Pretty Good Reason for my Absence, written 2 weeks ago, I want to apologize for being MIA the last couple months, but I think I have a pretty good reason for it. My little girl was born on July 14th and my life has been turned topsy-turvy upside down ever since. I am sorry I haven't been replying to...

Funeral set, written 3 days ago, Id been warned that the necessities of dealing with the funeral come at exactly the time one least wishes to think about such things, and it is so true. We at least seem not to disagree too much about how the affair should be conducted. When I arrived at Greg's house...

Tips, facts and information about overcoming depression.

Do the eight tools help with anger toward self?, written 1 week ago, Most of our writings concern people who have anger toward others. But, I recently received an email from someone who said he never gets mad at other people - only himself. He was wondering if the eight tools can be applied in that ...

A Mind-Altering Drug History (Part II), written 4 weeks ago, Continued from Part I... In mid-March I decreased my medication to 10mg daily. This amount of medication was perfect, I was gradually getting my life back and I felt more like myself and not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w...

From Kansas, written 2 days ago, Again, I've been remiss in plugging into the blog.  Sounds like Don and Jane had a great and restful trip.  I was looking at the credits on the blog old brother, and it says you're 73.  I think that's close to two years out of date, right?&...

To Tell or Not to Tell, written 3 weeks ago, To tell or not to tell, that is the question.  Over the last few weeks I've had a few discussions surrounding the topic of informing people in my life about my diagnosis and whether it is beneficial or not, so I thought I would write about it because I w...

Abstract: A place for SSRIs in the treatment of severely depressed children and adolescents, written 1 day ago, Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008 Aug 2;152(31):1710-2. A place for SSRIs in the treatment of severely depressed children and adolescents Roobol TH, Buitelaar JK. Karakter, Universitair Centrum ...

Social Anxiety Disorder - Jealousy And Relationships, written 13 hours ago, From the time I started high school (and really started getting interested in girls), I have always had a jealous streak when it came to women. Well, obviously not all, just the ones that I dated. Actually, that's not really...

Cognitive and Global Outcome in Schizophrenia Patients Related to Course of Disease, Not Antipsychotic Type: Presented at ECNP, written 8 hours ago, In patients with chronic schizophrenia, the type of antipsychotic treatment (typical or atypical) is not as important for long-term cognitive and socia...

120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power, written 1 week ago, Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain's full potential. Solve puzzles and brainteasers. Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand t...

This is my pet project on mental health.

Couple's Counseling and BPD, written 2 days ago, Many times I've seen Non-BPs mention that couples counseling doesn't really work for them. One member of an Internet support list I used to be a member of posted a message about his BP "snowing" the couple's therapist. In fact, just about ev...

Charlotte anger management weekend classes continue gain popularity, written 3 hours ago, It is often difficult to find a safe place to work on one's concerns about anger. Conflict Coaching & Consulting, PLLC is that place for many people. To date our weekend classes have become very popular for...

It's a schizo's life.

Visual art, poetry, rants, insight with a dash of bipolar for kicks.

Bipolarity may mean that the borders of right and wrong are sometimes misplaced. But hope is always there and life is NOT so bad at all.

The sweetness of anticipation, the sourness of anxiety: two sides of the same coin., written 6 days ago, According to a recent study described in a post on the Anxiety Insights blog, the production of pleasure and dread are closely related processes in the brain. The same chemical, dopamine, works i...

A woman expresses her bipolar disorder through comics and writing.

Being Pro-active, written 1 day ago, It might be a daunting thought but being alone in a foreign land all by oneself can be seen as an experiential experience. One main important key that I have learnt thus far is the important of "being pro-active".  So, what does being proactive means?...