Author: Katie
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The Church’s Best Response To Mental Illness
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Mental illness can be so gray. Thinking about it, there’s a mental disorder diagnosis for almost everything and anything. Of course, not everyone has a clinical, diagnosable condition. With mental illness being so rampant and the church’s response being so silent, here are a few pointers I want to bring…
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Voices: Whose Are You Listening To?
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Whose Voice? Impressionable human beings hear voices every day from different sources. Aside from our own thoughts, the human mind is susceptible and able to “tune in” to different “channels,” if you will. As a taboo and touchy topic, when I say “hearing voices”, I don’t strictly mean in an inner-ear of…
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The Element of Recovery & Tips To Keep Bipolar In Remission
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Recovery, Not Relapse! There’s a phrase that really bothers me that I was taught in training for my community support caseworker job. The saying goes, “Recovery is the exception, not the expectation.” Uh, really? That sounds like we’re just setting someone up to fail who therefore believes they’re going to…
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Anosognosia: The Ghost Symptom & Why Bipolars Don’t Take Their Meds
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Here’s a term you ought to know. Anosognosia. It’s present in those with paralysis, but also those with mental illness. It’s also the number one reason people with mood disorders don’t take their medication and why they lack the perception to recognize their mental illness. Ano-what? According to the Treatment Advocacy…
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A Fresh Look & Some Fresh News For BipolarBrave.com
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There’s nothing like trying on a new outfit that looks great on you. The clean scent of the material, and the notion that you and no one else have ever seen this get up before is an exciting feeling. That’s how I feel about my blog this morning. I am…
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Why Do I Call It BipolarBrave?
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I was going to write down what I meant by BipolarBrave, but I’ve come to a place where I’m questioning that. I was going to say it’s brave to talk about it, and brave to have gone through bipolar disorder episodes. That’s the initial thoughts I’ve had. And then there’s…
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Revealing Voices Podcast
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Today my interview on Revealing Voices Podcast goes live: Here on episode 4, we welcome Katie R. Dale. Katie shares her unique blend of passion for recovery and humor over episodes in her past. She reveals joys and frustrations, and still comes to affirm the value of both faith and…
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10 Lies the Church Believes about Mental Illness
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It’s been 13 years since my first hospitalization and five since the last. Both times, part of what sent me into the tailspin of mental illness were misunderstandings and false information. In our journey with this illness, my family has been misled by lies we were told, or truths withheld.…
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My Psycom.net Article Is Now Live!
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Check it out! I was published on Psycom.net recently and the name is of my article is What I Wish I Knew Before Admitting Myself to a Psychiatric Ward
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Talk Bipolar To Me – Part 3: A Series For Engaging Those With Mental Illness
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Someone’s Cornbread Ain’t Done In The Middle I get a chuckle out of this meme: I guess there’s a difference between someone’s cornbread being half-baked and it being over-baked. Over-baked is what I’d equate to having psychosis. If you’re having a tough time with someone in that state – whether…