bipolar
Mental Illness
Your Meds….or Mine?
Imagine if you can, being on one of the moving walkways that are most common in airports. Try if you can to envision your life being spent moving on the “walkway” of life. The...
Mental Illness
And then came Mania
Without Mania, Bipolar would not exist. It is mania which distinguishes Bipolar from other forms of mental illness such as Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder and other mood related problems. It is also mania that...
Mental Illness
Who’s Watching the Door
What happens in the mind of a person with Bipolar? I am no doctor, nor do I have any medical qualifications; however I am now a veteran of having a loved one with Bipolar...
Mental Illness
Now you see it….Maybe
One of the first things (of many) that patients of Bipolar or mental illness have to deal with is the reality of their illness and situation. It can be just as hard for the...
Mental Illness
The Beginning of our War
The initial diagnosis of any illness creates a sense of fear. The reality of dealing with something that shouldn’t be there, a condition that is not part of a healthy, normal life; and the...