Sitting at work like, "Was I even here in December. When did the sun come back? What just happened to 2019, was I even in it?"
Bipolar Life- The Journal #61, The Fighter in Me
From far away, things look regular and routine. However, up close, you see the jagged edges and broken pieces of a shattered soul. When I step into myself, I face a stranger.
Bipolar Life- The Journal #60, A Real Look at Bipolar
The world's vision of bipolar or other mental illnesses, is narrow and incomplete. My prayer is that one day the stigma will evaporate and truth will prevail.
Bipolar Life- The Journal #59, Dying Inside.
Tonight I remember Amy Bleuel, founder of Project Semicolon. She was the voice for many. Her encouragement and dedication to the fight against suicide was empowering.
She grew tired and lost her battle. On this night, I get it.
Bipolar Life- The Journal #58, A Facebook Note
Because depression sucks.
Bipolar Life- The Journal #57, I’m Trying
Depression is hard, but we keep trying.
Lost & Found-You are Enough
You're not a failure. Never forget that.
Bipolar Journal- The Journal #56, Death is Real
We talk about mental illness and death after suicide, but it seems beneficial to discuss the reality that before there came suicide, there was a mental illness. Just like before there came an overdose; there was an addiction.
Bipolar Life- The Strongest Can Fall
I bottle up the internal pain and suffering, only sharing with a few. I wear the mask and behavior of normalcy.
Bipolar Life- Thanksgiving and Thankfulness
I dislike holidays for many reasons, and those reasons keep coming, too. But Thanksgiving is a gift. A day of respite from the task of mentally surviving.


