Tag: mental illness
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If I Return To La La Land
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When I entered my manic state of bipolar, my family coined the term “La La Land,” due to my delusional attributes. Since being in my right mind, I’ve held the positive outlook that I would never return, so long as I remain on my medicine. I speculate in this poetic…
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The Church’s Best Response To Mental Illness
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Mental illness can be so gray. Thinking about it, there’s a mental disorder diagnosis for almost everything and anything. Of course, not everyone has a clinical, diagnosable condition. With mental illness being so rampant and the church’s response being so silent, here are a few pointers I want to bring…
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Anosognosia: The Ghost Symptom & Why Bipolars Don’t Take Their Meds
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Here’s a term you ought to know. Anosognosia. It’s present in those with paralysis, but also those with mental illness. It’s also the number one reason people with mood disorders don’t take their medication and why they lack the perception to recognize their mental illness. Ano-what? According to the Treatment Advocacy…
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Why Do I Call It BipolarBrave?
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I was going to write down what I meant by BipolarBrave, but I’ve come to a place where I’m questioning that. I was going to say it’s brave to talk about it, and brave to have gone through bipolar disorder episodes. That’s the initial thoughts I’ve had. And then there’s…
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Revealing Voices Podcast
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Today my interview on Revealing Voices Podcast goes live: Here on episode 4, we welcome Katie R. Dale. Katie shares her unique blend of passion for recovery and humor over episodes in her past. She reveals joys and frustrations, and still comes to affirm the value of both faith and…
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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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Talk Bipolar To Me – Part 1: A Series For Engaging Those With Mental Illness
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Getting Nowhere Fast Does communicating with your loved one tend to feel as though they won’t open up? Or, perhaps, they’re going too fast for you to keep up with. Maybe they’re dominating the conversation and you can’t get a word in edgewise. In any of these situations it can…
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Morgan Meredith Guest Posts, “Recovering When Your Mental Illness Ends a Friendship”
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Losing friends is always hard. It’s even harder when they leave because of your mental health. “Sorry, but we just can’t be friends until you’re cured of this. Good luck!” “Your mental illness makes me afraid to talk to you.” As horrible as these sound, especially from people claiming…