As the Pendulum Swings
Archive for June 2011
Overdrive Mode
For those of you familiar with the Final Fantasy video game series, then you already get the reference. Otherwise, I will take a moment to explain it to you. Overdrive mode is the mode that helps fill the overdrive meter, where when the meter is filled, the character has the ability to perform a special … Continue reading
For The Bipolar Bloggers
I feel like I share a lot about myself here. But hey, what is the purpose of a blog? But being a part of the blogging community is not about stats from ghosts around your page. It is about connecting with others who write about similar things. It’s about getting to know those in your … Continue reading
Adding It Up
The Chicken or The Egg I’ve had this talk with my psychiatrist before. What begets what, exactly? Does the episode precipitate certain events based on behaviors or does the environment spark the episode? There’s really no clear cut answer. My largest concern has been what seems like constant fatigue and body aches. Yes, those are … Continue reading
Shifting Gears
For the last two days, I have had the pleasure of describing to you bipolar depression through my very own eyes. However, there has been a sudden shift. And I’m actually terrified, for the first time, by a mood swing associated with my illness. I know the signs. I’ve been tracking them carefully for the … Continue reading
Distractionary Tactics
My son had Occupational Therapy today. I attended. It’s so difficult to look these professionals in the face and tell them all about my son’s accomplishments for the week. I wonder if they can look at me and know. Sometimes they ask how I’m doing, I guess to bait me. And I hide under the … Continue reading
To See If I Still Feel
I hadn’t been dressed in over a week. It was about then that the buzz of the accident was over and the heaviness of the real world settled on and around me. I was still unemployed. We still had bills to pay, and now we have more. And I was mostly a single parent. But … Continue reading
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