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Codependency: Fact or Fiction?
Lately, I’ve been seeing articles with titles that say codependency is a myth or a hoax. They claim that the concept is not just wrong but harmful. Despite its almost 40-year history, codependency now...
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Grippy Socks and Sour Candy
My husband is a great help when I write my blogs. He keeps an eye out for news stories that deal with mental health in some fashion. So when he saw an article on new words related to the topic, he...
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Saved From My Manicky Self
My usual mania symptom is overspending. This time, it was overextending. It went down like this. My side gig is as a ghostwriter. It doesn’t pay a lot, but it supplements my Social Security and, as my...
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Christmas, Bipolar Style
This post will go live on Christmas Eve, and the holiday has been much on my mind of late. My reactions to the holiday aren’t necessarily what you will experience, but as a bipolar person, I wanted to...
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Self-Care: We’ve Heard This Before
I’m not denying that it’s good advice. It surely is. But no matter your problem, the recommendations are almost always the same. I recently saw an article in Psychology Today titled “7 Habits That...
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Running Out of Meds
Running out of your medications is scary. I know. It’s happened to me several times. Sometimes it was a matter of supply. My usual pharmacy ran out of a sleep aid and wasn’t going to get any more until...
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People-Pleasing as Pathology
There are two schools of thought about people-pleasing. One is that it’s a good thing, that we should try to please other people. The other is that it’s a bad thing, a symptom of some psychological...
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Is It Narcissism or Gaslighting?
We know that narcissism and gaslighting both lend themselves to abusive treatment, but they are actually two different things. They’re both extremely destructive. They both have serious negative...
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How I Treat My Bipolar Disorder
There are many treatments for bipolar disorder, from SSRIs to EMDR and more. I must admit that I haven’t tried all of them, but I have encountered a few over the years. Some worked well, others not so...
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Everything in Moderation
Support systems are important for good mental health. There’s just something about sharing difficulties and successes with people who truly understand because they’re in the same place, facing the...
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What Does Body Temp Tell You?
My husband and I have a dynamic that’s common to many couples. I’m always too cold and he’s always too warm. This becomes apparent at bedtime, when he has the window open and a fan on, and I’m wrapped...
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Sensory Overload
I know that sensory overload can be a problem for people on the autism spectrum. Too much noise, uncomfortable touch, and assaults on the other senses can affect them negatively. I discovered this...
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Bipolar Poetry
I used to write poetry, since I was in second grade. I continued through high school and college. I stopped because they kept turning into prose. So I wrote prose. I knew I could never make a living...
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What’s My Blood Sugar and Why Does It Matter?
In the past, I’ve had difficulties with my blood sugar. If I went more than four hours or so without eating, I got dizzy and weak. Fortunately, It’s not that difficult to arrange to get food within...
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Agency, Autonomy, and Mental Illness
I once suggested to a writer that he should include chemist Clara Immerwahr in his book on notable women. After her education, she had no opportunities to do her own research, as it was the early...
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Self-Care and Social Care
We hear a lot about self-care these days. Much of the mainstream media seems to think that it means “shopping therapy,” indulgent desserts, spa days, and mani-pedis. Expensive things. Ones that you...
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The Power of Awe
My husband asked me if I wanted to watch this movie, Operation: Arctic Cure. He knows I love stories about people who face hardship. Sometimes they triumph. Sometimes they fail. But they’re always out...
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Structure in My Bipolar Days
I used to be a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of gal. Work provided the only structure to my days, back when I was able to work in an office. It wasn’t always the same structure, depending on the...
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Is It Bipolar or BPD?
When I first started looking at the literature regarding SMI, I became confused by the abbreviation BPD. At first, I thought it was a typo or an alternative for Bipolar Disorder. Of course, I found...
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You May Be Bipolar
If you take three different meds at night and two more in the morning…you may be bipolar. If your therapist is on your speed dial…you may be bipolar. If you know the difference between rapid cycling...
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