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Feeling Accomplished

Truly today has been a struggle just to complete the simplest of task. I took one thing at a time and trudged myself to get started. I got dishes away, 2 loads of laundry done and put away, bathroom clean (mind you not spotless) vacuumed living room, upstairs bedrooms and still managed to take aContinue reading “Feeling Accomplished”

Motivation “Let’s Go!”

Almost a year, I will have sustained from alcohol. Yes, on top of the mess I already have going on in my head, I drank to cope. I didn’t click with A.A. membership and just kept depending on the bottle. Finally, I reluctantly went to Celebrate Recovery. I did not like it at first. OneContinue reading “Motivation “Let’s Go!””

10 things not to say to someone with a mental illness

https://www.aruma.com.au/about-us/blog/10-things-not-to-say-to-someone-with-a-mental-illness/

Check out “eMoods Bipolar Mood Tracker”

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=my.tracker

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Revealed: The impact of Covid-19 on people living with bipolar disorder

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/revealed-impact-covid-19-people-living-bipolar-disorder/

Understanding What Bipolar Disorder Feels Like

Bipolar disorder is a confusing condition, especially for someone viewing it from the outside. If you have a friend or relative living with bipolar disorder, this person may be reluctant to share how they feel. Because this can make it hard to know how the illness affects them, reading first-hand accounts of other people livingContinue reading “Understanding What Bipolar Disorder Feels Like”

A “Not” Day Off

I’m laying here getting overwhelmed with the task I need to get started on. My son is with my mother-in-law for the day. Normal duties a housewife typically attends too. Laundry, mine, his and toddlers. Clean two bathrooms, kitchen and living room, two bedrooms. So, to me this is a period of high stress. WhenContinue reading “A “Not” Day Off”

Battle of the Mind

I want to say, “I love you.” I want to feel your warm embrace And though I crave it today Something inside me feels out of place My mind races with unpredictable thoughts My body tired and extremely weak My thoughts entering like the speed of light My eyes not willing to let me sleepContinue reading “Battle of the Mind”

Not at Square One

Do you ever go through big episodes of picking up a million healthy routines and shortly after you stop them you feel like crap? “fall down 7 times get up 8” but I always thought “oh here we go again now I gotta start completely over” BUT I get it now because I’ve realized everyContinue reading “Not at Square One”