Conquering Bipolar with Jesus
Bipolar and OCD Having a mental illness as complex as bipolar 1 with psychotic features, I have too many reasons to have prayer as part of my life than not. My psychologist says that a majority of bipolars have a…
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We are getting close to that time of the year of gift giving and receiving. Do you like to give gifts? Or would you rather be on the receiving end? I hate getting gifts. I am very simple and do…
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To Disclose or Not to Disclose I had dinner the other night with one of my former co-workers who I had not disclosed my mental illness to. When we worked together, she was also a supervisor, mentor, crisis situation handler,…
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Gaining Weight on psych medicines has been an easy thing to do since the majority of my medicine’s side effects is weight gain. Ugh! Then I add bipolar depression to the mix. Who wants to do anything but sleep all…
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What do You Worry about? In my life, I have worried a lot and have used prayer against worry. When I was a child, I worried about the environment of my alcoholic family. My prayers were soothing and helped me…
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Good Bye Purpose When I was told I had bipolar disorder almost ten years ago, it rocked my world. Everything was turned upside down. I felt I had no purpose. I was a public middle school teacher at the time….
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I believe that I owe my readers an apology. I have been MIA (missing in action) on this blog. For over a month, I have been depressed and unable to write anything. An idea would pop in my head for…
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Praying when life is overpowering or stressful is difficult to do. When there is an increase in your student’s tuition from last year without an increase in your paycheck, it is easy to forget about praying and focus on what…
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Prayers Bouncing off the Ceiling I recently experienced a time when I felt like my prayers were bouncing off the ceiling. It felt as if God was not listening to my heartfelt cries. For five eternally long months, I experienced…
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I had a friend in college who would come to our campus ministry on occasion. Once when she had been missing from our body of believers for a while, I told her we missed her and invited her back. She…
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Throughout my day, I find myself going to God and asking Him for extra grace or an extra helping of a fruit of the Spirit such as patience or self-control. In the heat of the moment or before the heat…
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I deal with anxiety on an ongoing basis due to my generalized anxiety disorder. The triggers are varied and come often. My morning could be going great then one of my triggers will set my anxiety off like a match…
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