Month: September 2019

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The Power of “The Power Of Now”

“The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle is the ultimate self-help book in which you are encouraged to bring your mind to consciousness, the present moment and to let go of the illusions of past and future. After all, you only really ever get this moment. I am glad I read this book and am […]

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A Poem About Insanity

Lurking Behind Every Corner, Is Insanity. A Drug Cocktail Keeps It At Bay, Prevents The Hallucinations, Delusions and Paranoia. Is My Fractured Mind Any Less Of My Mind? I still Possess the Memories, Of Skeletal Arms, and Millions of Dollars. But What Do These Memories Mean? If Anything? A Semblance of Insight. Insight Into The […]

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A Poem About Manic Psychosis

Racing Thoughts, Thoughts Disjointed, Spinning A Tale of Non-Reality.   A Rush Of Euphoria, A State of Bliss, Can Anything Get Better Than This?   Up So High, Looking Down Below, At Logic Left Behind.   Thoughts Racing, Spinning A Tale Of Non-reality, Until the Psych Ward Becomes A Reality.   Hallucinations, Delusions, They Become […]

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30 GOOD THINGS ABOUT BIPOLAR — another bipolar blogger

Now, this post may seem a little bit peculiar. I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching recently and in an attempt to break the stigma of bipolar, I thought I would list 30 ‘good things’ which have come from living with it. I think it is important to reflect on things – it might not […] […]

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Stop Doing That Sh*t – A second look at Gary John Bishop’s Self-help Book

“You got yourself to this point in your life, and I’m going to show you how you subconsciously did it. How you fucked yourself. And how to dig yourself out” (Bishop 53). Gary John Bishop boldly states that he can show you how to unfuck yourself in his self-help book titled “Stop Doing That Sh*t.” […]

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Life Update

I have been reading a lot of self-help books lately (you can catch the reviews on my blog) and have noticed a common theme – embracing the NOW. I have decided to try and be more present in my life and live each moment as if it will be my last cause ultimately who knows […]

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Stop Doing That Sh*T

”Someone once asked me, “What’s at the core of every human being?” “Bullshit I replied.” Gary Bishop, though kind of insulting, leads his reader in with this opening line of his second self-help book to “Unfuck Yourself,” titled “Stop Doing That Sh*t  – End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back.” His straight between the eyes […]

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