About Mental Illness By The Menninger Clinic I have included the five myths from the article. All five of which are so important in stamping out the ignorance surrounding the mentally ill. Myth #1: People with mental illness are weak. Some of the world's most powerful and influential people

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"The academic and artistic culture of universities would be greatly diminished if there is a broad "sweep-out" of those perceived to be mentally ill. We should make sure this doesn't happen." Brenda Tso writes in her article Don't Push Away Mentally Ill on Campus I am always pushing for the reduction of the stigma surrounding mental illness. It may be my error to think that we have made

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I suppose I can not judge those who discriminate against mental illness and physical illness when they they have never experienced the mind changing symptoms of an illness like Bipolar Disorder. To experience the relief of such symptoms from a source like medication is a life changing experience. It did not happen over night. Honestly, it was years of work. But this was a combination

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Australian Researchers Make Great Leap in Understanding Bipolar Disorder The above link is a great transcript from an Australian broadcast on even more Bipolar research coming out from Australia. The best part is this quote from the concluding statement: GIN MALHI: Now treatment for bipolar disorder is very sophisticated and the majority of people are very high functioning and I think this is

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The Rhythm of Your Life I first heard about routines in my early days of diagnosis. I sort of dismissed the idea. Recently, I have realized I have a rhythm to my life now. I now see how a routine helps keep my life in order. I think I dismissed the idea originally because I thought it could not apply to someone who does not work regularly and has the element of chaos with children. It is

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Emotions to their furthest degree I do not think those words properly describe the severity of the situation, with Bipolar symptoms that is. Experiencing such deep sadness that slides my soul into the darkest places, places no one should go. Then that same soul being launched into the stars above the world so happy I can barely see anyone else. Only to fall into a rage that terrifies me right

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I am not medicated. I am not medicated in the sense that so many may think. I do not walk around in a drugged stupor. I do not feel tired, sleepy or "dopey". I can talk to people without them knowing I am taking five medications. That is right I take five medications and just recently I have never been so thankful for my cocktail of five. Recently I have experienced enormous losses in my life

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Buttons, and Those That Know How to Push Them Triggers, various things, people, circumstances or emotions are what I write of often, and how important it is to be aware of them and avoid them if and all possible. Unfortunately, in the world of relationships- whether they be love by marriage or by parent or by child- a trigger may be forced upon you. Unfortunately, this might be a deliberate act

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Delusions of Grandeur Bipolar grandiosity symptoms are not always extreme as sex, travel, or money. It is not feeling like I am Jesus, Mary, or Joseph, either. Grandiosity can be how I feel about myself, my ideas, everything I do. Insecurity turns to over-confidence. This confidence can cross over from my feelings about myself physically all the way to how intelligent and bright I am. In part

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Whether you have just two or five meds, like me, managing your medication can be difficult. Memory problems can affect anyone who is not familiar with a regular routine of taking medication. Even when we have been doing it for years it can be easy to forget. In addition to remembering to take the medication, the timely phone call to the pharmacist for a renewal is also necessary. If I try to be

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There is a place of cathartic peace I found when I decided to resolve to live with Bipolar Disorder and my mercurial life. Resolve: 1. to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something). 2. to separate into constituent or elementary parts; break up; cause or disintegrate. 3. to reduce by mental analysis. 4. to deal with (a question, a matter of uncertainty,

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NAMI's Metropolitan Baltimore Chapter held a fundraiser at the Jim Rouse Visionary Center American Visionary Art Museum, The Many Faces of Mental Illness Mask Project. This article in the Baltimore Sun, by Sloane Brown, reported that masks created by artists and professionals were on display at the fundraising masquerade party. The masks represent each artist, business person, health

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Trigger Factor There are triggers I try to avoid on a daily basis, things that can alter my moods or state of mind. It is my responsibility in life to do this. Each one of us have to learn what things trigger our Bipolar Symptom's. The strongest symptom for me is my Bipolar rage. The medication and the behavior changes I have learned help. This rage, sometimes an unexpected blink of an eye, is

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Which would you choose, a healthy body or a healthy mind? I was asked this question once in an email survey of sorts. Other people that I knew responded and not one wanted to loose their mind. I found this interesting. I do not know if it would be the general, mentally healthy, person's answer. I am guessing yes. So many are afraid of loosing their mind. tags [Bipolar Disorder]

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Hypo-mania can be a friendly visitor, if not destructive. Taking advantage of a fiery energy to produce, create, and get things done is so easy, and sometimes not too harmful. (Not to mention an earful of annoyance to my husband.) Far too often this fire burns me out or there is some other terrible consequence. I have learned to not let this yummy fun get out of control without at least

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Writing is a wonderful form of therapy. Whether it be journaling, poetry, or Blogging! Writing is also a great gauge of how your moods are, and you need not even be keeping a mood journal. This is especially true of those who keep hand written journals. Handwriting generally changes, like the speed and quality of penmanship. For many the pen and paper is where they turn in their worst

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A cool post from GNIF Brain Blogger A unique analogy. I get so tired of the proverbial roller coaster. An abscessed tooth is a new one for me. The mental hospital statistic, 1 in 8, this is also interesting. tags [Bipolar Disorder] [stigma] [mental hospital]

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The link above will take you to an article of Henry David's at LAist. There is a student at UCLA involved in a law suit regarding officers using taser guns on him, multiple times so the story reads. The kicker is that not only is he suing for the officers actions, but also for violation of the American Disabilities Act. This student is Bipolar. Of course the big question how would the

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This is an article in the UCBerkeleyNews, by Yasmin Anwar. Anwar writes about a new book, Stephen Hinshaw's "The Mark of Shame: Stigma of Mental Illness and an Agenda for Change" (Oxford University Press, 2007) After reading this article I want to go to purchase the book. I was diagnosed seven years ago and it is not often I find such empathy on the subject, specifically stigma. tags [

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How many nights will you go without sleep? 1...2...3...? Did you say 3!?!?! I have learned that if I miss even 2 nights of sleep I need to call my doctor. It took a while to get this theory sort of ingrained in my brain. The doctors, psychologists, and therapists had all told me this before, many times. (Except one horrible nameless SW from a hospital who said, "We all have sleeping problems."

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To what capacity this means I am not sure. I was told once to say this to therapists and psychologists when having a hard time finding a doctor for therapy, not medication. I battle the need for this, talk-therapy. I know many are hell-bent on it. It seems some psychiatrists are indifferent; I am what I am. I feel that in the beginning of journey of this illness, it is crucial. Crucial in

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Hospitals are for care. Just like a regular inpatient hospital, appropriately for a mental illness their are mental hospitals. There should be a day when going to a hospital for "any" care is just that. The Stigma that surrounds the mental hospital prevents those who need help from getting it. It was not until I had been hospitalized (more than once) that I learned this. Certainly, it

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I love this article! Written by Mary Beth Smetzer of the Anchorage Daily News, Smetzer introduces us to a wonderful woman who is Bipolar and unemployable. Shari Boyd is bipolar and her story in this season of giving is oh so perfect. For those of us whose bipolar symptoms interfere so significantly with our lives, especially our productive lives, a little light inside us can easily be dimmed.

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The Pentagon has made their official announcement, mental health screening begins. More can be read on this in the Army Times by Gayle S. Putrich The Army Times article states that service members with psychiatric conditions may be prevented from deployment. The article further notes that a mentally ill service member could be deployed if, "... “demonstrated a pattern of stability without

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If You Have Time to Blink Mania often can manifest a motormouth. My doctor once referred to this as, verbal diarrhea (pardon me for this crude term, I just find it so appropriate). I am sure many are familiar with the non-stop talking, jumping from subject to subject, and the slightly annoying and rude interruption of the other person speaking. When mania can take this form sometimes the

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In my years of Bipolar living and learning I think I have become somewhat of an upperclassman of the school of Bipolar Rage. Do not get me wrong, I have not earned a diploma. I do not think anyone can. I have learned about my own triggers, the emotional or physical settings that can lead up to a rage episode. I know about the extreme importance of prevention and becoming aware of what my body

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In my previous post,Cost for a Cure , taymachelle made a comment about her desires for better treatment but not necessarily a cure. She writes, "Maybe its one of those things that I consider part of me- that I would never really want to go away." This is certainly something to consider. Many people with Bipolar Disorder or other mental illness' may know what taymachelle is referring too.

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In Australia scientists are uniting to find a cure for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This effort is the first of it's kind, globally. You can follow the link to read Susanna Dunkerley's article. I realize the cure is yet to be found. What boggles my mind is the $11.3 million per year. We are in a world where "Millionaires" are not necessarily even the affluent anymore. Why did this take

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Even prior to my previous post I preferred the pro-active present. Interestingly most I heard from agree. I happened to stumble upon this article today. Can We Simply Ignore our Personal and Collective Past? By: David A. Crenshaw, Ph.D. There is nothing new in this trend of elevating scientifically and empirically derived knowledge and devaluing what can't be quantified and studied using the

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There are ongoing debates as to whether certain events in a person's past are contributory to their mental illness. This is not ever proved as there are so many with destructive childhood's who are not mentally ill. On that note there is a large percentage of the mentally ill who have been abused. It becomes sort of a chicken before the egg issue. (Bipolar Disorder being slightly different

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WMC-TV - Memphis,TN,USA You may have read, Memphis police are being trained with computer software to help them better understand the mentally ill. If not, you may check out the above article. I wonder who designed this software. Do you think you could ever describe with enough accuracy your symptoms, your experience? More over, do you think doctors and software designers could infer your

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I have read many testimonies of individuals who feel some sort of cathartic feeling when first diagnosed, or in early diagnosis. This is generally a sense of, oh there is something wrong, or it is not me after all it is this disorder or it is this disease not my personality. After dealing with the diagnosis for sometime, it is also not uncommon to find many doubting their diagnosis. This can

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Combinatory thinking! Pardon me if I do not use these words together as properly as I should. They seem perfectly appropriate for what I have been tyring to describe in various doctor's chairs for years. I would say multiple thoughts, but this was never enough. I tried layered thinking, thoughts upon thoughts, ideas, behind ideas, and all at the same time. This was important, all at the same

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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone. Lord Byron There are many, Bipolar or not, who enjoy solitude. A line exists between solitude and loneliness. In maintaining mental health it is also necessary to resist reclusive behavior as this may lead to other symptoms. The reason behind the desire for solitude may be pure personal preference. No sign or symptoms of illness or

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The recent research reports are showing that Bipolar Disorder is costing companies more sick days than major depression. Results from a resent survey conducted by the World Health Organization reported Bipolar to be associated with 65.5% and major depressive disorder with 27.2% lost work days per year. In subgroups it was not mania that was associated with the Bipolar work days but depressive

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