Information and opinions on health from Polarimbi 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/3872/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/3872/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/3872/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/14180/bipolar-oprah-show Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:59:00 -0400 Polarimbi Hi everyone, Sorry to have not posted in a while. September is a very hard month for me, and from what my psychiatrist tells me, a hard month for many of us with bipolar disorder -- the changes in weather, season, time, routines -- can upset our equilibrium.  Anyway, I am coping. My mom called to tell me that she watched an Oprah Winfrey show on bipolar disorder. Guests included Kate Jamison, an actor from General Hospital, and a... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/14180/bipolar-oprah-show http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9512/chameleons Tue, 15 May 2007 14:46:00 -0400 Polarimbi MY KARMA, THE CHAMELEON 5.15.07 Meet Chamaeleo pardalis, a chameleon species found in the forests of Madagascar. Chameleons can produce a wide range of colors and patterns on their skin, but they do this primarily to express mood, not to blend in with different environments (from: http://www.howstuffworks.com/animal-camouflage2.htm) My son is doing his kindergarten science project on animal camouflage and so we started looking for pictures of... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9512/chameleons http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9221/stuck-moment Sat, 05 May 2007 01:47:00 -0400 Polarimbi PEANUT BUTTER MOOD 5.2.07 I have been sitting here for the last hour trying to figure out how best to describe my mood. I've decided that it's kind of like peanut butter. Now, I rather like peanut butter, and it would be nice to be feeling creamy or crunchy like Skippy or Peter Pan or Jiffy (or whatever it's called), but the mood I'm in is nothing like the images these brands evoke. I feel heavy and trapped and stuck and it... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9221/stuck-moment http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9088/facing-future Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:22:00 -0400 Polarimbi This might generate some controversy, but I will say it: For me, being diagnosed with bipolar disorder was the thing that actually saved my life. I was poised for self-destruction. The diagnosis was an earthquake that knocked me and my family down, but it brought understanding and forced me to rebuild how I now live my life. In many ways, I am still the same person --with same likes, dislikes, fears, talents -- but the choices I make are so... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/9088/facing-future http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/8886/predicting-future Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:02:02 -0400 Polarimbi "The best way to predict the future is to create it." I do yoga every Monday and my teacher ended today's class with this quote. It really made me think. I can't predict my moods or know what will happen with this mercurial illness of mine, however, I can be better prepared for whatever does happen by taking care of my health and relationships. The decisions I make in the present can shape what happens in the future. For me, the best... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/3872/8886/predicting-future