Tag: bipolar disorder
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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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…But Deliver Us From Bipolar
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To see this post in my first video blog, visit my YouTube channel. There was a time in my life when I wanted to soar on the wings of eagles and claim healing in Jesus’ name. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 16, and I wanted to be healed by…
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Talk Bipolar To Me – Part 2: A Series For Engaging Those With Mental Illness
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What Goes Up Must Come Down If you’re familiar with bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder for that matter, being down in clinical depression has a deceptive effect on its subjects. With an imbalance of the brain’s chemistry, clinical depression is a state of mind where feelings seem to trump…
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Got (Spiritual) Milk?
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We are not hungry for what we don’t know. I’ve said it before, you can have a taste of the truth, but not a taste for the truth. It’s the analogy Peter gives in 1 Peter 2:2-3 “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you…
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14 Things Psych Hospitals Could Improve Upon
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The chill of the hospital air and my electric state of paranoia disposed me to shiver uncontrollably. Ashamed of the behaviors I exhibited after the scolding of the receptionist, I worried. I was in the lion’s den, again. I wanted to claim victory in Jesus — in fact — my…
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Hectic Holidays Are Here
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It’s been a good eight days since my last post, as my time has been limited to get to my computer to sit down and write any blog posts. These days are flying by as I am now working full time and moved into our new home. I have to…
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OC87RecoveryDiaries Feature: Finding My Faith Despite Losing My Mind
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At twenty-four, I was hitting the peak of my young adult life. I was a college grad enjoying marriage and working my dream job as the graphic designer for a small business in sunny Central Florida. Yes, I was living with bipolar I, diagnosed at the tender age of sixteen, but…
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Holiday Hits Mashup: The [Bipolar] Christmas Song
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Watch the video of me singing it here! Thoughts are roasting as your brain’s on fire Paranoia nipping at your nose Schizophrenic voices being sung by a choir Hallucinations dressed like Eskimos Everybody knows a doctor and some therapy Help to make the symptoms go Rapid thoughts or some great…
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Holiday Hits Mashup: Manic Wonderland
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High-pitched rings, are ya listenin’, In my eyes, frenzies glistenin’, A chaotic sight, we’re manic tonight, Runnin’ through a Manic Wonderland. Gone away is the blue bird, Here to stay is the new bird, He speeds up his song, as we go along, Runnin’ through a Manic Wonderland. …
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Holiday Hits Mashup “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Symptoms”
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There are so many heavy topics surrounding the holidays and I don’t want to get into the heavy stuff. I’d like to share the blessings of having a little fun this time of year. I’d like to make light of the fact that bipolar disorder can have so much creative…