I haven’t given up. Life is just overwhelming lately. And tomorrow I face a challenge that was a major contributor to my most recent breakdown. I keep on keepin’ on.
Treading Water
August 25, 2014
Bipolar 2 From Inside and Out
Janet Coburn
 | Kathleen Collins on Questions (And Some Answe… |
 | Janet Coburn on What Does PMHNP Mean? |
| kathycollins1026 on What Does PMHNP Mean? |
| kathycollins1026 on Does It Matter What We Sa… |
| ≫ Una inquietante de… on A Haunting From 40 Years … |
Tag Cloud
- my experiences
- bipolar disorder
- mental illness
- depression
- mental health
- anxiety
- public perception
- coping mechanisms
- bipolar type 2
- being overwhelmed
- emotions
- support systems
- psychotropic drugs
- husband
- hypomania
- social skills
- media and mental illness
- mental illness in the news
- psychological pain
- mutual support
- stigma
- news stories
- friends
- blogging
- Spoon Theory
- working at home
- writing
- freelance work
- childhood depression
- psychotherapy
- acting "normal"
- drug side effects
- self-care
- reading
- books
- concentration
- physical pain
- bullying
- trigger warning
- business meetings
- cats
- marriage
- Abilify
- creativity
- mania
- gaslighting
- poetry
- family
- psychiatrists
- sleep
- holidays
- travel
- caregivers
- denial
- positive thinking
- schizophrenia
- emotional abuse
- memories
- education
- tattoos
- PTSD
- invisible illnesses
- emotional support animals
- public policy
- language
- sleep disturbance
- SMI
- overthinking
- bipolar depression
- travel abroad
- self-help books
- suicide
- relationships
- ECT
- insomnia
- metaphors
- mental illness diagnosis
- anger
- brain
- music
- semicolon tattoo
- research
- insurance coverage for mental health
- Jenny Lawson
- dental-phobia
- moods
- social media
- ADA
- mood tracking
- advertising
- therapists
- stress
- healing
- choice
- my books
- involuntary commitment
- anosognosia
- politics
- medications
- blogs
- phobia
- motherhood
- high functioning
- gun violence
- catastrophizing
- J.K. Rowling
- The Noonday Demon
- cutting
- cutters
- autism
- Ativan
- college
- verbal abuse
- defense mechanisms
- synonyms for "crazy"
- poem
- Emily Dickinson
- feelings
- science reporting
- meltdowns
- semicolon project
- pets
- suicidal thoughts
- finding a psychiatrist
- comfort food
- fear of dentists
- panic attack
- triggers
- online support groups
- Internet
- dealing with emotions
- meditation
- journaling
- fiction
- service animals
- health insurance
- Obamacare
- introverts
- group therapy
- sex
- parties
- cause of bipolar
- ketamine
- aging
- disability
- dysthymia
- religion
- #MeToo
- shopping
- questions
- jobs
- geographical cure
- bad thoughts
- therapy
- social security
- mental health education
- alcohol
- antidepressants
- book review
- dreams
- grief
- alone
- political activism
- kintsugi
- courts
- advice
- switching medications
- online psychotherapy
- schedules
- humor
- chronic illness
- connection
- mind and body
- smiling depression
- expectations
- mood disorders
- OCD
- hospitalization
- COVID
- psychiatry
- children
- brain illness
- mood
- brain disorder
- romance
- insane asylums
- finding a therapist
- mothers
- high school reunions
- news
- 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
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Andrew Wakefield
- anti-vaxxers
- drug costs
- insurance
- family of origin
- chosen family
- Valium
- school
- Sheldon Cooper
- Big Bang Theory
- boyfriends
- parents
- hamster brain
- Ambien
- car trouble
- fate
- karma
- why bad stuff happens
- the powers that be
- armadillos
- Stevie Smith
- myths about bipolar
- 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
- memory lapses
- bodily autonomy
- tickling
- Judi Miller
- role models
- success
Bipolar Me 
Comments on: "Treading Water" (1)
Treading water is about where I am these days, but I’m not giving up. I keep reminding myself it takes a lot of strength to “keep keepin’ on” I’ll be thinking of you and wishing you all the strength and courage you may need.
LikeLike