I wrote the following in April 2009: “Maybe I’ve reached the limit and God wants to open new paths for me to follow. I’ll have to see and be open to his leading. Would I ever like to be stable and strong again!” But it was not until five years later, in early 2014, when […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 236 (April 29, 2009) Someone sent me a quote awhile ago by Patricia Deegan that I really like. It’s really speaking to me now: “For those of us who have struggled for years…recovery is not about going back to who we were. It is a process of becoming new. It is a […]
Read More...My life has changed in many ways. Disorganized and all the problems that brings. Frequent and sudden depressions accompanied by a wish to die. Haunted by bad memories. Often confused. Praying for more peace. I sometimes wonder. Is this old age, mental illness, or both? But I can see it’s more than these. It’s emotional […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 195 (October 7, 2008) I feel a bit like a nun – have felt like that for quite awhile now – tied to the work I do, paying little attention to the world around me. I never watch TV. Don’t keep track of the news – not via radio, TV, or newspaper. […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 194 (September 30, 2008) I’m feeling not too bad at all this morning. I pray that this upturn will continue and that the depression won’t pull me under to too great an extent. It’s interesting to see how depression grabs hold. Increasingly I’ve been grabbed by pensive moods. My husband will catch […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 193 (September 29, 2008) When you’ve been doing well for a long time, it’s hard to believe that you could ever be depressed again. But with bipolar disorder you’re never totally in the clear. It’s bound to come back. Here I am with two books published on how to live with bipolar […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 173 (June 26, 2008) Tomorrow is Living Room day, but I don’t feel ready. Something happened tonight that threw a block of darkness in my way, making it hard to feel at peace. A friend misunderstood me and over-reacted, getting quite angry with me. I care about this person, so it’s hard […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 125 (December 23, 2007) I’m still battling depression. Yesterday I had a great big list of things to do. Last chance to do laundry, clean, shop, and wrap. I didn’t know how I would get it all done. But my husband supported me wonderfully and helped throughout the day. There’s something about […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 115 (November 23, 2007) There’s a story in the Bible about a man who has been crippled for a long time. Before Jesus heals him, he asks the man, “Do you want to get well?” Today I ask myself that question. I’ve so grasped onto this idea that I am now depressed […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 114 (November 21, 2007) What’s been threatening for a while and what I kept trying to push away has come upon me. I have to admit that I’m into a bit of a depression. Not a bad one so far – and I pray that this will not become a bad one. […]
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