Author: Kitt O’Malley
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Holiday Drinking Triggers Me
Originally posted on STIGMAMA.com at Holiday Drinking Triggers Me, by Kitt O’Malley. Holidays I find unsettling. Not only are the days far too short, but visiting family can destabilize me and trigger bipolar symptoms. I acutely feel a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, drinking minimally, but craving intoxication, more so when triggered. The holidays trigger me for…
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Exercise Treatment for Mood Disorders
[vimeo 100803652 w=500 h=312] Exercise Treatment for Mood Disorders: A Neurobiological Rationale Dr. Mohammad Alsuwaidan shares that evidence has shown time and time again that exercise is health-promoting for the body and the mind. More recently, studies have demonstrated positive effects of exercise in mood disorders (primarily unipolar depression). What remains unclear is the underlying…
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Pink Hibiscus with Water Drops
Broken Light Collective, an online photography gallery for people affected by mental illness, published my photograph. I am honored.
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Throwback Thursday: Language Frustrates Me
For #ThrowbackThursday, I am posting something I wrote about thirty years ago when I was as an undergraduate. I would submit it as a writing sample when I applied for jobs. Language frustrates me. Because of it, I think in distinctions; I draw lines where they do not in fact exist; I categorize and differentiate. All…
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Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday, so please donate to any of these charities near and dear to my heart: ALZ.org ~ My father has dementia. Alzheimer’s is one form of dementia that Alzheimer’s Association seeks to eliminate. Cancer.org ~ Thank you, American Cancer Society, for research and life-saving programs for cancer patients. Far too many of my…