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LifeontheIsland

Married, mother of four wonderful children, two cats and one dog

posted 10/04/2008, comments (2)

A Poem, Inspired By Events Today

<---------During happy times, on my 40th birthday cruise. This is kitty who I take pretty much everywhere I go, when I travel. It's my way of taking a part of my children with me. I started out the day with depression (intermitent tears and feelings of hopelessness), and than later mania (shopping and spending too much... Read more Chevron

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jess

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (5)

bp partner in denial - how can i help?

I believe my partner is bipolar but he is absolutely unwilling to hear it. His mom is on lithium and wellbutrin and she is clearly bp. His behavior fits everything I've read: irritable, angry over the slightest thing, spends money excessively (though he recently quit his job), blames me for all his unhappiness, self-grandizing talk... Read more Chevron

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Winston Smith

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posted 09/25/2008, comments (0)

In Too Deep?

Whenever I go for therapy, I find it increasingly difficult to describe how I feel. Lately I have become a little annoyed at the question. How can you describe how you feel to someone when you have no "baseline" to work from? I am a rapid cycler, and I am up and down so often on most days that my mood changes like "daisies in the spring". I... Read more Chevron

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Chato B Stewart

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posted 09/21/2008, comments (0)

Your Weekly Laugh - Mental Health Humor

RSS Feed If you have problems see the small text then on your keyboard press the "Ctrl" key then to zoom in press the " + " key or to zoom out press the " - " key. Mental Health Humor: Week-end Saturday Review September 14th - 19th - Sunday: Full Manic... Read more Chevron

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Serena

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posted 09/19/2008, comments (8)

Recently diagnosed with bi polar after living with it for over 5 yrs

Hi, my name is Serena and was just diagnosed by a psychologist last night as having Bi Polar Disorder 1. I always knew i had a mental problem, but for many years i thought it was general anxiety and depression. When I was 22 I finaly went to a therapist and was prescribed paxil cr which helped a great deal for about the... Read more Chevron

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