Kitt O'Malley, Author at Kitt O’Malley

Bipolar Disorder Infographic

Nov 3, 2015

in Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mania, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling

Infographic by TopCounselingSchools.org Sources HealthResearchFunding.org | 40 Profound Bipolar Disorder Suicide Statistics Statistic Brain Research Institute | Bipolar Disorder Statistics NIMH NIH | Bipolar Disorder Mayo Clinic | Bipolar Disorder

Wayfayers Chapel – Emanuel Swedenborg

Nov 2, 2015

in Mindfulness, Mysticism, Theology, What About God?

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772): viewed God as infinitely loving and at the very center of our being, viewed human life as a continuous re-birthing as we participate in our own creation, viewed the Bible as a story of inner-life stages as we learn and grow, and had conviction that life continues following the transition we call…

Dear Kitt

Nov 1, 2015

in Acceptance, Atonement, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Family, Hypomania, Medication, Mental Health, Writing

Kitt, you fuel your rage by seeing a psychoanalysist one to three times a week, exploring over and over how you had been abused as a child. You deepen your depression by studying psychodynamic theory in graduate school. Doing so defeats you and undermines your mental health. Yes, therapy will enable you to work through issues you have with…

I am Ashamed

Nov 1, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Disability, Family, Health, Overwhelmed

I’m ashamed. Ashamed of the dust. Ashamed of the clutter. Ashamed that I do not, that somehow I cannot, bring myself to keep my house clean. This afternoon, as I sat working at our dining room table, my husband just touched the dusty lamp above me, and I started coughing, choking, asthmatic that I am. My son suffers…

Thank you, Mary Ann

Oct 29, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Gratitude, Medication

Thank you, Mary Ann Andrews, the creator the PillRite four week pill management system, for responding to my post about forgetting to take my medication by giving me a PillRite. Like many of us, Mary Ann Andrews struggles with a chronic illness requiring twice daily medication. Three weeks using the system, it has served me well. I can see my pills…

Day Tripper

Oct 26, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Motherhood, Parenting

Day Tripper Spoken in 2013 I am a day tripper. I space out when driving. Overshoot where I’m going. All the sudden come out of my daydream and have no id… Oh, crap! I missed my turn. I’ve done it for long distances in the past. I’m just a little bit of a space cadet,…

Online School Didn't Work Out

Oct 26, 2015

in Bipolar Parenting, Motherhood, Parenting

Okay, so here’s where we are now. Online k12.com high school proved an unsuccessful experiment. My son prefers a teacher directly instruct him, rather than study independently for a series of online quizzes and tests. He needs feedback. He needs to discuss what he is learning, to ask questions and get answers, to be asked questions, to…

Divine Dissatisfaction

Oct 24, 2015

in Mysticism, Theology

Worn Out

Oct 21, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Mental Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder

Exhausted Overwhelmed Not thinking clearly Not able to complete sentences Not able to answer direct questions Fumbling with language With spoken language With what I hear With what I read So sleepy Feared falling asleep Driving to doctor’s office Door locked Looked at calendar Over an hour early Went back to parked car Overlooking hill…

Where Am I Going Now?

Oct 18, 2015

in Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Gratitude, Mania, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Illness

How do I describe myself? How do I best describe my blog? What has my blog become? What direction do I want to take it? What direction is my life taking? Is my writing taking? Is my (dare-say) art or photography taking? Back in the 90s when I registered my first corporate URL, I knew that…

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