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Being Bipolar: Throwback to a Depressive Episode
Author’s Note: This short sentimental post below was written November 3, 2016 during a depressive episode. I am diagnosed with Bipolar-2 Disorder (See: Being Bipolar). I’m posting this in the hopes of to inspire other people striving with mental illnesses to never give up. While blogging on February 17, 2017 I’m manic. Everyone puts their best face forward especially on profile photos. Tonight Im switching things up a bit. My previous photo was me, with makeup and a fake smile. This is another side of me. I am diagnosed with bipolar 2 disorder and an advocate of mental illness awareness. Tonight. I am not okay. To be honest Ive been feeling “not okay”…
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Life Lately : Of Biglaang Budget Shopping to Deleting Traumatic Memories
It’s always been said that you can never move on something until you accept things as they are. If you’ve been following my blog for sometime now, you may know that some last year, I was able to escape an abusive relationship. You can check out my separate journal entry for that if you’re curious what happened to me. I got an alert from google that my photo storage is about to get full and that I need to delete pictures to retain memory. Sure, no big deal. Until I saw the photos. Deleting each picture made my heart felt like a pin cushion, and each picture deleted is a pin removed. It’s…
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Sentimental Sundays – A Confession I’m Letting Out of my Chest
It’s not Sunday I know, I was supposed to publish this on Sunday but I failed the Marshmallow test again. I can never compete with anyone but myself. It’s a battle I’ve had, well we’ve had since we were born. To survive what we call life. I’m 29, a single work at home mom, and struggling. Why struggling? I have to be honest with you, everyone at least. I left my high-paying corporate job not by choice but by force. I was in a highly abusive relationship that left me emotionally and mentally unstable, stacking on top of my bipolar condition. The evil man manipulated me into leaving my job. Now there’s no…
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OOTD: Being a Bi-Polar Blogger
I was supposed to write reviews today but I’m not in the mood. Maybe later, tonight, tomorrow? I don’t know. There are days when I’m manic and can write 8 post at a maximum. Drain down the depression road and I went on hiatus for months. Today I’ll be sharing with you more of my personal musings, drama, and benefits of blogging bipolar. Harley Quinn right here is not Bipolar. She’s a psychopath and schizophrenic. Close enough. OOTD photos for your amusement at the bottom of the post. Further Reading: What is Bipolar Disorder? Compared to an average person. A normal person. When a bipolar becomes manic, we get so hyper and have…
