Information and opinions on health from nevadafrenchy 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/76809/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/76809/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/76809/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/119577/countless-bipolar Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:43:52 -0400 nevadafrenchy Bipolar: having two poles... opposite extremes.  As a general rule the universe is balanced by two polar opposites from the atomic level to the galaxy, all energy strives to balance itself out. Living with bipolar it is not hard to see the resemblance between the importance of being balanced in the physical universe and being balanced psychologically.  The cool thing about living with bipolar is that we know... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/119577/countless-bipolar http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/35077/situations-bipolar Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:54:36 -0400 nevadafrenchy We all have our times where we get irritated and "snap" a little bit so to speak.  For us bipolar people this snap tends to happen a little more often.  But that's ok, it just means we are passionate about the subject at hand.  Sometimes though, it is not a good situation to be snapping in.  A social situation perhaps.  I have found, over the years, some tools to help me deal with this a little bit better.  The... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/35077/situations-bipolar http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/33018/bipolar-situations Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:23:21 -0400 nevadafrenchy There are many benefits that come with the experience of being bipolar in every day life.  The first and foremost comes from the fact that being bipolar has let me feel the entire spectrum of human emotion from extreme depression to feeling on top of the world to being extremely angry and extremely happy.  This has helped me to realize that balance and understanding both sides of everything is the key to overcoming this.  Next we... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/33018/bipolar-situations http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/32778/graduating-college Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:42 -0400 nevadafrenchy I graduated from the University of Nevada, in Reno.  It took me eight years, four colleges (kicked out of 2 for grades), two states, 5 psychiatrists, 15 different types of meds (many trial and error), the Disabilities Act, the students with disabilities resource centers on campus, and hundreds of people who believed in me... but I did it. I didn't think it was possible, I think no one was more stunned than myself when I got the call from... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/76809/32778/graduating-college