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Living with Bipolar Disorder

My Ex is a Douchebag

(Also posted at celebrateyourfreedom.com
I spent nearly ten years of my life with my ex-husband. And he made me absolutely miserable. He had the power to crush me with just his words. Sex was hell with him, because he enjoyed hurting me during the act. He destroyed my self-esteem, and made me insane. When I left [...]

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Anger is Gone

I’ve realized recently that my anger is gone. I used to be very angry. I would sit and stew about all the bad things people have done to me over the years and I’d get myself really worked up over it. So worked up, sometimes I had difficulty focusing on tasks. Once I punched the [...]

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I think my husband is mad at me

My husband finally got his yard cleaned up – right on time. Yesterday he had court and they dismissed the case. YAY!
But now the city is on his case about his house. They want to inspect it to make sure it is suitable for living. It isn’t suitable for living, so he’s been blowing them [...]

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It worked out

Well I had a talk with my boss about the wheelchair foot rests as my therapist suggested, and my boss responded that all new wheelchairs come with removal foot rests, they just don’t know where this lady’s foot rests are. We are ordering a new wheelchair for her, so that will have foot rests, and [...]

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Saw Therapist Today

I saw my therapist today, for the first time in two months and boy was I glad! I totally unloaded on her, everything that’s happened in the past two months.
I spent a good part of the time complaining about my job. I don’t think I wrote in here when that lady fell with me. It’s [...]

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Business Prospect

There has been talk lately of me buying my old boss’ caregiving business, the one I used to work for. She’s selling it for $5,000. My brother would loan me the money if he liked the business, but he doesn’t. He wasn’t happy with the numbers.
Here are the numbers: She made $37,000 in 2007, $35,000 [...]

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Not Happy With My Life

I’m not happy with my life right now. I need a new place to live, and I need a new job.
My old boss is selling her business for $5,000 and I want to buy it, if I can get the money.

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The Fog Has Lifted

I feel better now that I’ve decreased the Invega, after only a day! So it WAS the Invega. My friends and family are noticing the difference too. They say I am back to my old self. YAY!
I am glad because now I don’t have to worry so much about how I am acting and if [...]

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Email Between Me and My BFF

Me: Friends and family say I have been acting strange. That I have a “flat affect” – not displaying proper emotions, that I have been staring, and walking funny. It either has to do with medication or depression, I am not sure which. My doctor decreased my medication because of these symptoms. I wanted to [...]

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Flat Affect

I’ve been reading about “flat affect” online. The websites talk about it being a symptom of schizophrenia and depression, but they say nothing about it being a side effect of medication. Thus, I think my behavior stems from depression and not the Invega. But we shall see. Now that I’m more aware of it, maybe [...]

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