Tag: bipolar disorder
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An Interview With Mental Health Advocate Rudy Caseres
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I’d love to get to know you a little and introduce you to my readers at BipolarBrave.com! Tell us a little about yourself and why you’re so passionate about mental health and wellness. I’m 30 and have dealt with depression and anxiety all my life. It really got worse when…
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Spiritual Warfare In Manic Psychosis
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As I think back to my frame of mind of psychosis, I am familiar with the voices in my head that blew up my sanity. I am familiar with the “sense” of evil that seemed to follow me wherever I went while fighting not “against flesh and blood, but against principalities,…
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BipolarBrave.com: A Year In Review
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I’ve officially had BipolarBrave.com for a year now and what a year it has been. In honor of the greatest year I’ve had on this blog, I’m featuring the Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts from the last year of blogging. I hope you enjoy: An Interview with Carol Kivler,…
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Fresh Thought Friday: Joy and Peace and Bipolar Medicine
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Dear Katie, Do you ever struggle with feeling joy and peace? I have. I think some of it may be the medication I’m on but I believe some could be the bipolar illness. I was just wondering how others experience numbing of emotions, etc. -Peace Seeker Dear Peace…
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Author Sasha Kildare “My Relationship With Lithium” Guest Post
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I’m happy to have my fellow mental health advocate and friend Sasha Kildare posting today. Before reading her post I didn’t know too much about Lithium as I have never taken it. Her piece is both insightful and informative. My relationship with lithium I call lithium my insurance. I used…
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The Bipolar Zombie Effect
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It wasn’t until about my tenth year of being on my medications that my psychiatrist defined one of the side effects of the medications I’m on. It took me some time to realize I wasn’t feeling the full extent of my emotions. I told my doctor I couldn’t really feel any emotions when I acted…
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What Bipolar Disorder Is NOT
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Bipolar disorder manifests itself differently among those whom it inhabits. There are common denominators amongst those with the diagnosis, but because each person is unique in their genetic makeup, personality, and how they react to life, there are factors that vary the manifestation of the disorder. Bipolar disorder is a…
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Fresh Thought Friday: What To Expect In The Ward
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Dear Katie: I’m having trouble with obtaining medication and my reality is way off. If I admit myself into the hospital, what would the stay be like? What can I expect and how long might I be there for? And how would I pay for it? -Terrified & Troubled …
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3 Suicide Prevention Tips
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The US Air Force emphasizes a healthy airman-to-airman support system. They have taught this in the form of acronym ACE for years now, distributing playing cards with an ace symbol on it and the definition of the acronym. It’s part of what they call, “being a good wingman.” Regardless whether…
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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…