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Ex Fato Fides

I am almost 30, an immigrant, gay, philosopher, artist

posted 01/06/2009, comment (1)

I am feeling Trapped Just a Bit

I have been diagnosed and while I was working I was on Lamictal and was seeing both a therapist and a psychiatrist. For a while I was able to get free samples. I got a job with great insurance and was able to pay for it. That job has gone down with the total economy. I feel like I am back at square one, unmedicated, couch-surfing to avoid going... Read more Chevron

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Jerry Kennard

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posted 01/05/2009, comment (1)

Towards Optimism and Greater Resilience

January is traditionally a time for fresh beginnings. Whether you resolve to stop smoking, take more exercise or lose a couple of pounds, the common thread is positive thinking. Positive thinking is manifested by optimism and motivation. Although pessimists are considered more likely to see the world for the way it really is, optimists... Read more Chevron

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John McManamy

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posted 01/05/2009, comment (1)

An End - and a Beginning

I'm always up for the right kind of challenge, so back in the fall of 2005 when BipolarConnect presented me with the opportunity to blog here, I jumped at the opportunity.Okay, I lie. I was dragged in kicking in screaming. A blog? What's a blog? And do you have to excuse yourself in polite company when you accidentally blog? The few blogs I'd read... Read more Chevron

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i am i with all the individuality of an earthworm

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posted 01/04/2009, comments (0)

clutching the earth on the outside looking in

here i lay, fetust style, and cling to the earth, the stars at my back and the world in my arms. all the billions of little people running around doing their people things. they don't want me, they don't need me, they don't even know i'm here...holding them all so tighly.just let go? just drift off into the univerese? sylvia plath wrote... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/04/2009, comments (2)

depression and what to do when it comes

Depression must be the worse part of my bipolar disorder. Elevated moods are a problem but at least I feel good. With depression it is not easy. Just like the American Writer David Foster Wallace wrote: "clinical depression is lonely on a level that cannot be conveyed...Everything is part of the problem, and there is no... Read more Chevron

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