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After sitting up all night, I decided that a post about mania would be suitable for this morning’s agenda. A manic episode is the upswing of the bipolar mood cycle. It can be so euphoric and…

On may 20th, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), together with the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder, sponsored a congressional briefing on Borderline…

Dear Reader,Overall, I have been getting better. I had two borderline episodes in the last week. I figured it out, when I’m manic I take on too much work, then I stress out and this really triggers…

Dear Reader,
Things are going well. I have stuck with my plan and feel much more peace and even some contentment here and there. My new recovery group is going well and doing it alone was alot…

Dear Reader,
Today, I am proud of myself because I have made perhaps the best decision of my life. I have truly decided to get better, to commit my time and money resources towards optimal mental and…

My diagnosis is bipolar (therapists keep changing the type) and borderline personality disorder. Last year I was much more focused on my own recovery and, since then, I have slipped up in a few key…

As I am learning more and more about social activism, I am realizing that it is the fans, the followers that not only drive the movement but are the movement. The above photo is a wonderful example…

Hmm… What an interesting concept. Last semester, for psychology class, I was asked to write a term paper. I hate school so I at least wanted to pick an interesting topic. I happened to stumble upon…

Our current mental health awareness and empowerment campaign, Phoenix: The Rebirthing, has really been stirring a buzz lately. At this point we have three posterchildren, Stephanie, Rachel and…