Anon11113 - The correct combination of medications is a very individual process. Some people do well on just a bipolar meds like abilify. Others have a really hard time without going to one of the major bipolar meds (lithium, tegretol, depacote) and an antidepressant. Then there's the issu...
“I used to pride myself on being an excellent driver,” says Rick, a boomer, who crisscrossed the continent during his 25 years as a communications specialist in the Canadian Forces. “I didn’t even get any tickets.” Rick says predominantly high moods helped him succeed socially, in s...
I am a peer specialist. It my job to disclose I have bipolar disorder. This is by far the worst advise ever. It is things like this that encourages stigma around mental illness. Honesty is the best policy. Reply In reply tobyAnonymous (not verified) RonnieW April, 19 2018 at 9:24 am...
As many therapists would tell you, grieving involves denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, not necessarily in that order and I would say all these things are present when trying to accept a mental illness. Denial –I’m not sick. I don’t know what you’re talking about. ...
Frankly, most times talking about how I feel traps me there and I want to escape it and I have therapists for that sort of thing anyway. I suppose I may not just be tired and after so many years like this it feels as if this is who I am now. It’s not all days but it’s ...
There is a lot of help available for people with a mental illness. There are hotlines,mental health resource locators, therapists, doctors and many others. And yet, many people with a mental illness continue to live every day with bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress...