LIVING WITH BIPOLAR

sometimes when I'm having a mixed episode, I itch. as strange as it sounds, I guarantee you it feels a billion times stranger. it's like...

every once in a while i feel a small sadness creeping up on me. sometimes it only lasts for a few minutes, other times a few days,...

while having bipolar disorder does not define me, it is undoubtedly a huge part of me. it shapes me, morphs me, and bends me into things...

sometimes I say random things that are no big deal to me, yet they're met with wide eyes, dropped jaws, uncomfortable silence, and all...

as much as I hate to admit it, I'm not like other people. my friendships and relationships require a different kind of nurturing than...

the first thing I often hear when I tell someone I'm bipolar is something along the lines of "but you're so normal! you're not like them....

up until recently, i thought that having several voices inside my head was perfectly normal. i know a lot of people talk to themselves,...

let's talk about medication and its wonders. now i know it doesn't work for all people with bipolar disorder, but for me, medication has...

my greatest fear? well, the short answer would be a random, irrational phobia of cruise ships that i've had for as long as i can...

here's the fun part: let's talk about work. during my lovely life i have had 6 jobs. i got my very first job when i was 15 at an...

as i mentioned in my first post, i was diagnosed during my second year of college. i still haven't finished college. every time i'm doing...

hello! so, let's get right into it, shall we? like i said, i'm 26 (27 in march, yay!) and i was diagnosed a couple weeks after i turned...