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Comment on Painting: My Outlet by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:29:55 +0000

JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!! Isn’t painting amazing? I LOVE your paintings!!! They are absolutely beautiful!!! I was diagnosed as Bipolar Type II after having my second baby. I’m married with three beautiful children. It’s a struggle. Postpartum is really hard on me. We’re done having little ones. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don’t think we realize how much it helps to have someone KNOW how it feels. It shows beautifully through your paintings. I love painting. It’s the only place I can go and call it truly mine! Thank you!!!

Comment on Obsessive Thinking by Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 04:12:06 +0000

Thank you for writing this. I’ve been struggling with bipolar but I have been trying to understand my “obsessive thinking without performing compulsive acts.” I try to explain to my family what it’s like and it seems weird to them sometimes that I really, really struggle with obsessive thinking. I don’t act on it. I’m glad there is an actual term for it and it can be part of bipolar. Thank you, thank you for writing this. It gives me some relief and a little more direction in how I should relay this information to my counselor and psychiatrist. God bless you. I hope you continue to do well in your journey!

Comment on Bipolar Disorder Symptoms by Characteristics Of Bipolar | Is Bipolar Hereditary

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Comment on Painting: My Outlet by Jen

Jen — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:21:03 +0000

I’m in my late 20s, and was recently diagnosed. No one has been able to understand how I feel, yet you have captivated it perfectly in your painting. Thank you for helping me feel connected to something.

Comment on The Ladder of Fortitude and Resolve by Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:19:22 +0000

Tracy, There are so many of us with Bi-Polar out there. i have been searching for other people’s bipolar blogs; as i often feel alone in this tumultuous bipolar world I live in. i find our commonality helpful…when my brain will allow me to process it in a helpful manner. So try not to let yourself be an “easy mark”. i know it is very difficult when you are on that bottom rung. I just came out of that phase. Hope you climb that ladder soon. please keep writing, I will be following your blog

Comment on The Ladder of Fortitude and Resolve by Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:29:52 +0000

Thank You!

Comment on Bipolar Disorder Symptoms by Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:29:22 +0000

Thank you so very much or your comment! Reading your words helps me as much as my words help you…

Comment on Bipolar Disorder Symptoms by John A. Clements, Jr.

John A. Clements, Jr. — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:01:54 +0000

I am so happy to have found your website. It has given me hope that there are coping mechanisms despite the ongoing daily battles. I have suffered with Cyclothymia and Bipolar II since 7 or 8 years old . . . and now I am 53. Suicide has been a preoccupation since my earliest childhood years. My holly gail, at least for the moment is a cocktail of mood stabilizers (Lamictal & Klonopin), a phenomenal psychiatrist, friends and family who support and understand my disease/behaviors/and mood swings, AND a blog like yours . . . that has taken an enormous amount of courage to write. I literally tripped over it while surfing the web for bipolar articles. I have read many of your past postings, and they have confirmed for me the pain and suffering of decades of “psychological warfare” … as I like to call it . . . is not unique to me.
My mother was Bipolar I and I always feared he worst. My severe mood swings (although cloaked to the world through mania), depression, panic attacks, and physical harm to me, only confirmed the genetic pass-down of my mothers illness. Like you, I prayed for relief and wondered if it would ever stop. Situational triggers, lack of sleep, SAD’s, etc, make it worse. I can completely identify with your blog and only wish that there were a “sign-up” area where people could openly participate in a forum.
Thank you again for your courageous act of bringing public a disease that has such a negative stigma and yet is manageable and can lead to a productive life . . . given the right tools and support group.
Sincerely yours,
John
John A. Clements, Jr.
jaclementsjr@me.com

Comment on The Ladder of Fortitude and Resolve by Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:48:31 +0000

You write beautifully… I hope you are feeling better than when you wrote this post. Take care, xx

Comment on Panic Smack by Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:05:34 +0000

Hi Shelly, yes, I know your frustration and loneliness. Thanks for the support:)