Tag: mania
group name: notastigma
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October 03, 2007 03:51 AM EDT --
It's Coming On...mania
by Beverly T.
This morning I snapped awake. Oh, oh...I never do that. I should be dead tired, but I'm not. I jumped out of bed (another bad sign for me). I shouldn't . . .
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December 06, 2007 04:22 AM EST --
I thought I would share a little bit of what I experience in going through a depressive cycle as a bipolar person. I hope, by now, that you have read some of my other articles about mental illness. . . .
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October 25, 2007 03:41 AM EDT --
Today's tip deals with getting enough sleep .
People with a mental illness are not very different from onyone else in this respect. When we sleep, our bodies replenish depleted chemicals that . . .
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October 10, 2007 12:54 AM EDT --
Going online is one way of searching for strategies for living with a mental illness. Since my diagnosis of bipolar disorder about 14 years ago, I have spent quite a bit of time researching for more . . .
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October 26, 2007 06:49 PM EDT --
I have noticed for years now that when the daylight hours shorten, so does my temper. And my mood swings become more pronounced. I sleep more (do humans hibernate? I do!) and have less energy. One of . . .
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October 09, 2007 02:34 AM EDT --
Let's take a trip down Thinker's Lane for a moment. The plight of the Support Person for those family members and loved ones who have been told they have a debilitating physical illness or mental . . .
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November 24, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
I have been concerned for quite awhile at the type of news that reaches my inbox about depression. I'm not talking about just the most severe forms of depression such as those associated with Schizophrenia, . . .
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October 14, 2007 01:04 AM EDT --
More About the Journal
In my last article (see tip #1) we talked about trying to be practical in our approach to living with a mental illness. I would like to make it clear before I go on that I . . .
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October 15, 2007 05:10 AM EDT --
Y ep, I've been perusing the Net again. I'm looking for gems and I believe I've found a couple. I think you'll understand when you start reading this article. Julie A. Fast has . . .
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November 05, 2007 04:41 AM EST --
A commenter on one of my articles on Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) mentioned light box therapy. I thought it would be a good idea to include some information about light box therapy in case someone . . .
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October 15, 2007 06:26 AM EDT --
While this link is basically about the high incidences of unreported bipolar disorder among Latinos, it is still an interesting video conference. The conference link is here . There is an accompanying . . .
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