Monthly Archives: January 2019

Feature Story: My Bipolar Life Story by Jason Miller

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

Every one of us has the capacity to make a fundamental choice that has a huge impact on the quality of our time here on Earth: Whether we going to settle for survival or we are going to thrive. And … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Interview with DJ Jaffe- Author, Mental Health Advocate, and Executive Director of MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Following is an interview with DJ Jaffe, author of Insane Consequences: How the Mental Health Industry Fails the Mentally Ill and executive director of Mental Illness Policy Org. Q: What got you interested in serious mental illness? DJ: In the 1980s, my … Continue reading →

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I want to Get off this Roller Coaster

Posted on January 11, 2019 by

Usually, I am quite positive, but today I am being frank.  Having bipolar disorder sucks and there is no other way to say it. The depressions are so debilitating that I don’t leave the house, don’t take showers for days, … Continue reading →

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Guest Video: I am going to fight the demons of mental illness

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

Find Speaking to the Heart Radio Network (author of video) here: Facebook Google Play iTunes Youtube Spreaker Twitter Stitcher For more information see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkhgpGG5dVfovsOJQgOsONw?sub_confirmation=1

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Guest Video: Somewhere there is… (You’re not alone)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

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Guest Post: Read This Is You Feel Too Ashamed To Ask For Help

Posted on January 9, 2019 by

The stigma that hurts the most is the one we put on ourselves. All too often I hear my mentally ill peers shame themselves for their symptoms or treatments. When it feels as if the whole world is against us, … Continue reading →

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Just Because I am Unstable does not Mean I am not taking my Medications

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

There is nothing more irritating when I hear on a movie or television show that the person is acting erratic because they are off their medications. It bugs me that one of my sisters assumes that I am not taking … Continue reading →

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How to Avoid doing things in a Manic State that you will Regret Later

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

While in a manic state, especially if you are coming out of a deep depression, it is easy to use your manic energy to get a lot of things done that you couldn’t do while in the bout of depression … Continue reading →

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Are you driving your tricycle or riding the space shuttle?

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

Sometimes, while having bipolar disorder, you feel like you are driving a tricycle.  With the bike, you are not able to do as many things as you once would with a different mode of transportation.Wheels fall off making it harder … Continue reading →

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New Year; New Bipolar Beginnings

Posted on January 2, 2019 by

Regardless if you had a good, great, awesome, not-so-good, awful, or absolutely horrifying last year, there is news (be it bad or good).  Things can change and will change in the new year. Now is a good time to review … Continue reading →

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