I really hate it when people say I should smile more.
For those who don’t know me, I have a serious demeanour. I don’t remember always having this demeanour but certainly over the past few years I have come to notice it more and more. It could be a result of my bipolar disorder or it [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Smile For Life
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, mental illness, tagged emotion, happiness, sad demeanour, serious demeanour, smile, wellbeing on August 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Do I Look Bipolar?
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, mental illness, tagged anxiety, bipolar disorder, Depression, looking normal, mental illness, strains of mental illness on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know it’s been a while since i’ve blogged on here. It’s been hard to get the motivation up and hard to think of new topics all the time to write about to keep readers interested.
One thing I worry about is whether I look bipolar to other people. I think I can tell when someone [...]
Nutrition Beats Mental Illness
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, fatigue, mental illness, tagged bipolar disorder, Chronic Fatigue, chronic nutritional deficiencies, Depression, depression and nutrition, diet changes, dietician, fatigue, food allergies, food deficiencies, Foods that Beat Depression, mental health, nutrition, nutrition counsellor, Schizophrenia, seratonin, vitamin supplments, vitamins on August 13, 2008 | 8 Comments »
I’ve decided to go and see an nutritionist. While googling “depression and nutrition” I came across these case histories that I wanted to share with you.
Liz started suffering from depression at the age of 14. By the time she was 17 she had become extremely anxious, fearful and depressed and was hearing voices. She was [...]
Foods That Fight Depression
Posted in Depression, fatigue, tagged Alexandra Massey, Foods that fight depression, Foods to Beat Depression, Foods to Boost Your Mood, Super Foods on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Lisa
You don’t know what tremendous satisfaction it gives me to hear your story. Having changed my own food patterns for the better and knowing that, yes I really can, change the way I feel – to then write a book and read the results you are having makes it feel worth all the work.
Many [...]
Foods to Beat Depression/Fatigue
Posted in Depression, fatigue, tagged changing eating patterns, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, diet changes, dieting, emotional welbeing, fatigue, Foods that Beat Depression, Foods to Boost Your Mood, lethargy, Mood Boost, Mood Changes, Over, overcoming depression, overcoming fatigue, seratonin rich foods, stress, Super Foods, tiredness on August 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
It’s been one week since i’ve changed my diet and I feel great. I have to admit I was skeptical at first when I bought the book Super Foods to Boost Your mood, Foods that Fight Depression for a measley $5.00AU but figured if there were foods out there that could change my mood then [...]
What is Normal?
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, mental illness, tagged being normal, bipolar disorder, bipolar medication, medication, normalicy and bipolar disorder, personality traits, Zeldox on August 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Some people think that bipolar disorder doesn’t dictate who they are as a person. I often find this hard to believe because almost everything I do, think or say is affected by the illness.
I even regulate my personality through medication. The type of medication I take determines my personality traits. For instance, when I take Zeldox [...]
Schizophrenia Researchers Welcome New Blood
Posted in Mental Health News, Schizophrenia, tagged blood and schizophrenia, mental illness and infants, schizophrenia and infants, schizophrenia and vitamin D, schizophrenia research, scizophrenia and babies on August 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute are set to conduct a world first trial into the link between prenatal vitamin D levels and schizophrenia.
Funded by the NHMRC and led by QBI’s Dr Darryl Eyles, a team of four researchers will study blood spots taken from newborn babies who have gone on to develop schizophrenia in early [...]
