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posted 07/19/2008, comments (0)

Bipolar Professional Network

I have recently formed a group on LinkedIn for professionals with Bipolar. Fighting Stigma is just one of many reasons for this effort. Group DescriptionBipolar Professional Network: Bipolar, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a condition that causes unusually extreme shifts in a person’s mood, energy and cognitive ability, often... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/18/2008, comments (4)

Caregiver burn out

I've been with my fiance for nearly four years. He got me fresh out of a bad relationship and with alcoholic behaviors, but he patched me up and I changed the way I relate to alcohol. Things were good for awhile, but then I started getting depressed, then I got really depressed. Now I'm coming out of it, but he seems burnt out... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/18/2008, comments (2)

The Man with the Hammer

Its been a rough month for me here in FL. My father lives overseas, and every year he comes and visits for a week and then leaves. I won't see him again for another year. He's a functioning alchoholic, he works for a large corporation and makes a big salary. This year he decided that I am a complete failure and that he needed to tell me... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/18/2008, comments (2)

Coping with "It"

This is my first time on the site. I've coped with depression for many years, but only recently have I come tohear more about bipolar. That's a frightening word to my wife..."bipolar." But it's more frightening to me that one instant (this week, it was looking at my bank account) and I can plummet to the dark depths and really just want to... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/18/2008, comment (1)

Seven Common Mistakes When Filing for SSDI

I thought this article about filing for SSDI was so important that I wanted to run a copy of it as my blog this week. It's from Allsup, a leading nationwide provider of financial and health care related services to people with disabilities; they help people receive their entitled Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Medicare... Read more Chevron

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