Mental Health - Kitt O’Malley

Thank you, Raeyn, for adding my blog to the Bipolar Blogger Network. Please visit the Bipolar Blogger Network and check out their feed of member blogs under the Read Along menu header. What a wonderful way to find and network with other bipolar bloggers! The Bipolar Blogger Network is the brainchild of a couple of friends bemused by the…

‘You Don’t Know’ & ‘I Am the One’

Sep 21, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Depression, Family, Marriage, Parenting

Susan Zarit of Bravely Bipolar posted this video clip from the 2009 Tony Awards Performance of ‘You Don’t Know’ and ‘I Am the One’ from the Broadway musical Next to Normal on her blog post Another Sleepless Night. The video clip had me in tears. No doubt others living with mental illness and their families will find the performance…

Mental Health Resources

Sep 19, 2014

in Mental Health

RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES Descriptions are directly quoted from each resource’s website. DBSA: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance dbsalliance.org Support Groups Help Depression and bipolar disorder can be isolating illnesses, but DBSA support groups can help you connect with others who have been there as well. Visit a DBSA support group and get the…

NAMI Week Nine

Sep 18, 2014

in Mental Health, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Stigma

Wednesday afternoon I attended the ninth week of NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program ©. The class covered the following topics: Guest Speaker – Family Member – Steve Pitman Four Good Things about Hospitalization: To avoid the upheaval of a hospital stay, with the help of your support system,youcanrecreatethefour good things about hospitalization at home when you need it.…

NAMI Family Member Guest Speaker

Sep 18, 2014

in Family, Mental Health, NAMI, Stigma

Yesterday afternoon at NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program, we had the pleasure of listening to Steve Pitman, Board of Directors President of NAMI Orange County, who shared his experience as a family member of those living with mental illness. Here is a video of Steve Pitman giving a similar speech at The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church at…

NAMI Week Eight

Sep 12, 2014

in Mental Health, NAMI, Psychosocial Education, Recovery

Wednesday I attended class eight of the NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education Program 2014 ©. The topics we covered are: What to do when you, or someone you know,may be contemplating suicide WARNING SIGNS FOR SUICIDE Threatening to hurt or kill oneself or talking about wanting to hurt or kill oneself Looking for ways to kill…

Help My World is Chaos

Sep 10, 2014

in Acceptance, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Overwhelmed, Parenting, Triggers to Mood Cycling

We’ve been in the process of renovating our house over the last three years. My husband and I made the HUGE mistake of buying materials for several major projects up front, making decisions on the spot that should have been deferred and made one project at a time. We ended up with a house and garage…

Manic Temper Tantrum

Sep 9, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Marriage, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Last night I blew up and had a full-on manic temper tantrum. I forcefully threw my iPad down and then proceeded to flip over the kitchen table. Crap. I was at the end of my rope. I had overdone it over the weekend, painting the exterior of our house in extreme heat (and too much sun).…

End Stigma

Sep 8, 2014

in Mental Health, Stigma

Why Do I Write? Kitt O’Malley

Sep 8, 2014

in Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Vocation, Writing

Why Do I Write? Kitt O’Malley. First published September 8, 2014 on STIGMAMA.com * I write for I am more than a mother and a wife. I am a writer. I write for I must. I write to keep my brain from atrophying. I write to capture those speeding thoughts. I write to pull myself…

Category: Mental Health