Archive for April, 2008

Call me the Rubber Band Man

Upon a great suggestion, I now have to keep rubber bands around my house. Why? Well if I feel like cutting myself, it’s a good way to stop. Snap a rubber band, help keep the pain at bay. It’s not really often, but it is helping when those times do arise.
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Monday, April 28th, 2008

The Meltdown: What are you worth?

Facing yourself. Do you have self love? How about self worth? How do you find these things for yourself, without basing them on another person’s perception of you? Take a listen, see how I am dealing with this issue myself.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008

Want to give up on therapy

It’s not a reflection on my therapist at all. I just don’t want to go anymore. It’s helping me, yes. It hurts like crazy…I am tired of hurting, even if it’s to get better. I am dreading my appointment tomorrow. DREADING it. The last thing that she said that I have echoing in my head: [...]

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Spring Mania

Many a bipolar is going into mania as the flowers bloom and the trees become green again. It’s kind of scary for them, and people around them. My best friend is working through a manic phase, and I was just reading at bipolarkitty that she is in the same predicament. I would love to know [...]

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Why have a family?

I often wonder why it is that people with mental illnesses want to have families. It’s not that I don’t think we deserve them, it’s just that we put them through so much bullcrap that it seems almost not worth it at times. I mean, my son is an amazing person. How much more amazing [...]

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The Meltdown: Prognosis Borderline

Do we ever REALLY get better? Some people have made nearly full recovery from borderline, so I have read. Is it true? I have to wonder. With the severity of the emotional trauma that comes into play, it might never be reality for people like me. In this episode, I face that. Take a listen.
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