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John McManamy

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posted 11/20/2009, comments (3)

Coping with the Holidays

Next week is Thanksgiving and before we know it we'll be bracing ourselves for Christmas and Saturnalia. For three years running, the holidays have represented an extreme challenge to me. Around this time in 2007, in a sharepost here, I observed:Life doesn’t come with a trouble-free warranty. A year ago exactly, I was stuffing my personal... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (3)

Smoking Tied to Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder?????

Sometime you read things that make you go hmmmmmm. Wonder where the funding came from for this research because they could have saved tons of money and time had they just asked one of us well informed people living with the illness how smoking relates to our illness.It's very common for us to turn toward anything that would provide any relief of... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/13/2009, comments (5)

When God Seems to Turn His Back on Us ...

In my most recent Question of the Week, I asked:Andrew Solomon in his book, "The Noonday Demon," observes that depressions are like snowflakes, no two are alike. Everyone of us has a different experience of depression, a different story. Question:If you had to describe your depression in 15 seconds to the person riding the elevator with you, how... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

An Introduction

Hi there, I'm new here. I was recently diagnosed with type II bipolar disorder with a dose of severe anxiety. I've been looking for a place where I could connect with other people who struggle with mood disorders, and I'm hoping I found the right place. When I was first diagnosed as type II bipolar, I freaked at the word... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (2)

I have found a great coping skill!

I haven't been on here for a while for I've had many many things to "cope" with and to adjust to. I am now a NEW GRANDMA AGAIN!!!! YEP!! First grandson in 25 years in our family was born to us Sept 30 2009 and I am so blessed. I have also found a great way to cope with the ins and outs and hurdles and tunnels that this disorder puts us... Read more Chevron

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