Surviving October
October 6, 2009 1:12pm
so i moved to london for a year. away from my usual support system but with a great roommate who is family.
i am looking for a job and though i …
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happygrl
10:28am, October 15, 2009
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About Me
happygrl
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About Me
Author of: http://bipolar-101.blogspot.com/ Author of: Bipolar 101 I love being able to share and learn in this community of fellow travelers on the bipolar journey, especially since i have a hard time making it to support groups in the real world. the etherworld is so much larger it feels like one big hug.
Author of: http://bipolar-101.blogspot.com/ Author of: Bipolar 101 I love being able to share and learn in this community of fellow travelers on the bipolar journey, especially since i have a hard time making it to support groups in the real world. the etherworld is so much larger it feels like one big hug.
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Interests
writing, research, kayaking, hiking, traveling, reading, knitting
writing, research, kayaking, hiking, traveling, reading, knitting
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book available for preorder: Bipolar 101
December 26, 2008 5:34pm
i am excited about my book Bipolar 101 being on Amazon. that is way cool. a lot of reading, writing and research went into writing a book that other …
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Bipolar 101
December 26, 2008 5:23pm
The vast research I did on my own illness inspired me to write the book Bipolar 101 which launches february 1, 2009 but is available for preorder on …
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Journal Entry for November 27, 2006
November 27, 2006 1:29pm
I've got manic depression but i've been relatively symptom free for a year. It's great to be able to write this journal entry. i never thought it …
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HI I am bipolar and I too have trouble getting to group therapy due the closest one is 45min to 1 hr. away. and only meets once a month. Shoot in a month I have alreay forgotten most peoples names if I hadn't seen nor spoken to them.LOL Can you tell me more? Angie
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Hello! I checked out your blog (and CV!) :) and am really excited about reading your upcoming book. Congratulations! I am also happy to meet another person with manic depression who also studies it! I've removed all my professional stuff from my profile, but I am a sociology phd student who, until very recently, focused all my attention on mental illness diagnostic categories. I recently finished a book chapter (my first publication- yeah! :) ) on the social construction of BP- focusing mostly on spectrums. Anyway, I decided that studying BP was "too close to home" so I have moved on to other things, at least temporarily. I'd love to get into some discussions with you about your work sometime. Hope you have a nice week...
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Hope you are doing well :) Thanks for all your efforts to help others with BP.
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I found info about your book in the Bipolar recommendation section and followed it here. Your profile and book look interesting. Good luck!
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Close Bipolar Disorder
20 years. with three years of one crisis after another ending in hospitalization which motivated me to stay as sane as i could and to write Bipolar 101 (book and blog).
Treatments
- Depakote Working / Worked
- tried it for a while with lithium but phased out when crisis passed.
- Fish Oil Working / Worked
- i feel more stable.
- Holistic Health Working / Worked
- stress management. good sleep hygiene. regular exercise. omega 3s. works like a charm. Vitamin D and B
- Lamictal Not Working
- got the rash. my doctor said quit. was taking it with lithium when i left the hospital. have been fine without it
- Lithium Working / Worked
- it's worked wonders for me. i take a high dose but it keeps me stable all by itself.
- Prozac Not Working
- because i was not taking my lithium as prescribed the docs think my prozac made me manic. they wont give me anti-dpressants anymore
