LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 22 (October 30, 2006) About a week ago, a lady who was obviously in emotional pain called, asking about our support group. She asked me if faith could heal her. I’ve been haunted by that question, knowing I had not adequately answered her. Just how much is my faith responsible for making […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 21 (October 28, 2006) Yesterday’s Living Room group was wonderful! I was so pleased with how it went that today I’m riding a high – quite a difference from where I was only two days ago. We had six new people, making a total of ten around the table. After we had […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 19 (October 20, 2006) One of my pal’s blog has been dealing with mania, heightened sensitivity, and creativity – a fascinating topic. It is truly amazing how so many of us are highly creative people. So many artists, musicians, and especially writers, have had bipolar disorder or depression. Personally, I thrive on […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 18 (October 16, 2006) Anyone who is familiar with my blog knows how I always say I’m not much affected by stigma – as though I’ve risen above it. Well I haven’t risen above it, and I guess no one with a mental disorder will for many years. I got careless today […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 16 (October 12, 2006) Harold G. Koenig, M.D., in New Light on Depression, the book he co-wrote with David B. Biebel, states that “Love – unconditional love – is the ultimate long-term antidote for depression, for at its core love is connected with faith and hope.” It’s too bad that so many […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 15 (October 9, 2006) I’ve been away from here for several days, and much has happened in my world. One TERRIBLE thing is that I had another car accident. My second within a month! (My first, you may recall, was when I was broadsided by a bus – on the driver’s side.) […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 14 (October 2, 2006) Life has been getting entirely too interesting lately, and I know I will have to slow down and try to do something boring, like knit on my scarf, or watch TV. But it’s hard. My mind is revving continuously, wanting to keep pushing the work that is so […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 14 (September 28, 2006) My last post on living with confidence must have sounded like I’ve got it all together. I hope I didn’t sound like I was proud of my ability to be open about myself. I’m only trying to encourage others, to help others realize that living unashamedly with bipolar […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 13 (September 26, 2006) It takes great effort to live with good self-esteem when the disorder we have is so stigmatized. It’s so utterly unfair that we, who through no fault of our own, have a disease and have to hide it, living in shame. If you’ve read some of my earlier […]
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