If you are, you may know I had to close my personal football account due to OCD. But I have continued Tweeting for the bar where I’m watching all the matches! It’s called Beulahland. You can find my tweets here. @BeulahlandPDX.
I try to do funny stuff. I’ve found that writing about soccer or interacting with all of the journalists I know is simply too much for me. Here is a latest post. Isn’t it amazing that I can do work anonymously- but as soon as my name is out there in the world and people I don’t know start to comment on what I say and do, I start to get sick. Managing this illness is ALL about finding what you can and can’t do, dealing with the disappointment and then moving on! I’ve dealt with this illness since age 17. I’m still learning! Julie
It would be great if you would visit the page, tell me what you think, comment on the posts and like those you find helpful! This is a bipolar disorder help page- not an I ATE CROISSANTS FOR BREAKFAST page. 😉
It’s also the best place to get updates on my latest speaking engagements and book news.
Click here to visit the Julie A. Fast facebook page.
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I used these pictures for some of my posts. Can you guess the topic?
I just received a great email from a reader who has been on the bipolarhappens.com mailing list for years.
I once wrote a newsletter for family members that started out with a conversation my mother and I had about cabbage. I told the story to show how family members have to be educated as to why those of us with bipolar disorder can be so WEIRD! Here is his letter- the cabbage story follows.
Hi Julie:
This really isn’t a question but rather a comment regarding a piece you wrote about fixing dinner with your mother one night. You were making a salad and your mom suggested adding cabbage. As I recall you said it was just too difficult to get it out of the refrigerator and cut it, etc. Your mother [ Read More ]
I just asked this question on Facebook. I’m putting it here so that you can go to the post and read the comments! Bipolar Disorder and Mania- I have a question.
Do you sometimes wish you could give into the mania so that you could
get everything done that you can’t do because you’re depressed!!!
Click here and scroll down to visit my Julie A. Fast Facebook page and read the post! I’d love to hear your opinion. Julie
My OCD is acting up. Darn bipolar. How do I keep my excitement level normal so that I can SLEEP? That is the question. You guys know me. You know my philosophy. But just for once, can’t I get excited without getting sick too! I can and will learn to live and be stable and have fun and SLEEP. Julie
PS. Well, reality bites. Just closed my World Cup Twitter account because it was getting too successful. Only bipolar could make me ill because I got too excited.
I need to focus on writing as it is the one thing I can do that doesn’t cause symptoms. I’ve been managing bipolar disorder for a long time. It’s always a struggle when [ Read More ]
Here is part one of a three part interview I did on the topics of travel, professional speaking, working with Claire Danes on Homeland and my wonderful speaking and training trip to Monterey, California.
Thanks to everyone in Monterey, California for such a wonderful experience. I loved speaking at the Wellness conference, visiting the group residents, talking with the Youth in Transition program and giving the keynote at the Fiesta of Hope dinner. Thanks to everyone at Monterey Public Health and Interim. And now for the topic of the podcast. How on earth does a person with bipolar disorder handle all of the travel and its related stress when the anxiety is knocking on your door and you wonder how you’re going to meet your obligations without getting sick? The answer is [ Read More ]
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