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Getting a Puppy Helped Me Manage Bipolar Disorder

I haven't written in a long time and an outdated blog is a pet peeve of mine, but it's just the way it goes sometimes. My mind doesn't...

Soul Crushing Depression

That all too familiar feeling creeps back in. After having a brief reprieve, it returns to try to sink its teeth into my soul once more....

You Can't Fake Being Fine Forever

I recently read an article “When Smiling Hurts: 10 Reasons People with Depression Feign Happiness” and it definitely resonated with me....

Unwell

The last few months have been like a rollercoaster. Even though things are going well in life, I haven't necessarily felt well. There is...

Love Never Dies: Managing Grief

All it takes is the loss of a loved one to make you remember how short and precious life really is. It makes you realize what's really...

8 Lessons I Have Learned About Living with Bipolar Disorder

Anyone who lives with bipolar disorder knows life is filled with unexpected ups and downs. After I was diagnosed with bipolar 2, it took...

4 Ways Change Affects My Mental Illness

Recently featured on The Mighty In the last five years, I have discovered that change is a trigger for my bipolar disorder symptoms....