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Cynthia on Bipolar
Wednesday, September 17 2008
I decided to buy my husband a box of chocolates today. It is his birthday. While making my selections, I got to talking with the chocolatier. Somehow our subject became weighty and as we shared our stories, the focus fell upon our enduring trust, our belief system and in the end, our faith. We decided that, at some point in our lives, we have... Read more
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Cynthia on Bipolar
Wednesday, August 20 2008
When they met, she was volatile (type A?)But he found her interesting.When they married, she was moody (clinically depressed?)But he found her mysterious.When she was volitale, (bipolar disorder II?)He found her changeable.
When she had thoughts of suicide (clinically depressed, hypomanic, bipolar?)
He found her... Read more
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Cynthia on Bipolar
Tuesday, August 19 2008
It has happened again ... the dreaded side effects. I have no time for side effects! Within the past 6 years I have been on 40 medications, some have been repeats of the same old ones, but mostly they have been new. I am wondering if anyone else has concurrent side effects that prevents them from really being well?
Lets... Read more
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Cynthia on Bipolar
Sunday, August 10 2008
When they started talking about him, I felt defensive. I wanted them to know that all was not because of any defect in him. It was merely an illness, a mental illness, a mind thing, a manic-depression, a bipolar unwellness, and it was obviously something they knew little about. I worried about how they would stigmatize him and how they... Read more
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Cynthia on Bipolar
Sunday, August 10 2008
I have Andre Bocelli crooning in my ear. My ear buds are connected to my ipod; they are secured tightly and I am filled with the sound. I am heating up the laptop. Today as always, the music fills where no thought can go for I have battled another spell. This spell offered to me no magical charm, or desired arousal. It was... Read more
