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Category: Bipolar DIsorder

Shame Ate My Soul – My Book is Published (finally)

My memoir is finally a book. It is done. It is completed. Finished. My book is published and is available … More

Addiction, amazon, Anxiety, benzodiazepines, benzos, Bipolar DIsorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, hope, inspirational, Kindle Direct Publishing, Klonopin withdrawal syndrome, memoir, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, postpartum, postpartum depression, PTSD, recovery

My Story’s the Opposite of EVERYTHING We’ve Been Taught About Mental Illness

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. One year, six months and five … More

Beyond Hopeless – and a poem

I wrote the following poem titled Hopeless for a poetry contest with the theme of pain. Although I am blessed … More

Anxiety, Bipolar DIsorder, Depression, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, poem, Poetry, prevent suicide, recovery, stigma, Stop stigma, suicidal ideations, Suicide, survivor

I Still Have Anxiety

I had severe painful anxiety and panic attacks in my early twenties (thirty years ago) and have had anxiety off … More

adverse reactions, Anxiety, Benzodiazepine, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, faith, hope, Klonopin, medication free, medication side effects, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, Psychotropic medication free, PTSD, recovery

My “Wishful Thinking” Has Become My Reality

Most of my life I lived behind “wishful thinking.” I thought when this or that changed, my life would become … More

Anxiety, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, bucket lists, Depression, dreams, hope, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, physical wellness, PTSD, recovery, Survival, wishful thinking

You Are So Brave…

“You are so brave to share your story,” many people have said to me throughout the years. “Thank you,” I’d … More

Anxiety, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, brave, Depression, God, hope, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, PTSD, recovery, recovery journey, share your story, Survival

Recovery is Possible (my blog post featured on the Trigger Publishing Blog as a Guest Author)

I didn’t know other people didn’t feel the way I did, or that it wasn’t normal to feel electrical impulses … More

Anxiety, anxiety disorder, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, hope, mental health, mental wellness, music, PTSD, recovery, recovery journey, Survival, Trigger Publishing

From Charcoal to Lavender Lattes — with a very free verse poem

As I have been researching more about the dangers of using benzodiazepines, it caused me to reflect back on my … More

Addiction, Anxiety, benzodiazepines, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, charcoal, Depression, Klonopin, Klonopin withdrawal syndrome, Lavender Lattes, mental health, mental health issues, mental illness, mental wellness, overdose, PTSD, recovery, Survival

Don’t Be a Negative Nelly

My brain is always moving quickly–thinking, planning, reminiscing, dreaming, creating and is actively working. It doesn’t shut down much. It … More

Anxiety, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, faith, God, hope, mental health, mental health issues, mental illness, mental wellness, Negative Nelly, positive affirmations, positivity, PTSD, recovery

Can You Have a “Little” Binge Eating Disorder?

I have battled with my weight my entire life and was thin until I became pregnant with my first daughter. … More

anorexia, Anxiety, binge eating, binge eating disorder, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, bulimia, Depression, eating disorder, faith, mental health, mental illness, mental wellness, overweight, recovery, Survival

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