Bipolar Chic

Living with Bipolar Disorder

Work Update

Well I am out of work again. The past few days I have been rather bummed about that. I have a lot to do around the house and I just can’t get motivated to do it. I have to sort papers and pack so we can move. I think I am a little depressed. I [...]

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Yucky Day

I woke up in a bad mood today. Last night I had to work in a house where there are cats so that was pretty miserable. I never sleep well the next day after working. Today I slept from 10am till 2pm but it was a fitful sleep. I kept waking up. I turned my [...]

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Therapy and Doc Visit

I had my first DBT group therapy session on Thursday. It was neat. I liked the therapist, he’s an old guy but pretty hip and he’s a good teacher. It felt like more of a class than a therapy session, and I like that better. I like the classroom structure. Anyway, he taught the basics [...]

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Therapy

I had therapy today, it went well. I like this therapist, she compliments me a lot and helps me to feel good about myself. She said she really enjoys having me as a client, and that I’m likeable and intelligent.
Anyway, I agreed to do group therapy. She wasn’t sure if I’d be up to [...]

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The Health Cards Treatment System

I was searching for bipolar sites and I came across this: The Health Cards Treatment System and it looks really good. It looks like it might actually work, but I just don’t have the money for it right now. I think I need something like that, because I still have issues even though I’m on [...]

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Moving…

We decided we are going to move into the house and work on it. We can’t have the kids there in the shape it’s in. My stepson is staying at a camp where he’s working until the end of July, and my son will stay with his dad and my mother through the month of [...]

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Doing Pretty Good

I think I’m doing pretty good despite circumstances such as no steady work and bills piling up.
I noticed yesterday that my anxiety isn’t as bad; I haven’t taken anxiety medication in quite a while except to sleep, and now not even for that – taking Benedryl instead.
I’m more confident and relaxed in social situations, even [...]

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