Conquering Bipolar with Jesus
The power of bipolar is strong, enduring and leaves a lot of carnage in its wake. Where I left you last, I had been experiencing mania. Sleeping less and less, jolted with energy and some irritability to the point of…
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Overwhelmed and Anxious Today at work, I experienced the power of prayer. I became extremely overwhelmed. I was so overwhelmed to the point of getting very anxious. On Friday when I left work I was up to my ears in tasks…
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Standing up for yourself is often difficult. We don’t always see how we are being put-down or pulled down. Why is it so difficult to stand up for one’s self? Whether you have bipolar, self esteem issues, an addiction habit…
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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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Please check out my new article called Bipolar Symptoms. From my point of view of someone with bipolar 1 with psychotic features, i discuss some of my symptoms that I experience. I also share ways that I deal with each symptom…
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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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Example from My Life of No Motivation to Exercise When my life was liken to a hot fudge syrup of mania covering a vanilla ice cream cone, I did not have any trouble with my overall health because of no…
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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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