ECT Memory
About a year and a half ago we started to realize that my bipolar was medication resistant. We were trying all of the most research based...
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Mental Health Moments
Teaching and supporting people with mental illnesses and their loved ones
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Nov 22, 20223 min read
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! For some people, Thanksgiving is a time of getting together, eating too much food, watching football and parades,...
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Nov 5, 20223 min read
Knowing Your Own Strength
You never know how strong you are until you don’t have a choice. I have a really large support system, with so many friends and family...
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Oct 29, 20222 min read
"It's Not That Easy Bein' Green"
“It's not that easy bein' green Having to spend each day The color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer Bein' red or yellow or...
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Oct 22, 20224 min read
Advocating
Maya Angelou once said, “I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others...
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Oct 12, 20221 min read
Dignity
I’ve always been nervous, thought I didn’t deserve a lot But after many hospitalizations, I have become quite distraught When you’re...
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Oct 12, 20225 min read
Grieving
One time when I was being admitted to a psych hospital, they asked me if I had ever experienced any trauma (besides the trauma of being...
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Oct 8, 20224 min read
Are You Taking Your Meds?
A few weeks ago, when I had posted on Facebook that I was struggling and needed prayers, one of my friends asked me if I was taking my...
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Sep 30, 20221 min read
Body Image
I hate the way I am I’m not my biggest fan All my lumps and bumps I feel like I have a hump I’m so big I often cry And sometimes I want...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
Thankfulness
One of my most favorite Silly Songs from VeggieTales is called The Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps. It’s about a veterinarian that...
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Sep 30, 20222 min read
Suicidality
One day a doctor told me, “Recovery from mental illness is 75% coping skills and 25% medication. You have incredible coping skills and...
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Sep 30, 20223 min read
Making a Plan
Because my bipolar and OCD are so severe, I feel suicidal a lot of the time. My brain keeps telling me that it is time to give up and...
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Sep 30, 20222 min read
Five Pounds
5 pounds. I woke up this morning and discovered I had gained 5 pounds in three days. I know it is from the medicine they just put me...
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Sep 24, 20223 min read
A Voice for Mental Illness
My name is Liz and I am a voice for people with mental illness. All through school I was a star student and highly involved in extra...
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Sep 17, 20223 min read
Medication Quandaries
Do you want your best chance at staying out of the hospital, knowing you will gain weight quickly and inexplicably? Oh, and this isn’t a...
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Sep 10, 20223 min read
72-Hour Hold
When I was scrolling through Facebook one day, a meme caught my eye. It was posted by a friend, and I know it was done innocently, but...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
Fighting For My Life
I love watching reality TV. On Big Brother the other day, there was a challenge where there was this board that looked almost like a...
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