It can be overwhelming when you’re first diagnosed with bipolar disorder and realize that your whole lifestyle needs an overhaul. You sleep at odd hours, you don’t eat right, you’re not getting enough exercise, you drink too much, etc., etc., etc. Just the thought of everything you need to change can make you more depressed than you... Read more
It’s hard, when we’re just managing to get by day by day or even moment by moment, to think about setting goals. But whether we’re talking about work and career goals, or personal health goals, it’s important to have a plan to get wherever it is we’d like to go.
I tend to get caught up in the every-day buzz of working on my art,... Read more
I am a natural hermit and a workaholic, so it would be easy for me to end up spending all my time in my studio, alone. I have social anxiety as well, which means it takes extra effort for me to join an activity that involves other people.But isolation is not good for us. Even if it is hard, we need to make an effort to join humanity and interact... Read more
I’ve heard a number of my bipolar friends complain that members of their family are not sympathetic and understanding of their illness. It may be one particular member or all of them, but the attitudes range from acting as if those of us with bipolar are “faking it,” to getting angry when we can’t participate in activities that might be... Read more
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