Information and opinions on health from tls at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19267/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19267/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19267/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/68668/blog Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:03:00 -0400 tls If you have a blog please share - I love reading blogs of which I can relate.  Why do you write and what does it do for you?  I'm just interested is all.   I noticed a few of my soul mates in mental illness have a blog.  I find my blog a wonderful way to just talk about what I'm doing, feeling, thinking.  I don't even care if it is never read by a single other person.  Actually, I hope no one reads it.  I... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/68668/blog http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/68270/health-care-crap Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:35:36 -0400 tls I have been essentially unemployed for over a year.  I've had a few temp jobs and I'm a substitute teacher but nothing regular.  Because my meds alone cost almost $1,000 a month and unemployment income is not life sustaining let alone health sustaining I managed to qualify for (NYS's) Family Health Plus.  Great!  Low cost health insurance with low copays for mental health services (thanks to Timothy's law).  I finally... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/68270/health-care-crap http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/19817/what-do-you-have Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:32:00 -0500 tls I am just curious.  Does anyone else have other aliments/illnesses that you have to cope with daily?   Currently, (and there is always room for some more ) I have BP II, fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease, bi-lateral carpal tunnel, thoracic outlet syndrome, hypertension, barrett's esophagus and some unknow yet to be diagnosed reason for peripherial vision loss and possibly another autoimmune disorder because my... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/19817/what-do-you-have http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/19474/job-interview Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:15:00 -0500 tls I lost my job on November 1.  It was an intesting day - I knew I was reaching my stress limit and I had a very demeaning boss so after one more confrontation from him ("what in the world are you doing, just do as I tell you") I totally flipped and said "I am too sick to put up with this sh** and I'm tired of the f****** crap and I quit").  I promptly admitted myself into the hospital and spent 5 days getting... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19267/19474/job-interview