Information and opinions on health from HarleyFin 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/61083/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/61083/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/61083/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/61083/18477/what-do-i-say Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:46:00 -0500 HarleyFin So my sweet partner has had a break over the holidays.  She began hearing voices that told her to self harm. She came to me immediately, according to our action plan, and we were able to take the necessary actions.  She is safe and recovering.  The new meds make her sleepy and grumpy, but what are a few dwarves compared to sticking ones own hand in boiling water? This is a woman who is well educated and a capable and... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/61083/18477/what-do-i-say http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/61083/18287/christmas Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:25:00 -0500 HarleyFin My partner os the most lovely person I have ever known, and she has bipolar disorder. She is self aware, and happy to take feedback and medication. She has her ups and downs, but we are usually able to cope well with little adjustments here and there.  We have a plan and we stick to it. Over the last few month she has become increasingly more depressed for longer periods of time. We have been following her patterns and have sussed out... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/61083/18287/christmas