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Of-Two-Minds about it

Spring Break is almost over

It is the last weekend before I head back to work. I got a lot of rest, but with a lot of rest comes a lot of guilt for being unproductive- silly, cause isn't that the whole point of a break? Just the weird way my brain is wired.   Just checking in with some of the BP issues I still struggle with on a daily basis. 1. Can a person get PTSD... Read moreChevron
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John McManamy

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When Your Dreams Prove Stranger Than Fiction - The Bipolar Question of the Week

I’m working on a novel just for the fun of it. I’m in the middle of a chapter where my hero has a dream foretelling his own death that features Gustav Mahler. Gustav Mahler, in turn, has a dream foretelling World War I featuring our hero.   We all dream, but literary and cinematic heroes have a way of dreaming in fantastic ways.... Read moreChevron
Tabby

Some cannot understand why, nor can I. A "view" of a depressed mind.

I should feel... excitement I should feel... relief I should feel... something more than what I actually feel, at this moment   I worked within a "for profit" mental health and substance abuse agency.  I work as a "program specialist" aka administrative assistant.  I try, as I might, to send requests to state & federal gov't... Read moreChevron
John McManamy

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Passover and Easter - A Meditation on Deliverance

We are in a time of high holy observance for two faiths. Religious belief and practice is not the theme of this piece. The deep human yearning that these celebrations tap into is what is central to this discussion, which in turn translates into what we may feel when we emerge from the hopelessness of depression.   "Why is this night different... Read moreChevron
Of-Two-Minds about it

Hard Couple of Days

Tough day. I forgot to take my meds this morning and mind was wobbly from lunch on. First time I have done that.   Tough couple of days. Very tense IEP team meeting yesterday that made me want to rip my hair out.. and it is still not over. Need to meet with mother again. I had my annual evaluation today AND a classroom observation. An... Read moreChevron

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