Category Archives: Loneliness

Bipolar Disorder and the Importance of Socializing

November 14, 2011 / by / Breaking Bipolar

I’m an independent contractor. This means I sit in front of a computer screen, in my apartment, alone, writing all day. While this is the dream for many a writer, I can tell you it gets lonely. It’s tough not … Continue reading →

You Think There’s Only Darkness, Hopelessness: You Are Wrong

November 11, 2010 / by / Breaking Bipolar

I get all manner of comments here and many of them scrape against my bones. Because I know these people. Because I know their brains. Because I am these people. Sometimes people think because I write or advocate or win … Continue reading →

Supporting the Mentally Ill: Best Things to Say

October 12, 2010 / by / Breaking Bipolar

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on the worst things to say to a person with a mental illness. This ended up becoming a very popular article. I think that’s because most of us have heard some or … Continue reading →

Being Bipolar and Alone Isn’t Poetic or Romantic

June 6, 2010 / by / Breaking Bipolar

Go to the ocean. The ocean may have been calling or I might have simply been talking to myself. But somewhere in my head a voice said, “go to the ocean.” I went because I thought the warm sun might … Continue reading →

Bipolar as Love Thief

June 3, 2010 / by / Breaking Bipolar

After my last post, where I commented on my fear around being bipolar in public, a discussion came about regarding attitudes, and how I’m the same as everyone else. Well, I beg to disagree. I’m crazy. And the implications of … Continue reading →