We Have a Winner!
Well, folks, we have a winner! After all the rigamarole over ballots and court cases that Trump caused, and the protests and what happened with that all at the White House, everything went ahead as...
View ArticleSome Semblance of Normal Soon?
Well, Phase 1c of the Covid vaccine was released today, which means it’s available for me and my husband, him for diabetes and heart condition and me for chronic kidney disease. I was lucky enough to...
View ArticleAlmost Over!
Well, it looks like it’s almost over, folks! President Biden says that everyone should have their Covid vaccinations by the middle of April, and many states are talking about lifting the mask mandates...
View ArticleStriving for Perfection
I am the ultimate perfectionist. Yes, me. I even got a fortune cookie one time that said, “You have a yearning for perfection,” do you believe that?” Even Confucius knows it! But it’s a real battle for...
View ArticleUnhappiness My Own Fault
Someone told me lately that if I’m unhappy, that it’s my own fault. My first impulse was to hit them. Now, if you saw me, you’d think that this was funny, because I’m all of 4’10” tall, and weigh about...
View ArticleBP – Blessing in Disguise
There was a time when bipolar disorder was a dark shade against my window of the world, but eventually I got better. Now I believe that my bipolar disorder is really kind of a blessing in disguise. I...
View ArticleAccepting the Worst of Things
Gone are the days when I used to wear my bipolar disorder like a shield, defending myself against the public stigma waved at me by every passerby, real or just perceived by my paranoid self. Today I...
View ArticleTake Bad Days with Good
When you have bipolar disorder, you have to take the bad days with the good (which is true for life in general, but especially true when it comes to bipolar). You can’t take it to the extreme, however....
View ArticleDealing with Life in General
Sometimes it’s difficult to deal with having bipolar disorder. Now, that’s an understatement, isn’t it? Sometimes it can be downright overwhelming! Actually, it’s not just the dealing with bipolar...
View ArticleLife is All About Change
Life is all about change. There was a time in my life when change itself was enough to throw me into manic episode after manic episode because I was so ill-prepared to cope with those changes. However,...
View ArticleChange Your Attitude, Change Your Outlook
How has your outlook been lately? If it has been trending toward the negative, perhaps it’s time for an attitude check. That’s what I’ve found in my own case, anyway. I believe that outlook and...
View ArticleBeing a Positive, Optimistic Person
I wasn’t always the positive, optimistic person I am today. In fact, learning how to cope and deal with the reality of having bipolar disorder was a hard-fought lesson for me. I was stubborn at first,...
View ArticleDo You See an S on My Chest?
One of the hardest things I have to deal with as a bipolar survivor is the fear that when I get depressed, or even just in a bad mood, that it is signaling the beginning of an episode. It’s not even...
View ArticleWhat Keeps You From Support?
I was thinking the other day about how grateful I am for my husband, who is my #1 supporter. I just don’t think I could do this thing without him. He doesn’t just love me as his wife, but he cares for...
View ArticleI Wish I Had My Dog’s Life
I wish I had my dog’s life… Sunshine is a Doberman/hound mix. She takes a lot of naps. But I do take her out for her customary walks, too. She loves those! I’m just not sure who’s walking who when we...
View ArticlePermission Not to Be Perfect
I am the ultimate perfectionist. Yes, me. I even got a fortune cookie one time that said, “You have a yearning for perfection,” do you believe that?” Even Confucius knows it! But it’s a real battle for...
View ArticleRemembering Back When
When I was first diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, I was 45-years-old, and my reaction went from one extreme to the other – for one thing, I was just happy that they had a name for what I’d been through...
View ArticleWhat is Normal?
You know those warnings that used to interrupt your TV shows that said, “This is a test. This is only a test…” Well, I’ve heard it in a different, more humorous way: “Life is a test. It is only a test....
View ArticleGetting New Glasses
I remember when I first got new glasses, and it was like I could see things clearly for the very first time! I had had glasses once a long time ago, but I had gone without them for many years at that...
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