New Year New You
It is that time of year again where we sit down with resolve and decide to make some changes for the New Year New You. If you are like me, you have had some success with last year’s New Year…
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Conquering Bipolar Through Christ
It is that time of year again where we sit down with resolve and decide to make some changes for the New Year New You. If you are like me, you have had some success with last year’s New Year…
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Do you get stressed out during the holidays? Spending time with difficult family members. Being asked to attend numerous social functions which stretches your social anxiety, energy level, money management and time management Christmas shopping in a manic state while having difficulties…
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One of my favorite Christmas sermons was a sermon that was not even centered on the baby in the manger. The focus of the sermon was the genealogy of Jesus. Jesus’ Family Tree Now I know that must sound boring….
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What is Brain Fog? Brain fog is not currently a medically recognized term. It is a saying that is used to describe what people may experience such as the following: Confusion Poor Memory Anxiety Lack of Focus Inability to think…
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Lithium Side Effects I have been on Lithium medication two separate times now since my treatment began in 2007. It was the first mood stabilizer prescribed to me to treat the manic episodes of bipolar. When I took Lithium the…
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Over the course of my bipolar treatment, I have seen major depression that lasted for months on end, a decade of mania, mixed episodes, rapid cycling, and peculiar physical pains without any medical explanations as well as hallucinations. These characteristics…
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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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For the past two years or more, I have lived immersed into the world of bipolar with all the depression, mania, mixed episodes, rapid cycling, scrambled thoughts and hallucinations. My mind has been obsessed all this time with my symptoms….
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Mental Illness and Grace I have learned a lot about grace through my mental illness. I didn’t do anything to earn God’s love or faithfulness for Him to walk with me through my depression, manic episodes and mixed states. God…
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