Category Archives: Relapse
Another lengthy title. Sorry about that. When I was in University every single paper mentioned my being “wordy”–that’s off topic, but a little bit relevant. Or maybe I’m just being wordy. Earlier this week, I write a post “Mental Illness: … Continue reading
I try not to ask myself that question to often. But it sort of lurks in the back of my psyche until, finally, I am confronted with it.
I have an appointment with My Psychiatrist today. In exactly six hours and forty minutes. Well, six hours and forty-two minutes to be exact. I know things like this. I have not seen her in a month. She was on … Continue reading
That might seem like an oxymoron, and maybe it is, on some level. I’m going to use the example of depression because it is something everyone experiences. Whether you have a mental illness or not, depression is part of the … Continue reading
I have touched on this before. A couple of times. Other bloggers on healthyplace.com have as well because it is important. Very important. It is part of living with–and recovering from–a mental illness. Living With A Mental Illness Makes Us … Continue reading
When I read the heading of this post, the words mental illness and addiction sort of mold together, like a candle, dripping wax into the same spot. Mental illness and addiction go hand in hand–those diagnosed with a mental illness … Continue reading
First, let me pull out my Thesaurus (I have not done this for. . .a month? Two? Long overdue?) to define the word impulse and then we’ll narrow it down a bit–a lot. We’ll apply it to mental illness and … Continue reading
In my last post The Experience of Depression: The Flip-Side of Mania I focused on both depression and, you guessed it, mania. I have a secret: I’m not feeling so great. I am clinically depressed.
The title of this post suggests that I am focusing exclusively on bipolar disorder and this might be true in content, but the symptoms and the experience described below are common within the spectrum of all chronic mental illness. It … Continue reading
In my last article, I talked about insomnia and the impact it can have on mental health. I talked about the importance of sleep in our recovery. It can spur feelings that we might be inching close to relapse. Often, … Continue reading
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