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 […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 12 (September 25, 2006) This has NOT been a good day. The only good thing is that it’s almost over and I can start again tomorrow, hopefully in a more positive vein. Yesterday someone I’ve been giving support to hurt himself quite badly. It was a shock. I’ve never been so close […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 11 (September 23, 2006) My pastor gave a wonderful sermon on rest a few weeks ago. Today I’m trying to follow his/His advice. I’ve been very busy lately, overwhelmed by all that’s going on in my life. Today I need to let go and not feel like I need to be accomplishing […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 9 (Monday, September 18, 2006) A few days ago my pastor invited me to talk at church about my support group. He wanted me to tell the congregation why I had decided to form the group. This would lead into his sermon on building authentic community. I don’t usually get too nervous […]
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