Information and opinions on Bipolar from ctrygirl at BipolarConnect.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/93764/check Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:48 -0500 ctrygirl A wonderful site to up lift anyone!!! IT is full of quotes from the greats and you can actually get it in your inbox each day for FREE!! I get it and it has lifted me from the depths of "bad thoughts" and idea-ations and has soothed me when at the peak of mania just through the quotes and thoughts it provokes!! IT really is therapeutic ...and the power of the pen is invincible!!! CHECK IT OUT AND JOIN ALONG WITH ME!! THE writer is also Bipolar... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/93764/check http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/93118/found-great-coping Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:29 -0500 ctrygirl I haven't been on here for a while for I've had many many things to "cope" with and to adjust to. I am now a NEW GRANDMA AGAIN!!!! YEP!! First grandson in 25 years in our family was born to us Sept 30 2009 and I am so blessed.   I have also found a great way to cope with the ins and outs and hurdles and tunnels that this disorder puts us through...it is collecting quotes. Now at first you might say...WHAT??????? but truly keeping that... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/93118/found-great-coping http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/71021/revelation Thu, 14 May 2009 22:23:21 -0400 ctrygirl I found this article interesting....seems that letting our minds wander, if only a wee bit, just MAY BE A SIGN of a great problem solver....hmmm...like they had to tell Bipolar diagnosed citizens that!! Thought all would like to read a bit about taking the time, the moment in time, to just DAYDREAM!! YEP! DAYDREAM!!!     http://www.livescience.com/health/090513-daydream-brain.html   off to my tree house with journal and... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/71021/revelation http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/67209/invaluable-coping Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:20:30 -0400 ctrygirl THE GOOD DOG Is a website that is produced, created and sent directly to your inbox by a fellow bipolar who has been through so much, we are fortunate that he is still with us for as we all know, this trying disorder can often lead us to think things that are NOT conducive to our health! However, he pulled himself together after a journey across America on FOOT giving himself time to reflect, meet many in need, and gather information that helped... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/67209/invaluable-coping http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/57728/couple-blogs Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:12:03 -0500 ctrygirl Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that with encouragement from various sources and my own interest in trying to reach out and help those with our disorder or those that just need a boost I now have two blog sites (tehee one was quite by accident for i was learning how to create one and had NO CLUE whatsoever....but i kept it and using it in different fashion than the other....so please visit both if interested) I can ONLY HOPE that... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/57728/couple-blogs http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56923/advocacy-questions Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:34:12 -0500 ctrygirl I just read this article that was given by Linda Golodner, NCL president at the FDA science forum...please check it out....this is yet another reason why i DO NOT want my personal medical information STORED in ANY govt or medical facility for access to, well to far to many to list.....feel medical information should STAY personal PERIOD...but that is MY personal opinion, not that i disagree with scientific research, just storage of people's... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56923/advocacy-questions http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56327/huge-words Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:08 -0500 ctrygirl To all of you who helped me out with the situation that i posted on just recently concerning the decade coming back to haunt me...I want to say THANK YOU for all your encouraging words,  all your prayers, all your support, and all your shared Knowledge!!    It inspired me to believe, to trust that all would "too pass" and that I could make it through this, although i did have to call the hotline a couple of times while waiting... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56327/huge-words http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56100/lighthouse Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:26:05 -0500 ctrygirl I am posting this basically to vent and get some things out of my head. I am a person who really likes to write, as some of you know by the length of my posts of my replies and I apologize if it ever gets too long, I DO try to restrain myself but oh the words just keep leaking from my brain to the fingertips and almost as if i have no control!   I am going through a very very stressful time right now as many of you already know, but I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56100/lighthouse http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56050/decade-coming-haunt Sun, 18 Jan 2009 11:43:49 -0500 ctrygirl I need some advise from someone who has been in this situation or knows of what i should do...Here is the situation.....in 1994 i was divorced (from a very abusive VERY much so....marriage) ....I am currently married to my high school sweetheart and things couln't be better....... UNTIL I recieved a call and a letter that was very very uhm RUDE and CRUDE and down right abusive in its text if you ask my opinion and trust me i've shown it to... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/56050/decade-coming-haunt http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/55873/jut-meandering Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:30:50 -0500 ctrygirl my mind, and it came out as the following poem, if you are one that often feels misunderstood, prehaps this will let you know you are not alone!! Amazing Powers of Observation   Do you notice the subtle but common things all around you? Do you hear the voices from the dark matter about? Or feel the vibrations that linger and shout, How about the entities and spirits reaching out too Or do you feel that is a falsehood and something... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/1744/55873/jut-meandering