“When life reaches out at a moment like this it’s a sin if you don’t reach back, I’m telling you its a sin if you don’t reach back! It’ll haunt you the rest of your days like a curse. You’re facing a big challenge in your life right now at this very moment, right here.” READ MORE
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Psych Lingo
Well, a month has passed since my last med check where I was ambushed by a filler doctor. He had me taken aback with his recommendations for heavier medications, such as “real mood stabilizers” and replacing all my benzos with antipsychotics. Apparently, in his professional opinion, my bipolar disorder was not well managed. I’ll be READ MORE
Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, and Comes with Blues
My recent experiences with unresolved, generalized symptoms prompted me to finally go and get a checkup a couple of weeks ago. I figured that if my mind felt okay, despite the skepticism of psychiatric professionals, then it had to be something in my body. Generally, I’m one of those folks that is lured into my READ MORE
The Real Possibilities – Reaching Beyond a Diagnosis
I’d like to preface this with one thing. I don’t usually post to Sunny about things in my life that are just developing or things that I would consider to be “in limbo”. This is me, Lulu, reaching out into the community in search of some informed opinions and suggestions. I want to hear from you to READ MORE
A Different Kind Of Celebration
Originally posted on A Canvas Of The Minds:Three years ago this day, two passionate, excited, naïve bloggers propelled into cyberspace a project they had dreamed of since their most serendipitous first interactions together online. The bloggers were, of course, yours truly and my partner in crime, Tallulah “Lulu” Stark. The project was what you… via READ MORE
The Blame Game
At certain points, I find that I take a more passive role in developing my pieces by simply taking a step back to practice some observation. It’s true that I can relate to many mental health topics out there. I can also identify with a number of experiences that are disclosed by other writers. I READ MORE
Make it Yours
Reblogged: The Daily Post Unsafe Containers Which emotion(s) — joy, envy, rage, pity, or something else — do you find to be the hardest to contain? As a person living with a mental health condition, particularly a mood disorder, I find that pretty much all emotions I experience are difficult to contain. Honestly, I know READ MORE
For Males Only – 10 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Originally posted on HarsH ReaLiTy:Every year I try to cater to my few male followers and write an opinionated article for Valentine’s day. This is a long standing tradition running a year now. I couldn’t think of anything witty to write this year other than my previous post “Why you are alone on Valentine’s… via READ MORE
When We Get Knocked Down
A wealth of time has passed since my last entries. On numerous occasions, I became painfully aware of this fact. I yearned to continue my work, scribbling messages of inspiration for all of my loyal and hopeful readers to take in. Truly, the ambition of my life was to be able to recount my struggles READ MORE
Blog For Mental Health 2014: Unplanned Teaser Post
Reblogged from I Was Just Thinking. . .: Thank you all so much for bearing with me through this unscheduled bulletin. As some of you know, I was extremely sick during the last three months of 2013, and I’m still a bit weak and not altogether myself. It took a lot of the time I READ MORE