Let’s be honest, many of us go into social services, social work, psychology, sociology, etc., to make sense of our own past. It took me over 10 years to acknowledge this and attempt to make peace with it. I’m not…
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Should I Disclose My Mental Illness?
There are varying sources of advice on whether or not to disclose a mental illness to family, friends, and employers. I disclosed to my 2 closest family members – my husband and my mom nearly right away after my *final*…
Tagged with: bipolar, career, colleagues, communication, disclosing, family, friends, mental illness, progress, recovery, relationships, trust, work
Posted in Basics, bipolar, bipolar II, relationships, work
Posted in Basics, bipolar, bipolar II, relationships, work
The Girl Who Told Me ‘Think Positively’
I had my first conversation with a relative who has never had real depression. She said that she does have, “down days,” and that what works for her is to think positively. It was a loaded comment which I believe had…
Tagged with: balance, bipolar II, compassion, criticism, depression, diet, disappear, eating, emotional pain, exercise, fear, food, friends and family, horror, ice cream, judgement, normal, puss-filled groin blister, recovery, research, respect, symptoms
Posted in Basics, Mood
Posted in Basics, Mood
The Loony Bin – Locked Up & Shocked Up
I am purposely writing minuscule details about hospital and ECT to get it out of my system and hopefully give more info to anyone out there that needs it to make decisions about their own or their loved one’s care.
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