- Psychiatric Hospital Art JournalThis is my art journal from my last hospital stay. I had three crayons and a lot of time.
- Coping SkillsI have found that developing and practicing coping skills has been one of the reasons I have been able to succeed over symptoms. Learning things you can do to help manage symptoms is empowering and can make the difference necessary for success. Below …
- Dealing with medicationOne part of dealing with mental health issues is sometimes you need to take medication. The decision to take medication is not something you should make lightly as once you start it is likely you may need to take medication for long periods …
- Dealing with stigmaAnother difficulty with living with a mental illness is the stigma that society attaches to mental health issues. Typically people form opinions about others within minutes of meeting them and once mental illness is suspected or apparent it can change the social dynamic …
- Dealing with psychosisOne of the most challenging symptoms to deal with is psychosis. I have had the schizoaffective diagnosis in the past which includes psychotic episodes in addition to manic and depressed. Many people will not do therapy for psychosis or people suffering it as …
- Dealing with manic symptomsDealing with manic symptoms can be more challenging than depressive but it can be different depending on what kind of bipolar disorder you have, that is type one that has full manic episodes or type two that has hypomanic. Hypomanic symptoms can often …
- Dealing with StressDealing with stress is another key coping skill that I have found to be helpful when dealing with bipolar symptoms. This post is a follow up to my earlier post about dealing with depressive symptoms. There is what is called the stress diathesis …
- Strategies for managing depressionHere are a few strategies that I like to manage depression. One of the more difficult symptoms of bipolar disorder is depression. It often comes after a manic episode but sometimes there is no clear cause and your neurochemistry just decides that you …
- Don’t join a cult but if you do make sure it is funThis is my second post on this topic see my first post here. What helps me the most to overcome bipolar symptoms is a form of non identification and separation from negative emotional states. When I feel a negative emotion I used to …
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- Bipolar start to document overcoming illnessAfter a couple of posts about cat videos today I am making the decision to make this website about dealing with bipolar issues. I want to provide a real story of navigating the world through the struggle of mental illness. What brought this …
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