Recently I wrote about triggers, and discussed the recognizing those situations and events that can trigger a bipolar episode. Currently I’m finding myself in a different situation, that of recognizing symptoms that might signal an impending mania.My biggest concern right now is the hallucinations I’ve been seeing. I frequently see... Read more
Life isn’t fair. I can’t recall a single event causing a hypomania. Promotion? Big life event? No hypomania. Feel good, yes, excited, yes, but hypomania? Nope.Now consider this Something bad happens? Potential depression. Something irritating happens? Potential mania. Fight with my wife? Potential depression. Frustrations... Read more
Yesterday I was doing my daily perusal of the news from the world of mental health and bipolar disorder. I try to spend some time each day staying up to date with happenings and developments. Recently I built a website where I aggregate news feeds into big meaningful lists of filtered articles, sorted by date and time. Each day there are... Read more
Many of you know I maintain a personal blog. Actually I maintain a couple of blogs and websites, and have for many years. Blogging about bipolar disorder is how I became acquainted with the fine folks here at BipolarConnect. I used to be a daily blogger, sometimes several times a day. But my blogging was usually short, sometimes only a few... Read more
It's 5:00 AM on Christmas eve, and I'm already working hard to meet some EOY deadlines at work, but those pressures are not bothering me. In fact, this is the first Christmas in years where my stress level is not through the roof. I'm actually going to enjoy Christmas this year, which means my family's enjoyment will be... Read more