When Bipolar Disorder makes you question everything about yourself...
A Struggle with Identity: Bipolar Edition
Category: anxiety
Which Mental Health Books Have You Read?
Which mental illness-related books have you read?
50 Signs of Anxiety
Anxiety is a word which is thrown around all of the time, so what it really means or looks like can get lost in everyday conversation. There is not just one look, behavior, or symptom associated with anxiety. There are so, so many ways in which it can be felt or seen, from physical sensations [...]
My Bipolar Christmas List
Given the season, I created a list here of what I want, things that certainly cannot fit in Santa's sack.
Analysis Paralysis
I tried to make it to a cafe on about a dozen occasions. But I'd wind up sinking to the gutter in a truly awful state of analysis paralysis... When you're anxious, decisions can be your undoing. Anxious people are shocking decision makers. Plus, the process of making decisions heightens anxiety. Plus, any kind of [...]
Mental Illness & Summer Vacay: What to Pack
Even though vacations are meant to be relaxing, they can also be stressful, especially for someone with mental illnesses. Changing time zones, overcrowded rooms (hello, entire family in one tiny house), inability to sleep, lack of routine... the list goes on and on. So, what should you bring along with you or do? Here [...]
“Mental Health Crisis”: Responses to the Separation of Immigrant Families
"Separating families is a humanitarian and health crisis" -The Seattle Times . Individuals and organizations (including from the fields of psychology, medicine, and public health) have all publicly expressed their concerns of the administration's policies on the health (physical and mental) of the immigrant families impacted. These statements are powerful and deserve serious attention. #FamiliesBelongTogether [...]
A-Z: Acronyms used in Mental Health Field
Even though I have been reading and writing about mental health for the past 3 years, I still get confused from time to time with the overwhelming amount of acronyms used in the mental health field (job/degree titles, meds, treatment centers, etc). THERE ARE SO MANY. I decided to make a list of some that [...]
What does anxiety look like? Signs & Symptoms
The term "anxiety" gets thrown around a lot in everyday conversations. "I'm super anxious." "I have SO much anxiety." "I'm about to have a panic attack. I'm freaking out." Most of the time, it is used in a joking way, not at all related to a clinical level of anxiety [such as that seen [...]
“13 Reasons Why” Season 2: What it Got Wrong
Last year, Netflix's "13 Reasons Why" quickly gained the attention of viewers as well as the concern of parents and mental health professionals. While some argue that the show is helpful in starting conversations on sensitive or taboo topics, such as suicidal ideation, others were concerned that the show's depictions are harmful to its viewers, [...]
The Calculating Mind 