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Problems Thinking - A New Bipolar Conversation

If only we inherited brains in decent working order. Mood is only one small part of it. Thinking seems to be the major challenge. Charlotte writes:I am used to gathering facts and making decisions based on my collection of information.  It is hard to gather those facts when I am stressed...my "fight-or-flight" system is on overdrive. ... Read moreChevron
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People Who Inspire You - Bipolar Question of the Week

I’m at Sacramento Airport waiting for my flight home to San Diego from three days of the NAMI California convention. Conferences always wear me out. I am thrown off all my routines vital to maintaining good mental health, including diet, exercise, and sleep. I can’t wait to crash in my own bed tonight.But the people I ran into more... Read moreChevron
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Bipolar Disorder Support Groups: Are They for Me?

In a comment to a recent post, Managing Your Bipolar - Only You Can Do It - Kristin pointed out that “I found the DBSA - The Depression Bipolar Support Alliance - helpful. There is also NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness.”Many thanks, Kristin, for the reminder. I have been intensely involved with both organizations. I am... Read moreChevron
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Bipolar Recovery Tools: Vibration

This post has to do with sound, vibration, healing, and how it can help in managing our bipolar. Bear with me ...Four and a half years ago, soon after I moved to southern California, I walked into a coffee shop and walked out with a didgeridoo. As a fellow transplant from the east coast explained to me much later, basically we mutate when we move... Read moreChevron
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Managing YOUR Bipolar - Only You Can Do It

What are the implications of your bipolar being different from my bipolar? Last week, in my post, Scientific Challenge to the Bipolar Diagnosis: What It Means to Recovery, I noted:On the surface, your clinical condition may appear the same as mine, but how similar are they really when we open up the hood and look inside?Just a small sampling of... Read moreChevron

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