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Is it time to get YOUR life back from the jaws of a child’s out of control illness? It is possible. You can learn to help your child while maintaining your life and relationships. Join me for two days of life changing group coaching calls that will help you identify, stop and ultimately prevent [ Read More ]
Love is a wonderful thing. Love keeps relationships alive. Love is beautiful.
Bipolar disorder laughs at love. Bipolar disorder doesn’t care. The only way to keep a relationship going strong when one person has bipolar disorder is to treat bipolar disorder first. Here’s why:
Less stress on the relationship- when you’re arguing about mood swings, there is no time to discuss real issues. Fewer medical bills- bipolar disorder is expensive in every way you can imagine. Less addictive and dangerous behavior- when bipolar disorder is managed, we are far less likely to drink and do drugs. Creates a stable environment for children- children can be taught that bipolar disorder is an illness, but it’s still traumatic for them to witness out of control mood swings. [ Read More ]
Here’s a tip I’m currently using with my business partner as we sit at the table and curse our ADD brains! 1. Put yourself in a place you can work. We often meet at coffee shops where I’m perfectly fine in the noise and bustle. My partner prefers the quiet. We compromise. If your office setting isn’t working, pick up your work and go to another room. It is possible. Where you work affects your output. Look around- are you in a location that is conducive to getting things done? Julie
Ps: Click here to read my Bp Magazine Blog: Bipolar Disorder and Focus Problems: A Day in the Life of a Swivel Head.
Here is a post from last year when I was in a down swing. I hope it helps if you’re in a downswing today. Julie
I’ve been posting a lot to Facebook lately. I have a wonderful bipolar disorder community on my page and I find great solace, fun and a lot of joy from the posts. Here is a question from a reader and my answer.
” Julie, please help me. I feel like I can’t go on… How do you do it? .”
It took me many years to find the answer, but it’s simple- I understand and accept that the feeling that I can’t go on is just another symptom of bipolar disorder and it’s common when you’re in a down swing. It’s common after you have had a bad manic episode- it’s so common that [ Read More ]
Going home to visit my family during the holidays used to be a joy when I was a child. Bipolar disorder changed this for many years. I saw family gatherings as a place that highlighted my shortcomings, my medication weight gain and how behind I was in life because of this illness.
It’s Easter tomorrow and for those who celebrate the day with a big family dinner, planning ahead for the inevitable feelings that come up for people with bipolar disorder is essential.
Now that my bipolar disorder is under control and I’m more able to accept myself for who I am, I enjoy dinners with family and friends. I still have the illness. I still struggle with my weight and I still get stressed when there are too many people around, [ Read More ]
The International Bipolar Foundation did all of the hard work for us. It’s not easy to create a day just for those of us with bipolar disorder, but they have done it! Since today is the day, the best way to show your support is to post on Twitter and facebook using the hashtag
#WorldBipolarDay
Tell your story! Share some encouragement and most of all, let’s help people all over the world feel safe enough to say they have bipolar disorder. Stigma ends when the numbers get so high they can no longer be ignored.
I’m not ashamed to have bipolar disorder. It’s simply an illness. Nothing more.
There is strength in numbers and wow, there are a lot of us with bipolar disorder.
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