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Medication and the mentally ill

Did You Take Your ‘Crazy’ Meds?

Did You Take Your ‘Crazy’ Meds Today? Unfortunately, I’ve heard this question more times than I can count and every time makes me angrier than the last. But, in all honesty, usually, when I am asked this questions I haven’t …

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Using Drinking as an anti depresent

One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three… STOP!

Using Alcohol as an Antidepressant Okay, so I’m actually not a big fan of Tequila after a long drunken night and horrible hangover in college, but, I do like to drink alcohol. I went from drinking one or two craft …

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Sharing Those Special Movements With Your Children

Make a Difference One Hug at a Time.

Making a Difference, One Hug at a Time. As the countdown to school begins, our kids are trying to fit in as many fun-filled friend activities before it’s too late.  My daughter, Taylor, had been trying to schedule a sleepover …

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The Twists & Turns Of Living With Bipolar Disorder

Mental Illness and Flying Off Course

What it’s Like To Be Lost In Your Illness. This afternoon my husband and I were enjoying a day of warm air and the smell of the smoked brisket streaming into the house from the back yard. We had left …

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What my son taught me about taking my medication on time

Brush Your Teeth and Take Your Medicine

My Son’s Memory For the last month or so, our twelve-year-old son Dylan hasn’t been brushing his teeth. Now that summer is in full swing, it has just gotten worse. After trying almost everything, various forms of grounding: no friends, …

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Patience is Our Virtue

A Different Type of Healing Last week I attended a class that taught me how to find patience in myself, “Healing with Hypnosis.” Normally, I wouldn’t have attended such a class. Not because I’m a nonbeliever but because I will make …

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My Grand Bipolar Idea

Hiding From the Stigma of Mental Illness

When I went to my soon to be husband with the idea for this blog, I knew he wouldn’t exactly be cheering me on. Don’t get me wrong, he is very supportive in most everything I decide to do, even …

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From Diagnosis To Today

My Bipolar Journey

Everyone has a story; this is mine.

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My name is Andrea; I am a writer, new-wife and mother. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder about 13 years ago. As a teenager, I was scared and confused…(Read More)
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