Ooooh, I had lots of opportunities yesterday. I can get a Sony laptop, coupons from big brands of some sort or other, cheap Dish network, $1500 an hour doing a mystery job, better mascara, a free credit report, cheap price quotes for cars, rid my colon of toxins, financial aid, and a free Blackberry. I [...]

Tags: bipolar, hypomania, mental health, mental illness, my life

I’ve noticed over years of shrinkage… errrrrr… therapy that words can fly either or both directions when used by various people at various times.  For some folks, calling themselves or others things like nuts, whacked in the head, crazy, looney tunes, etc. is pejorative, cruel, insensitive or uneducated. For other folks, calling themselves or others things [...]

Tags: mental health, mental illness

If something can be blown out of proportion to the magnitude of a catastrophe, most of us can do.  Some of us are “better” at it than others. Nevermind that it’s not useful and makes us feel incredibly anxious, some of us get in the habit. Perhaps we should take up another habit instead. Today’s a [...]

Tags: anxiety, c-ptsd, DBT, mental health