“How does one reconcile living with a mental illness (or any health problem, for that matter), spiritually?,” Su asks. “What does it all mean? Is it 'meant to be' or just some random problem? Is there a 'reason for everything'? Is God 'punishing' us? I have to admit, sometimes when I have gone really... Read more
If anyone thinks there is a such thing as garden variety bipolar, my recent “mailbag” should put paid to that notion:“I've been wondering for months if I'm bipolar,” writes Chrispy. She describes her worsening ups and downs, and admits that “I constantly feel like I'm losing my mind. I KNOW something is... Read more
What can be worse than bipolar? The prospect of living the rest of your life with the illness, that's what. Whether you suspect you may have bipolar or have been recently diagnosed with the illness, chances are your life is in shambles. You may have run up debts, you may have left your employment, your friends and loved ones may have deserted... Read more
Ever since I first started writing about my illness nearly nine years ago, the most desperate correspondence I have received invariably came from the loved ones of patients. My latest "mailbag" features a stack of plaintive queries from spouses and boyfriends and girlfriends: Help writes: "My husband has become has become... Read more
The bad news is you have bipolar. The really bad news is you have to live with it. With this issue of Ask the Expert Patient, we have a series of questions from individuals working to deal successfully with the particular challenges that their illness poses, ranging from concentration to obsession to bad hair days to bullying to being late to... Read more
