4 hours ago by alwaysfindsherway

Truthfully, I don’t know which way is up right now. I didn’t go for my treatment yesterday. I needed some time to think. Then I had a visit with my regular psychiatrist today. And he told me what all the smart people in my life are telling me. That I need to continue with the ECT. He even went a ste ...

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11 hours ago by Cristina C. Fender

Voice In voicing our truth, we find the depth of our power. -Michele Wahlder I recently read Alphatudes by Michele Wahlder and I was pleasantly surprised. It was just what I needed in my journey to wellness. It gave me good insights into my journey. The quotes were inspirational. One minor thing tha ...

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11 hours ago by Elisa

Just to show you that mental illness can be as deadly as physical illness, a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found that depression can be as fatal as smoking. From MSN Health & Fitness: Depression is as deadly as smoking. Both are known risk factors for heart disease, after all. ...

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16 hours ago by bipolarmaniac

I had some trouble falling asleep last night due to a cause I cannot pinpoint accurately. I ended up walking up and down my house feeling grumpy. I headed back to bed and did eventually fall asleep. I woke up feeling like an absolute sack of crap. It took me about 4 hours to wake up and I spent most ...

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16 hours ago by Chris Fisher

Researchers, for the first time, have pinpointed a genetic hotspot that confers risk for both bipolar disorder and depression. People with either of these mood disorders were significantly more likely to have risk versions of genes at this site than healthy controls. One of the genes, which codes fo ...

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18 hours ago by RT

Panic attacks cause numerous problems for the individual sufferer and if you have had one or suffer from them, you know they are no laughing matter. History shows that it is hard to establish a rigid set of factors that cause panic attacks since the determinants vary from case to case. Various studi ...

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20 hours ago by Tattooed Witch

Having really allowed this colour issue to get under my skin, I wore colours yesterday including a red coat and red handbag. Then I went shopping … a blue top, a turquoise top, purple shoes, greeny scarf, orange scarf, purple/blue/turquoise eye shadow later, I wonder if I may have over done the colo ...

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1 day ago by Pole to Polar: The Secret Life of a Manic ...

I may regret this but ask me anything anonymously here: http://www.formspring.me/brainopera I still feel like toss, I’m sorry. Filed under: Bipolar Disorder

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1 day ago by patientanonymous

I seem to have developed some bizarre form of “agnosia” today, and am EXTREMELY “dyspeptic.” Yes, more school jokes, but med geeky PA could have easily tossed those ones in, despite the acute onset of her Sx. Also, as far as being “dyspeptic,” I can be pretty bad with my gastro issues, regardless! S ...

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1 day ago by Depressed

Medication plays a critical function in combating the symptoms of manic depression disorder or bipolar 1 disorder / depression. In fact, In thousands of instances, medication is the main thing that is helping to keep them going. But medications are not perfect and for some they can cause adverse sid ...

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