Tag: bipolar
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November 30, 2007 08:09 PM EST --
I don't know what it is with us bipolar people, but we are always whining and complaining about something concerning our treatment. The meds make us gain weight, they make us drowsy, . . . more
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October 01, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
Angel in a Nightie
You walked in
wearing a pink, cow nightie
and a halo,
slightly skewed.
I was on my way out,
halfway between sane
and quick-get-the-Haldol.
Armed with a bowl
of chicken and noodles . . . more
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September 03, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
Quiet as the night is
noise and confusion reign
And I wonder why I was given
this disorder of the brain
Snatches of music
and thoughts are racing
A manic melody
my head is encasing
Pill bottle . . . more
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September 28, 2007 03:28 PM EDT --
Demon Within
Irritation, aggravation
Searching for alleviation
Pounding, resounding
beating in my brain
Questioning my intelligience
fearing I'm insane
Demon . . . more
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October 03, 2007 08:06 AM EDT --
This is another excerpt from my book More Than A Band Aid copyright 2007
Last winter I had been quite manic for some time, and was on the edge . . . more
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October 06, 2007 09:09 PM EDT --
An artcle in the Fall BP (bipolar ) Magazine cites a study done at Harvard's McLean Hospital in June of this year. Comparing deceased people's brains who had bipolar disorder . . . more
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October 11, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
Today is bipolar awareness day. There has been a lot in the media lately about Bipolar disorder. There are ads for Abilify, a medication to help Bipolar, everywhere. Oprah did one or . . . more
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November 06, 2007 03:24 PM EST --
ONE PILL SHORT OF A HIGH
It's tempting at times, not to take the meds. To get that rush. To feel that . . . more
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November 28, 2007 02:16 AM EST --
I guess being prego has changed me a little... the only thing keeping me as sane as i am is the fact that I'm having a baby, and that keeps me from getting suicidal, so that's one plus... but life . . . more
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December 07, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
That's how long I have to do my outpatient therapy. I was really pissed off when I heard that. I thought I was going to do 6 weeks of intensive outpatient therapy. But today when I saw . . . more
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April 29, 2008 02:46 AM EDT --
Mood Swings and Bipolar Disorder
The mood swings of bipolar disorder can be profoundly destructive. Depression can make you isolate yourself from your friends and loved ones. You may find it impossible . . . more
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September 01, 2007 01:38 PM EDT --
I'm new here and this is my first article. I'm a little shy and didn't quite know what to write, so I thought I'd just tell you a little bit about myself.
I'm 31, unhappily . . . more
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October 12, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
Ponderings
I sit in quiet contemplation
of my propensity toward desolation
and my penchant for imposing
my insanity on others.
I wonder why
I can't sit stoically
while tilting on my foundation
as . . . more
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January 11, 2008 08:48 PM EST --
GUESS WHO I AM?
1. For most of my life, I suffered from manic-depressive disorder (biplar).
2. I married a man who was knighted.
3. I was given the title . . . more
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February 24, 2008 02:37 PM EST --
Ok. Here is another poem I found from the late 90's. (It's interesting what I found when I went through my storage room after moving). Anyway, the poem may be a bit dorky, . . . more
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October 08, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
my mind races on
my brain never stops thinking
of thoughts I don't know
more
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July 13, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
"So, I'll call you tomorrow after I am coherent," she says.
"Are you ever coherent?" I retort.
"Not most of ever..." She was already losing coherence, due . . . more
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January 06, 2007 05:35 PM EST --
He called to tell me of his troubles. He is taking his medication but they don't seem to be working any more. He hates the disease. It is troubling to always feel as if he . . . more
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November 29, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
Well, all my bipolar friends, tis the season of spending. Whether we are depressed or manic, the season of spending affects us all. We spend to feel better, we spend because we feel . . . more
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January 20, 2008 01:23 PM EST --
I am bipolar. I have these horrific mood swings. The trouble with me is that I can't remember how I felt from one mood swing to another.
For example, this past week I was severely depressed, . . . more
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