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Mania
So I have decided to talk about my experience with mania. To tell the truth, I have hardly ever talked about this except with my close friends, family, and partner. So we’ll see how it goes… In...
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Community Part II
I’ve posted about community before, but after reading bipolartude’s blog about his experiences, I’m compelled to expand my previous blog post. If you look at my previous post, there are references to...
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Changes in the DSM with Bipolar Disorder
So, if you aren’t aware, the American Psychological Association is changing the current Diagnostic and Statistics Manual (DSM) and coming out with the DSM-V in 2013. They have just posted the proposed...
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It Gets Better: Bipolar Disorder
Here is a video I made for my Lifespan Development class in graduate school. It is directed at counselors in training, but also to those of use with mental illness or those of us who know people with...
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Writing As Therapeutic
I feel like I need to write more, both in my personal journal and on here. I mean, I’m on summer break from school, and this should be the prime time to blog before school starts back up and I’m...
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Eliminating Stigma
A great article that I found today discusses 43 celebrities who have battled mental illness, from bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, and suicide attempts. I think this is wonderful because...
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It Gets Better: Reducing Stigma
So yesterday, a few of the clients at my internship site went to a mental health rally and listened to leaders in our state discuss mental illness and what can be done to reduce stigma. I think the...
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Reminiscent: Mania Story
I’ve decided to re-post my story of my manic episode…it followed three months of depression my senior year of high school. At first I did not notice anything wrong, as I thought I was “normal” again...
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About to Crash
So I absolutely love the band, Dream Theater. During my senior year of high school, when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, their CD Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence came out. The are six songs on...
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Songs: Are they triggering?
So if you read my last post, you’ll know I discussed Dream Theater’s Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence CD, which chronicles stories of numerous mental illnesses including PTSD, DID, Bipolar Disorder,...
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New Mental Illness Diagnoses are Frightening
I recently received a comment from someone who is recently diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. She just watched my video that I made regarding my struggle with bipolar disorder, here . I discuss how I...
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