From the blog, A Blog of Thinking Allowed
September 1, 2010 - 10:06 ET For the next 40 days and 40 nights, I pledge...I COVENANT to practice faith, hope and charity by doing these things. First...faith. I will pray on my knees every night for the next 40 nights...starting TONIGHT. Pray for guidance, inspiration, peace...pray for the leaders of our country. Pray for their safety, and that they will receive wisdom. I will re-establish my relationship with God. Hope...hope comes from ... Read more »

From the blog, solitarysage
I am just venting..... I do not understand why anyone in this world should not have certain rights. I think "everyone" should be entitled to clothes on their backs, food in their bellies, a roof over their heads, free education and health care. If all the people of the world would gather together, forget about greed, and learn compassion. There would be enough of everything for everyone ... Read more »

From the blog, My Healing Journey
Wow is all I can say at this point.  Amazing what you can find online.  Lots of great info on meeting our emotional needs, unmet emotional needs and even why emotionals needs are important.  Somehow all of this seems to touch on abuse, neglect and that childhood matters, so I will include this somewhere along my journey. Well, it looks like my new therapist will be "Dr Internet".  This is the closest to ... Read more »

From the blog, Stray Cat Diaries
Hello and welcome to my world in words. I am a 47 yo man with Bipolar manic depression. I am currently homeless and teetering on the edge of insanity. I have been homeless since 02-2010 and am currently residing in a shelter. I guess I should be grateful that I have found temporary shelter, but just as with any stray cat, once your discovered it can go two ways, either ... Read more »

From the blog, Illuminating the Pathways to Recovery
In trying to meet friends and possible love interests outside of my general comfort zone, I keep finding such discouraging posts upon the various dating and social networking sites that state "I have no baggage; you shouldn't either!"; I, like I'm sure many of you have also, had an "interesting" life fraught with difficulties and experiences that we may not necessarily have been proud of, and/or dealt with a turbulent ... Read more »

From the blog, Learning to dance in the rain
Well, I've read through the entire book, and I've seen the movie, and have decided to read the book over again more slowly. There is just so much to it, I don't want to miss any lesson that it has to teach me. Right now, we're in Italy I've learned that I'm worth it. I deserve to be happy. I deserve to be who I am, and not get lost in other ... Read more »

From the blog, The Bipolar Roller Coaster
2007 I declared would be "Year of Beth". I was feeling grrrrreat! I told my friends that this would be my year. My year to take my career to the next level. My year to take my relationship to the next level. My year to......well you get the picture. I know now that I was in a  hypomanic episode and as those diagnosed know what goes up must come down ... Read more »

From the blog, Mentally Ill Mothers -MIM
It is one of those days that are just grey enough that you don't want to move off the couch or out of bed but not bad enough to claim "Hey its a book in bed day".  I wanted to start a blog so bad so I started this and thought the name was a good fit, at least for me. But then I also thought....I cant spell, my grammar ... Read more »

From the blog, Distractions
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From the blog, Diary of a Depressive
I wish I could be mad at you. It would hurt less than this constant pain. I'm at my wits end. I don't know what to do. I don't know what I did to deserve this. I don't know what you did to cause this. Why can't I just let you go. I've never had another person that's meant so much to me. Why did it have to be you? ... Read more »

From the blog, Melissa's Perspective
I am struggling with thoughts of "I should be doing this" and "I should be doing that"....tasks that I feel I simply don't have the willpower to do. These thoughts are leading to rumination, which is a whole lot worse. For example, today I keep thinking "I should be doing my leg & ab workouts" but I have been feeling too depressed/tired, so I've decided to do a stretch workout instead. ... Read more »

From the blog, Making Sense of This
Well I've made a big turn around in my plans for life in the future (after college). I used to dream of moving to the big city, Seattle maybe?, and owning a little apartment and hanging out in clubs at night. Sure, that all seems fine and dandy for my college years. But once I get out of my twenties and grow up a little, I'm looking for something more ... Read more »

From the blog, It's just me
Well, I've been spinning in circles since Tuesday when I realized that my therapist and psychiatrist are on the same page about the Dx of Bipolar.  Since then I have been running the Dx through my racing brain lately, I'm living 1/2 in denial.  I mean it's hard to live in full denial about something that 3 dr's have told me I am.  The other part of me is relieved ... Read more »

From the blog, Queen's Corner
I usually take care of the finances, but since I've been sick and out of work, it's really hard to actually care.  I've tried to get my husband to take over, but 90% of the time he forgets.  Thus, our POWER was turned off yesterday around 2:00 PM.  Apparently, the power company had come by, but I was asleep at the time.  When I finally woke up, I found everything ... Read more »

From the blog, Always A Chameleon
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