Ignorance is wonderful isn’t it?
I mean, its really nice to get up in the morning, be depressed and ratty and get a freind demanding to know why I’m taking my ‘PMT’ out on them. I remember that a couple of years ago, I wrote an article that explained, in fairly non-threatening language, what it [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Information, Op-eds on April 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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There are two incredibly powerful words in any language – and no matter what language you encounter, there’s bound to be a way to say it (though, maybe not in two words ;)).
More powerful than I want, I [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Information, Mental wellness, Op-eds, free reprint on January 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ve had a couple of comments about a post a couple of months back, about the fact that it *seems* I’m saying bipolar disorder is comparitable to PMT. I had another editor friend go back and read it, and she’s told me that’s not how it reads, and that the person that emailed me [...]
Filed under: Information, Mental wellness, Op-eds, carer on October 24th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From Stircrazy
People with bipolar disorder — or manic depression — suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found.
…”Although we do no yet know the cause of this brain shrinkage, it may be that repeated episodes of illness harm the brain and lead to the decline. Another possibility [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Mental wellness, Op-eds, Resources on July 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(authors note – we’ve spent the last several days retrieving and reposting some of the content we used to have on our various site incarnations and I thought this was worth running now, instead of back in the archives)
Someone said that she was about to ask me a dumb question this month and then proceeded [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Information, Op-eds, Resources on July 23rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
There are three simple things you can do to support your mental health and wellness, no matter what diagnosis you have.
The first is to STOP.
Stop running in circles - stop torturing yourself, and others and stop telling yourself that you can ignore it and ‘it’ will go away.
The second is to accept.
Denial in all forms [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Information, Mental wellness, Op-eds, free reprint on July 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve spent the last year and a half or so researching books, and writing, but time and again I come back to what makes bipolars so special.
I’ve discovered that there’s no one profile of bipolars. There’s no one way to spot us, or others - and we’re all equally unique. Which means that the last [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Op-eds on May 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
Since the release of Pictures in the Dark, we’ve had lots of praise and encouragement for our work as ‘proactive’ bi-polarbears. But I’m wondering if what we’re being praised for is actually proactivism, or just simple common sense.
I’m 28 - I turned 28 last November. I’ve got the common sense of a puppy in a [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Mental wellness, Op-eds on February 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A recent study conducted under clinical criteria highlighted something terrifying for those of us who live with, love someone with, or care for people in our community with bipolar disorder.
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Relapse and impairment in bipolar disorder
MJ Gitlin, J Swendsen, TL Heller and C Hammen
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles 90024- 6968, USA.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose [...]
Filed under: D Kai Wilson, Information, Mental wellness, Op-eds on January 9th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Life is ripe with storms–they stir up, gain momentum, and often slam you when you least expect it.
It has been like that lately for me, and I was reminded tonight that this too shall pass. It’s a hard thing to remember when the darkness descends upon you.
Friends are often hard to find when this [...]
Filed under: Joyce A Anthony, Mental wellness, Op-eds on September 4th, 2006 | No Comments »
