Information and opinions on Bipolar from BeadGoddess 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/513214 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77485/taking-funk-funky Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:28:50 -0400 BeadGoddess Hello!  I hope everyone had a great holiday.   My holiday weekend started out great.  I did finish my "sanctuary" room! Yeah! So Im proud of that. But, I also did have a VERY bad Saturday.  It was a funky day for me, I was in a bad mood, and my husband and I got into a HUGE fight - that just kept going, and I did something I NEVER do and I took off.  I just drove and drove and drove.   I stopped at an unusual... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77485/taking-funk-funky http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77205/day-3-counting Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:15:59 -0400 BeadGoddess Happy Fourth of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   So yesterday was a rollercoaster - and a wild one at that.   I have my own room int he house  - its my own little soon to be sanctuary.  Its where I make my jewelry, think, do crafts, and sometimes just chill...... This room was a NIGHTMARE!!!! So at first I had about 20 projects on my list of things to do this weekend...then I decided...just one.  I wanted to feel a sense of... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77205/day-3-counting http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77113/struggling Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:06:06 -0400 BeadGoddess Im looking for some advice.   My husband is a very loving, LOGICAL person.  the only person he truly shows emotions with is me.  He is very logical.  he thinks things through and sometimes (he admits this) to a fault.   He is struggling so much with understanding Bipolar and me with it.   I tried talking with him about it last night and asked what about it is difficult for him?  WHat does he... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77113/struggling http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77087/dealing-bipolar Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:35:12 -0400 BeadGoddess Part of my therapy is to sort out my thoughts and write things out.  So I journal and I post here.  I post here to gain insight to thing from others and to help me.  It may not be perfect, it may not always be right - but Im trying.  So feel free to read on, but if you dont like it - its ok.....if you do or if you have suggestions, Im open.   Thakn you!   So after the tough love session with my therapist, and... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/77087/dealing-bipolar http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/76870/spent-bipolar-end Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:37:21 -0400 BeadGoddess Hello Last year around this time I was diagnosed with Bipolar, "officially".  I had Bipolar for years, but was never officially diagnosed. The diagnosis scared me - it wasn’t relief - it was fear.  What happens now?  Why am I different?  What is going on?  How do I deal with this?  Will I lose my friends, family, and my job?Pure panic took over me.  I can remember the next day, being at work convinced... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/513214/76870/spent-bipolar-end