This is such good advice, and so well expressed.
7 things NOT to say to a bipolar
April 11, 2014
Bipolar 2 From Inside and Out
Janet Coburn
Tag Cloud
- my experiences
- bipolar disorder
- mental illness
- mental health
- depression
- anxiety
- bipolar type 2
- coping mechanisms
- public perception
- being overwhelmed
- support systems
- emotions
- psychotropic drugs
- husband
- hypomania
- social skills
- psychological pain
- mutual support
- media and mental illness
- mental illness in the news
- news stories
- stigma
- friends
- blogging
- Spoon Theory
- working at home
- childhood depression
- psychotherapy
- writing
- acting "normal"
- drug side effects
- freelance work
- reading
- physical pain
- books
- concentration
- bullying
- self-care
- business meetings
- trigger warning
- cats
- marriage
- Abilify
- creativity
- poetry
- gaslighting
- sleep
- positive thinking
- family
- invisible illnesses
- suicide
- holidays
- emotional abuse
- anger
- semicolon tattoo
- research
- moods
- mania
- travel
- ADA
- mood tracking
- motherhood
- gun violence
- catastrophizing
- self-help books
- J.K. Rowling
- The Noonday Demon
- cutting
- cutters
- ECT
- schizophrenia
- Ativan
- college
- insomnia
- poem
- metaphors
- education
- Emily Dickinson
- feelings
- brain
- science reporting
- music
- meltdowns
- semicolon project
- pets
- suicidal thoughts
- finding a psychiatrist
- insurance coverage for mental health
- Jenny Lawson
- comfort food
- tattoos
- dental-phobia
- triggers
- PTSD
- online support groups
- journaling
- fiction
- emotional support animals
- health insurance
- Obamacare
- social media
- sex
- cause of bipolar
- caregivers
- aging
- disability
- religion
- shopping
- advertising
- geographical cure
- bad thoughts
- social security
- mental health education
- antidepressants
- sleep disturbance
- healing
- denial
- SMI
- involuntary commitment
- romance
- insane asylums
- finding a therapist
- mothers
- high school reunions
- news
- high functioning
- low functioning
- bad memories
- good memories
- childhood memories
- violence
- mental health and violence
- mental illness and mass shootings
- mood swings
- mammograms
- breast cancer
- bibliotherapy
- dement ors
- Harry Potter
- DisneyWorld
- amusement parks
- self-injury
- losing friends
- relationships
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Andrew Wakefield
- autism
- anti-vaxxers
- drug costs
- insurance
- family of origin
- chosen family
- Valium
- school
- Sheldon Cooper
- Big Bang Theory
- boyfriends
- parents
- verbal abuse
- hamster brain
- Ambien
- car trouble
- fate
- karma
- why bad stuff happens
- the powers that be
- armadillos
- defense mechanisms
- Stevie Smith
- myths about bipolar
- synonyms for "crazy"
- rapid cycling
- police and the mentally ill
- mental incompetence
- dentists
- fear of dentists dental phobia
- the human brain physical sensations in the brain
- black dog
- Winston Churchill
- Andrew Solomon
- dementors
- metaphors for depression
- memory
- memories
- memory lapses
- bodily autonomy
- tickling
- Judi Miller
- mental illness diagnosis
- role models
- success
- madness and genius
- mother
- internalized anger
- SSRIs. MAOI inhibitors
- tricyclics
- brain vs. mind
- schools
- advice to victims of bullying
- stopping bullying
- preventing bullying
- how not to be a bully
- Charleston shootings
- journalism
- deceptive reporting
- sonnet
- Dalai Lama
- Blogher
- catharsis
- Oliver Saks
- social anxiety
- cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- grounding statements
- science fiction
- science fiction conventions
- irrational thoughts
- delusional thoughts
- psychiatrists
- crazy cat lady
- The Bloggess
- Furiously Happy
- self-medicating
- OM
- mental illness in animals
- emotions in animals
- mental illness and intelligence
- fear of dentists
- panic attack
- inner child
- memes
- Internet
- World Bipolar Day
- cognitive dissonance
- sensory
- sensitivity
- neurodivergent
- ASD
- living alone
- nature
- anger management
- hugs
- dealing with emotions
- emotional pain
- "thought stopping"
- meditation
- daily affirmations
- intrusive thoughts
- mindfulness
Comments on: "7 things NOT to say to a bipolar" (1)
Thank you Janet 🙂 xo
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