Kitt O’Malley

Tag: workaholism

I Was a Workaholic Mother

Apr 27, 2016

in Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Parenting, Hypomania, Migraine, Motherhood

Laurie Hollman, Ph.D. featured me in her HuffPost Women blog article, Living With Bipolar Disorder as a Mother and Workaholic. Her article quotes my wordy answers to her interview questions. Interview with Kitt O’Malley 1. Discuss your decision-making to work and mother at the same time. Before I even became pregnant, my husband and I purchased a house we could…
Slowed Down My Mind

Aug 17, 2015

in Bipolar Disorder, Health, Hypomania, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mood Cycling, Social Stimulation, Triggers to Mood Cycling

Okay, so here’s what I did last week. My son & I got sick with the flu. The flu forced me to stop, to hesitate, to slow down my ramping hypomania. Instead of volunteering my time at NAMI and getting overstimulated by doing so, the flu forced me to stay at home. Honestly, I believe it…