Survival requires surrender. Surrender requires courage in letting go, and moving on. Get to know the warrior you are!
Mental Health ~ The Journal, #23
Mental Health ~ The Journal, #22
My ultimate victory didn't come from wielding swords. No, my victory came through complete surrender.
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Mental Health ~ The Journal, #21
..I sat recovering from sets of circumstances that knocked me off my balance, and laughed as I took a free fall into the dark caverns of defeat. That piece of depression pisses me off- the laughter I hear as I crash. I hate that laughter, so the comeback is typically my game.
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Mental Health ~ Stigmas and other nonsense
I refuse to allow your misunderstood ideas interfere with my living life to the fullest. I also refuse to live within the confines of the margins you create.
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Bipolar Life- Tackling Social Media and Mental Health
The social media craze is now permanent. I often drive down a street and see an oncoming car looking at their phone- no matter how many commercials are out there against this practice. There is scrolling in waiting rooms, cashier lines, at family gatherings, etc., etc. etc. I am not innocent here, just simply stating …
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Bipolar Life- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
While this disorder is frustrating enough in itself, add in the bipolar. Fall/Winter can include depression and Spring/Summer a milder mania- just our luck! It is imperative to my overall health to be aware of my mood swings, and to recognize the changes that occur.
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Bipolar Life-Your Highness
Looking back, I thought I'd never survive. Looking ahead, I hope I always will.
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Bipolar Life- The Journal, #16
This is the truth. I have Bipolar disorder, I have lived with this for most of life. The childhood abuse I endured did one heck of a number on my brain and chemistry, changing forever what could have probably been a normal mind. Once I hit adulthood and a manic episode ended in the worst …
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Bipolar Life-The Journal, #18
As an abused child, I stayed locked behind the bars my abuser erected for the keeping. I held on tight to those bars in hopes they would protect me. Their true purpose was to contain me. The darkness I felt then, I feel now.
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Bipolar Life- The Journal, #15
We are simply here. In a confusing and quiet place. We both accept the reality, we both choose to get through it, together.
Lisa @ Authentic Truths 