Month: November 2019

bipolardisorder
mental health
recovery
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No More Wisdom, Teeth That Is…

It took me twenty-seven years to part with my four wisdom teeth. Now that’s one of the longest relationships I’ve had in my life so you can see why I was reluctant to let them go. I was really only reluctant because I had too many irrational fears. Anxiety and negative thinking generated and blew […]

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addiction
art
bipolardisorder
delusions
education
medication
mental health
poetry
recovery
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The Link Between Disorder and Genius

“The subject of genius and mental illness has been discussed and debated on a scientific level for decades. Our cultural awareness of the link between mental disorder and genius is as old as philosophy. Plato wrote of what he called “divine madness,” and Aristotle recognized that creative people tended toward melancholia. It is no coincidence […]

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bipolardisorder
delusions
education
medication
recovery
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Bipolar Disorder – My Super Power

Me as Wonder Woman. I’d argue its a constant mindset.  When discussing bipolar disorder we tend to focus on the negative such as the crippling lows and delusional highs. However, this negates the beauty and positives one can find to living and struggling with bipolar disorder. I like to say that being bipolar is like […]

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