On Facebook recently, I received a notification from a former workmate. I’ve had no contact with him in more than a decade. He’d started a Facebook page to promote suicide awareness and wanted me to like it. I clicked through to the page, not intending to follow it until I noticed the reason for the page. He was advocating suicide prevention because he’d recently lost … Continue reading Confessions of Suicidal Ideation for a Grieving Father
Frequent worries about medication from patients being treated for bipolar disorder and the truths I’ve learned from my journey. Continue reading Bipolar Disorder and Medication: Spotlight on Fears
What’s it like when an overactive mind won’t shut off at night? Here’s a (mostly) fictional and humorous look at what a bipolar brain looks like from the inside on a sleepless night. | #bipolar #overthinking #SpeakingBipolar Continue reading Putting the Bipolar Brain to Bed (or Trying to)
I am invincible and can conquer everything. I am beaten and broken. I can’t do anything. Sound familiar? Read how the two extremes of bipolar can affect you. | #bipolar #mentalillness #SpeakingBipolar Continue reading The Two Faces of Bipolar Disorder
“I’ve got a lot to tell you,” she said. I could tell from her voice that she was smiling. We were discussing one of our friends and some of the stupid decisions he was making. “Will you be able to come over tonight?” she asked me. “Definitely,” I told her. It was a Tuesday and our night to spend time together. It was nearing noon, … Continue reading Coping with Grief and Bipolar When You Lose the One You Love the Most
