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Grieving

Oct 21, 2018

in Bipolar Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Grief, Mental Health

Grieving, not depressed. No bipolar depression. No depressive thought process. Just grief. Just a deep overwhelming feeling of loss. I miss my father. Miss him deeply and dearly. Going to individual therapy and taking my medications for bipolar disorder, but now may be time for additional support, time for a grief support group, preferrably one led by an excellent…

Mental Health Conditions

Oct 13, 2018

Treatments and Therapies Special Populations Source: The National Institute for Mental Health. Health Topics. Retrieved on May 25, 2019, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml.

What I’ve Done Recently

Aug 6, 2018

in Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, IBPF, Mental Health, Migraine, NAMI, Poetry, Public Speaking, Self care, Writing

Frustrated, Defeated and Hypomanic The weekend before last, I was frustrated, overwhelmed, feeling defeated, and mildly hypomanic. I felt like a failure as a mother, for I hadn’t been able to get my son to take his high school equivalency exams. Told that I make it too easy for him to stay in his bedroom…

Irritable. Hypomanic. Parenting Fail.

Jul 27, 2018

in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Hypomania, IBPF, Mental Health, Migraine, NAMI, Parenting, Self care

Trying to keep hypomania at bay. NAMI training this weekend. IBPF panel next Tuesday. Frustrated with parenting newly adult son with social anxiety and migraines.

Favorite #MentalHealth Email Lists

Jul 13, 2018

in Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health

My favorite mental health resources via email (and websites)

Should I Change My Book?

Jun 28, 2018

in Bipolar Disorder, Grief, Memoir, Mental Health Blogging

As I’ve grieved my father’s recent death, I’ve thought about updating my book. Not right away. Maybe I’m just trying to get my mind off his passing. Still, please help me decide. Here’s the thing: my blog subtitle reads “Love, Learn & Live with Bipolar Disorder,” and my book title is Blogging for Bipolar Mental Health. Though…

Sarah Fader Guest Post: ADHD & Career

Jun 11, 2018

in Bipolar Disorder, Disability, Mental Health

For many years I could not hold a job. I did not know why because at the time I didn’t realize that I had ADHD. It is only one of my mental illnesses, and it is the condition that gets me fired from countless jobs. I have trouble with time management and finishing work and…

Stigma of Invisible Disability

Jun 6, 2018

in Bipolar Disorder, Stigma, What About God?

Recently read Work Ethic, a post by bpnurse, in which she discusses her life since she stopped working and went on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). People judge those of us with invisible disabilities. We even judge ourselves. Someone once asked me if I questioned the ethics of receiving disability. I explained that my disability…