Tag: mental health blog

  • Learning To Like Myself After Mania

    Learning To Like Myself After Mania

    Knowing how much damage coming off my meds did to me and my trust in myself, I subconsciously started to believe I was unlikeable. It was so much easier to like myself during my crazy mania. But today, I owe myself an apology. Since the years after my last episode,…

  • 8 Things To Do For Someone In Mania

    8 Things To Do For Someone In Mania

    What do you do when someone is manic? If you’ve seen the “not to do” list for one in mania, you’re likely wondering what’s appropriate to say around someone in that mode. Here are 8 things you can say or do when in the battlefield of Mania (or as my…

  • BipolarBrave: An Introduction

    BipolarBrave: An Introduction

    Bipolar Disorder came knocking when I was sixteen. As I experienced the surge of depression and misery, there wasn’t any diagnosis of this mood swing. Unfortunately, I had been in an upswing of mania by the time I identified my symptoms and began treatment. When I finally checked in to…