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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mental illness’
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 »
Helping a Depressed Person
Posted in Depression, bipolar disorder, tagged assisting recovery, bipolar disorder, Depression, Helping a depressed person, mental illness, recovering from a mental illness, supporting a depressed person, supporting bipolar disorder, supporting mental illness, understanding a depressed person, understanding depression, understanding mental illness on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I remember when I had a relapse of bipolar disorder about five months ago that I didn’t get a lot of support when I needed it most. My partner found it very difficult to cope with my endless sleeping and lack of enthusiasm towards life. I remember having to psych myself up for half an [...]
Well Sibling Syndrome
Posted in Mental Health News, tagged bipolar disorder, mental illness, Schizophrenia, Well Sibling Sydnrome on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The devastating effects of mental illness have been well documented in films, books, and academia. But until recently there has been little said about the sisters and brothers of the mentally ill. Now researchers are starting to look at what they’re calling the “well-sibling” syndrome.
“As hard as parents may try, and they do, to meet [...]
Lonliness & Mental Illness
Posted in mental illness, tagged bipolar disorder, combatting lonliness, frienship, lonliness, lonliness and mental illness, mental illness, stigma on June 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I wanted to write a post about the lack of friendship in the life of a person with a mental illness however there doesn’t seem to be a great deal of information out there on this topic.
Social stigma plays a great role in lonliness and mental illness.
In the case of families, even when family members [...]
Working Full Time with a Mental Illness
Posted in Depression, tagged coping strategies, Depression, mental illness, working full time on June 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Working full time with a mental illness is not easy.
Sometimes you feel like you don’t want to get up out of bed and go to work but you force yourself up and out into the new day.
If your mental illness is affecting your ability to do things such as concentrating or communicating effectively, you’re probably [...]
