Why we’ve never founded a social network

February 26, 2009

I’ve been asked a couple of times lately why bi-polarbears has never founded any form of ‘social network’ for bi-polars. The long and short answer is that to run a community ‘like that’, beyond the forum, would need resources that I’d hate to even consider – resources such as a psych council on hand to [...]

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The common sense approach to ‘sanity’

October 22, 2008

Steps to happiness Connect Developing relationships with family, friends, colleagues and neighbours will enrich your life and bring you support Be active Sports, hobbies such as gardening or dancing, or just a daily stroll will make you feel good and maintain mobility and fitness Be curious Noting the beauty of everyday moments as well as [...]

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Dealing with economic crisis and mental health concerns

October 10, 2008

Stress, at any time, is a bad thing, but during economic downturns, when things are looking grim, it’s harder to remain positive, especially when you have money worries. Though we rarely talk about ‘the real world’ and real world solutions on Bi-polarbears, I thought it would be a good time to address things. Panic is [...]

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{op-ed}Bipolar essay (uni, October 2007)

September 3, 2008

(author’s note – this was written in response to a lecturer questioning why I couldn’t move my appointment for councelling. I think I really upset her, but at least she knew that I could document appropriately – I thought it was worth sharing) Xposted to Kai@LJ and bi-polarbears Written, 10th October 2007. I wrote this [...]

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I can’t get no sleep….

August 13, 2008

One of my freinds sleeps eight hours a day, every day. When this pattern is disturbed, even by half an hour, he feels sluggish, under the weather, less creative and able to function. If he sleeps too long he’s unaffected. Another freind of mine needs seven hours sleep. She’s trained herself into that sleep pattern, [...]

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In good company….

July 25, 2008

Bi-polar disorder isn’t something that a lot of us consider an asset – but if you look at it from another angle, it’s a mark of something more. Those of us with mental health problems can count ourselves in esteemed company: Hugh Laurie Stephen Fry Axyl Rose (front man of Guns and Roses) Virginia Woolfe [...]

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Believe it or not…bi-polarbears.com is five!

May 21, 2008

Yep, we made it to five at last! I missed it too.  I was so wrapped up in University that I commented on my personal blog and completely forgot to say something here. Being five means we’ve managed, roughly, one post every two months.  Its not a great record, but its one to beat .  [...]

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Bipolar disorder IS NOT PMT(PMS)!

April 24, 2008

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’ (for my American freinds, it’s PMS – we say ‘tension’, you say ‘Stress ) out on them. I remember that a couple of [...]

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Article – why two words can change YOUR life for the better

January 12, 2008

This is a free article reprint. Please do NOT edit the resource box and ensure all links are intact. 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 [...]

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Writing, living, thriving…

January 4, 2008

Bi-polarbears is fast approaching its fifth anniversary, though, you wouldn’t think it from looking at the archives.  Most of what we’ve removed was down to reading it back and finding it didn’t fit with our updated mantra.I was reading back over our first newsletters just over four years ago, and wondering whether we were deliberatly [...]

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