Information and opinions on Bipolar from Angst 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/6830 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830 http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/63293/vent Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:36:52 -0400 Angst I've been feeling so miserable these past few days. I feel like I'm sinking again though things have been going so much better for a while now. I'm flat broke, not too sure where the money went. I've been going on binges. I did a major cleanup 4-5 days ago but since then my place has become a complete mess. Evenings, I stop being able to think and drown into a fog - unable to think, let alone follow a conversation. Forming words requires... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/63293/vent http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/60712/seroquel-xr Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:40:55 -0500 Angst I just read the news about Seroquel XR being approved for bipolar disorder and I am thrilled. This medication made a huge diffenrence in my life. I took several months before I actually noticed that it was helping. Although really unpleasant, it was worth going through all the side-effects (which have now tamed down).   My goal is not to sell this medication or to encourage people to try it, that's between you and your doctor. It works... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/60712/seroquel-xr http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/59428/tired-tired Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:31:12 -0500 Angst Sorry, I just need to vent a little. I'm not depressed, I feel fine, I've been stable, things are going alright... but I'm so tired, exhausted. I can't get up in the mornings, yet my medication hasn't been changed recently. It just makes me really mad that every time things start to go well, there's something that comes and hinders this state. Usually, when stress levels are low, my chronic pain's at its worst (yeah, I know it should... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/59428/tired-tired http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/58187/borderline-bipolar Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:45:52 -0500 Angst As requested, I am creating a separate sharepost in which I share the personal reflexions that came about following the reading of that post*. Hopefully it can be helpful to many others. It is a tidbit of my own journey through the world of mental-health, which is still ongoing. I now have internet set up at home (as of today), so I will be able to come to the site regularly so I can get to know you all better and share more... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/58187/borderline-bipolar http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25578/want-most Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:09:11 -0400 Angst On a more positive note... here is everything I strive for, depicted in simple images that, I believe, speak for themselves.     I want to blossom like an apple tree Be wild and free Produce the fruit of my existence Without any resistance   I want to shine like the sun Be radient and have fun Let my light glow And let it show   I want to fight like a tiger Win battles I don't master Growl and... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25578/want-most http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25575/dream Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:52:14 -0400 Angst This poem is one of broken dreams, of deception. It is a poem of seeing too big and as a result, falling from too high. It is a brutal reminder that dreams and reality cannot always co-exist.   Strong and confident, I tackled life Following a path that was left for me I believed in me, in the world; Believed I could do anything at all: In the near future, be happy, Achieve all things, get what I wanted; I wanted to succeed in... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25575/dream http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25574/burning-tears Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:33:35 -0400 Angst This is a very graphic poem depicting the danger and damage caused by holding back tears and allowing our sadness, anger, resentment, etc. to build up without ever letting them out.   My tears burn upon my skin They scald my eyes As they begin to flow They leave a scar upon my cheeks Chap my lips They drip all over my clothes Scorch holes through them They sizzle on my fingertips As I try to wipe them away My entire face... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25574/burning-tears http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25573/inventions Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:16:00 -0400 Angst I know we mustn't focus on the "shoulds" and this poem does just that... but every time I read it, it just puts a smile on my face. I wrote it over three years ago in an attempt to lighten up unpleasant everyday situations so I may come to appreciate the "ordinary". I hope that this poem may do just that for you!   They should make windshield wipers and anti-fog treatment for eyeglasses To help see the world better when things are grey... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/6830/25573/inventions