I often teach continuing education courses for health care professionals who have clients with bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety.
My next live teleseminar is called Help Clients Get Things Done When They are Depressed. It’s taught through PESI: Premier Education Services Inc.
I am really looking forward to this presentation. Here is the description:
It is challenging to help depressed clients who believe they will always be immobile, unfocused, unable to work, hopeless at relationships and continual failures because they can never get anything done. The reality is that depression creates a mindset and lack of action, but the truth is that clients can often get just as much done when they are depressed as when they are well. They just need you to show them how. This seminar offers practical advice and strategies you can use to help clients make [ Read More ]
This illness is so much more than depression and mania. Most people with bipolar disorder have anxiety – and one of the main types of anxiety is obsessive compulsive disorder. I have it often and it’s awful! It’s triggered by so many things- like where I am right now. I love football and watch as many games as possible. The problem is that there are so many games on at once. The place I go has a lot of people and there are more than five games going at once. Everyone wants to watch their own team, so the bartender Kim has to do a dance every Sunday to try to please everyone.
This environment is one I truly love- but it’s also one that makes me ill. Unfair! My symptoms include: 1. Twisting my head all over the place to look at too many games. 2. Checking my phone to see if someone has [ Read More ]
Here is a story from Sandra that is so amazing- you will read it like a novel! Sandra writes so eloquently about the challenges of having bipolar and how much you can and can’t say at work. I tell everyone about my bipolar. Everyone- but I do know it can be hard for some to understand! Here is the story and my response after. Sandra send her comment in response to another reader Jenn who has offered some great advice on the blog as well.
Hi Jenn,
Thank you so much for your very kind and helpful reply. I find myself unable to concentrate or “move” productively, so I will follow my own advice and write a list of what I’d like to do – in small chunks. As I’m writing this, I’m actually shaking; I’m so worried about Monday. Let me explain.
One of my colleagues saw me upset at lunchtime as I was [ Read More ]
Most of us know Sandra and what happened with her at school- so many people responded the last time she asked for help. I am really so appreciative of people on this blog. Always know that you can send a blog post here asking for help from readers and I will post it. We can all help each other- from having the illness to being a loved one or a health care professional- we all have great advice. Sandra wrote before- you can read her blog post here
and the amazing comments that followed. Here is her update.
Here is the new request from Sandra:
I could use a little advice – TLC – anything right now. I know that the people at work are well-meaning and truly have their hearts in the right place, but they are driving me crazy with their intrusiveness of late!
I recently asked readers to share their holiday stories and how they are affected by bi-polar disorder. Here is a guest blog from Allen.
“Thanksgiving 2010, It’s 4:15am, I’m laying in bed, my mind racing with so many things.Money, business, missing my family. My personal life a tangled up situation to say the least. It provides a never ending source of angst. But then again, if you’re me, what doesn’t?
It also provides much pleasure, love, and let’s face it, it’s the only life I have. Though I live with much regret, my manic side has provided amply for all those around me, and at times being manic is the secret ingredient in my life that has been very helpful. Trying to isolate what is “manic” from enthusiasm, being driven, entrepreneurial, goal oriented [ Read More ]
wow, the responses from all of you were amazing. Thank you. If you are reading the blog for the first time, I posted an email below where a person needs advice as she’s in a manic episode. My answer is below her email and if you look at the small comments button below the post, you can read the answers. Awesome support! Julie
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