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LadyBehindTheMask

I love my job, my husband, and my cat!

posted 10/12/2008, comments (0)

I needed this Spark! in the middle of my depression

The last few weeks have been very difficult. I'm swinging down, which has been hard enough. It almost seemed like it was easier to manage the depressions before I was treated, when I was almost always depressed and so I just got used to working through them. (Brief aside: a really helpful book is Working in the Dark: Keeping Your Job While... Read more Chevron

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ERA

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Living With It

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posted 10/09/2008, comment (1)

LIVING WITH BIPOLAR SWINGS !

HI YES I AM LIVING WITH IT , SO I KNOW JUST HOW U FEEL, TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF , I TURNED TO GOD, THIS HAS HELPED ME MORE THAN THE DRUGS. I STILL NEED DRUGS BUT, I ALSO NEED MY SPIRTUAL LIFE TO LEAN ON, I LOOK AT IT THIS WAY GOD CREATED ME THE WAY I AM FOR A PURPUSE, SO I FEEL HE SHOULD BE RESPONABLE FOR ME. MABY THIS IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND... Read more Chevron

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birdbreather

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posted 10/09/2008, comments (3)

Lithium Dreams

I haven't posted in a while, I went off my meds and it ended badly. I just started back on Lithium and Lamictal and I really hope it works. I am amazed at how easy it is to get derailed from recovery. I was doing really well for most of the summer and then it all came crashing down again. I felt so good I thought I didn't... Read more Chevron

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Linda

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I am a teacher, a single woman, and just trying to get by.

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posted 10/04/2008, comments (3)

A Must-Read Book

I just wanted to log on and let you all know about a fabulous book I just finished reading, "The Quiet Room". It is by Lori Schiller, a true account by her and by her family and friends of her experiences with Schizo-affective Disorder. Lori Schiller describes spending the better part of her adult life trying to deal with all of the... Read more Chevron

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Winston Smith

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51,pastor,bipo,bp,o/c,want to come out, ect@2 yrs,resets the the

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posted 10/03/2008, comments (3)

I Write When Mad

When I am manic I can write for hours at a time. I like to record my feelings, happenings, moods and things in the world that frustrate. For a while I thought that i could create a simple formula that would explain EVERYTHING in the world! I actually did develop a formula, which made perfect sense at the time. However, I read it now, and I have no... Read more Chevron

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