Kitt O’Malley

Tag: poor boundaries

Folie à Deux

Aug 10, 2016

in Acceptance, Bipolar Disorder, Compassion, Family, Mental Illness, Poetry, Psychotic Thought Process

I Am My Mother Caveat: Please understand that delusional thought processes are SYMPTOMS of mental illness. I feel compassion, even as I feel pain and anger as someone negatively affected by parental delusional thoughts. I, too, have experienced delusional thoughts and bizarre impulses. I’m heir to familial mental illness. I get it. With great trepidation…
Impulsive Much?

Feb 1, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Hypomania, Mental Health, NAMI, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Okay, here’s the thing… I get stimulated in social situations. Too stimulated. Too excited. Too impulsive. I take over. Hog the floor. Talk too much. Not so good at sharing. So… can I really participate in give-and-take social situations? Can I be a member of a presentation panel and wait my turn? Can I give…