Category Archives: Impact of Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is associated with extremely high (mania/hypomania) and low (depressed) moods. This is typically seen with emotional changes, behavioral changes, energy changes and so on. Psychosis, on the other hand is the presence of delusions and hallucinations. Delusions – … Continue reading
There is a persistent myth that having bipolar disorder means you have a “broken identity,” or even, “split personality.” I would imagine the term “manic depression” (an older term for bipolar disorder) conjures up these images for some people. But … Continue reading
Last night I drank. Alcohol. OK. You probably don’t need to alert the media. But I do need to alert you about the horrible effects alcohol can have on a person with bipolar disorder.
Happy new year to everyone. Thanks to all for joining me for a wonderful year of information, interaction and debate. I have learned a lot and I hope you have too. But in case you missed it, here are the … Continue reading
New Year’s is not such a bad time. It’s about looking back and learning, I think. We can look back over the year and determine why we did what we did and what it is we should do about it. … Continue reading
The holidays are no longer around the corner; the holidays are now here – on top of us. The holidays have overtaken us. They have lay siege to our everyday lives and they have won. The holidays! Ack! And while … Continue reading
Recently someone who I consider a friend had some rather unfortunate things to say about me, including that I’m narcissistic. This, I do not believe to be true. Not even a little. Nevertheless, this particular insult echoed inside my brain … Continue reading
by Natasha Tracy
Natasha Tracy
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