Tag: emotional blunting
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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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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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Happy Feelings Are Here Again!
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I’m ecstatic, and I’m happy I am. For a long while I have not experienced a happy moment or the emotion of happiness. I mean, I’ve had joy and contentment and peace for a long time, but today I found that moment where I scrunched my face from pure glee and…