Personal – Bipolar Disorder
Parenting With Bipolar Disorder Without Guilt: You’re Doing Better Than You Think
Parenting with bipolar disorder without guilt is something that’s basically impossible to do. This blog post isn’t going to tell you some secret or something surrounding parenting with bipolar disorder without guilt. But hopefully what it gives you is hope and the feeling that you’re not going through this journey alone. You’re not on this […]
Invisible Illness: Why People Say ‘You Don’t Look Bipolar
One of the stupidest sentences a person could say. As if “bipolar” has a look. It’s as if being labelled as “bipolar” implies a specific physical appearance. “But, you don’t look bipolar” feels so dismissive. It reduces a complex condition to a mere stereotype, ignoring the reality of daily struggles and the diverse ways it […]
Things Unsaid: Bipolar Relationships
How do you cope with the things unsaid bipolar relationships? The things that weigh you down. Tie a chain to your heart and bolt itself to an anchor that can never be pried apart. The things that you needed to hear. The things you wanted to say. The things you couldn’t bring yourself to say […]
A Broken Plate
A broken plate. A shattered soul. A scream that filled the room as I lay at it’s mercy. As I attempt to wrap my head around the massive change that they’re about to place on me. Months and months of exhaustion, hopelessness, confusion, feelings of worthlessness, all leading up to this. This moment that is […]
Living With Bipolar Disorder – A Poem
You’re too much.You’re too extreme.Why do you have so many emotions?You cry too often.You’re far too loud.Why can’t you seem to find a middle?You color too bright.You write too much.Why can’t you just be like others? You anticipate so much.You worry about it all.Why can’t you just calm down? If I could just calm down,Don’t […]
Coping and Growing with Bipolar Disorder
Letting go is hard, but letting go of things when you have bipolar disorder? I think that’s an entirely different level. You can have all the complex bipolar disorder coping strategies right at your feet but the reality is bipolar disorder is rooted in our emotions and moods, so because of the nature of it, […]
When Body Image Insecurities Meet Bipolar Disorder: My Personal Story
Is there something you feel insecure about despite trying to overcome it? I feel like I get in a vicious mental circle trying to get through it. My insecurities spark ruminating thoughts and before I know it, the demons are knocking at my door. Well, they’re not even knocking. They’re breaking the door down and […]
This Is What Managing Bipolar Looks Like (Hint: It Involves Pills)
The reality is that many of us who take our pills like grown-ups face an enormous amount of bipolar medication stigma. Whether it’s from family, friends, co-workers, etc. Feeling judged for taking medication can feel really infuriating. You’re literally doing what you need to do in order to be the best version of you possible. […]
What It’s Like to be in a Mental Hospital
Before I get into this part of the story, don’t forget to go back and read part 1—the time I was sent to the hospital. That way you have a better idea of what’s going on, because I’m just going to pick up right where we left off last week. I’m sharing my story of […]
The Truth About My Mental Health Hospital Stay
Many of you have reached out to me on Instagram to share your stories about living with bipolar disorder. I don’t take that lightly. Your trust means everything to me. Today, I’m sharing one of the most painful moments of my life: my mental health hospital stay. This isn’t a polished success story. It’s the […]