Category: BipolarBrave
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Fresh Thought Friday: Embarrassing Impulses
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Dear Katie: I have bipolar disorder and have been struggling a lot lately with being overly outspoken and putting my foot in my mouth. I’m currently a college student and I’ve definitely embarrassed myself on more than one occasion for volunteering things that didn’t need to be said. Is this…
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New: Fresh Thought Fridays
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I’ve been contemplating what else I could offer on my blog for Fridays. And then I got the idea: Dear Abby but for bipolars! So I’m challenging you: send me your craziest, weirdest, most serious (or not so serious) questions in regards to bipolar disorder, living with mental illness, recovery…
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Freebie Friday: Gameplan Ebook
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So as promised, you can download my FREE Gameplan: A Mental Health Resource Guide, by signing up for my newsletters! If you ignored my pop-up, try this link or refresh your browser. Signing up to receive my newsletter will enable you to get an automatic email with the link to…
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You Might Need To Be Admitted If…
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If I were your friend, which I hope you entrust me to be at least a virtual acquaintance by means of blogging, I would point out some very serious symptoms that if I were you would consider checking into the psych ward or nearest behavioral hospital for. You may know…
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Married To That Man In Uniform
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There’s a great resource I’d like to share here for spouses and dependents of US military members. It’s called the Exceptional Family Member Program. I would strongly encourage you to enroll in this program if you are a spouse or dependent of a military member. Army and Navy appear to…
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Freebie Friday: John 3:16 Print Out
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Happy! Friday! So I have been tinkering around on more artwork for you. I hope you enjoy. You can download the freebie here. Have a great weekend, God bless, and stay brave! -Katie
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3 Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder We Don’t Talk About
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It occurs to me the mental illness/mental health conversations these days are covering quite a bit of ground. I think we’re taking off in that department – we’ve been talking it up nationally and internationally – mental health matters. But I’ve not really seen a lot of the bipolar disorder…
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What Are Your Triggers?
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A trigger, according to PsychCentral.com, is “something that sets off a memory tape or flashback transporting the person back to the event of her/his original trauma.” Triggers can set your symptoms off if the elements of your environment are just right. Of course, you have to be in a semi-unstable…
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Freebie Friday – Another Beautiful Prayer
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Looks like I officially set a precedent for Fridays. I will try to put one design of some sort on the blog that you can download for FREE. I’m thinking of opening an Etsy shop for more customizable orders, but that’s for down the road. So click here to download the PDF…
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Where Online To Share Your Mental Health Story
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I’m collecting resources and sharing them here to encourage the conversation of mental illness and recovery. After attending Sunovion’s Mental Health Influencer’s Summit and meeting a variety of other bloggers and storytellers, I am encouraged to see that I’m not in competition with anyone, but rather I’m in a collective…