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January 25, 2011
HealthyPlace.com Web interview with Julie A. Fast
I just love it when my blog decides to name my entry – AUTO DRAFT!
Hello to everyone, I recently did an interview with Gary Koplin founder of www.HealthyPlace.com, the world's top mental health informational site. Gary has always been a strong supporter of my work and I enjoy working with him to educate the public about bipolar disorder and depression as well as help those of us directly affected by mood disorders. Here is the newsletter Gary sent out to promote the event:
Web TV: Managing Severe Depression with Julie A. Fast
Watching this week's HealthyPlace Mental Health TV Show reminded me how debilitating Major Depression alone, or as part of Bipolar Disorder, can be. Many days, our guest, Julie Fast, wakes up crying and sometimes can't seem to get out of bed.
She's extremely educated on the subjects of depression and bipolar disorder, so you would think [ Read More ]
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Get it Done When You're Depressed Radio/Podcast Interview
January 22, 2011
Focus, Focus, Focus!
I'm adding a new chapter to my book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder. The chapter is on medications and the draft needs to be to my coauthor Dr. John Preston on Monday. I have a DRAFT….. and here I am at a coffee shop working with my friend Avi and guess what I just did for 30 minutes?
Messed around with some Internet blogs (American Idol!)
Opened the files I need to work on and wrote a few sentences.
And then I caught myself- this is no way to work and this is not how I can work if I want to be successful. I know better. So, the internet goes off. I simply turn off the wireless. All extraneous material I have around me goes in my bag. My files are open, my pens are ready and I am going to keep saying my favorite work mantra from Get it Done When You're Depressed - until I [ Read More ]
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Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
I'm adding a new chapter to my book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder. The chapter is on medications and the draft needs to be to my coauthor Dr. John Preston on Monday. I have a DRAFT….. and here I am at a coffee shop working with my friend Avi and guess what I just did for 30 mintues?
Messed around with some internet blogs (American Idol!)
Opened the files I need to work on and wrote a few sentneces.
And then I caught myself- this is no way to work and this is not how I can work if I want to be successful. I know better. So, the internet goes off. I simply turn off the wireless. All extraneous material I have around me goes in my bag. My files are open, my pens are ready and I am going to keep saying my favorite work mantra from Get it Done When You're Depressed until I get [ Read More ]
Related posts:Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
I'm adding a new chapter to my book Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder. The chapter is on medications and the draft needs to be to my coauthor Dr. John Preston on Monday. I have a DRAFT….. and here I am at a coffee shop working with my friend Avi and guess what I just did for 30 mintues?
Messed around with some internet blogs (American Idol!)
Opened the files I need to work on and wrote a few sentneces.
And then I caught myself- this is no way to work and this is not how I can work if I want to be successful. I know better. So, the internet goes off. I simply turn off the wireless. All extraneous material I have around me goes in my bag. My files are open, my pens are ready and I am going to keep saying my favorite work mantra from Get it Done When You're Depressed until I get [ Read More ]
Related posts:Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
Focus, Focus, Focus!
January 19, 2011
Guest Blogger: Dawn and Schizoaffective Disorder
This is the latest installment of the bipolarhappens.com guest blogger series from Dawn:
The past few years have been extremely difficult. They would be
difficult for anyone, but when you throw schizoaffective disorder into
the mix, things seemed downright impossible! (Schizoaffective
disorder is a combination of bipolar or depression with schizophrenia.
Hell, in other words!) I was hospitalized in 2008 for suicidal
ideations and should have been hospitalized in 2009 for the same. In
fact, 2009 was worse than 2008. All I could think about was that my
life was an irreparable mess (broken marriage, severe financial
difficulties, low self-esteem, and an inability to hold down a job.
I didn't see how I could get out from under). The only solution I saw
was to take myself out. However, even in that dark time, I still had
a minuscule will to live. I talked to a friend who understood me and
that helped.
I alternately searched the web for suicide [ Read More ]
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An Humongous Thank You
There will never be enough words to say thank you to all of the readers of this blog. The comments and support mean a lot to me. I wish that I could reply to every comment- but alas, it's not possible. BUT, I read every comment and will reply when I can.
Support is what matters to people with bipolar disorder. We need support and I feel that we need to support others so that we know life has meaning. Julie
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Blog comments … here's how to find them! (and a lot more news…)
bipolar blog reader comment – school, meds and uneducated family members
January 17, 2011
My friend Sherri P. What an amazing woman!
Friend with bipolar disorder are as good as gold!
My friend Sherri is my #1 confidant when it comes to talking about bipolar disorder. She understands bipolar as she has it as well- our experiences have just been very different. Sherri has bipolar I. She was in and of hospitals when she was younger and even spent time in a Psych ward in Prague! Her mania goes very, very high and has a lot of agitated psychosis. In other words, she has nasty dysphoric mania. She also gets euphoric mania and her stories of making pom pom people all night are pretty funny!
I have bipolar II with hypomania. I've had a few dysphoric hypomanic sessions, but I'm mostly euphoric. I do love the mild euphoric mania, but it gets really dangerous when it goes too far and I lose my inhibitions!
Sherri was recently sick off and [ Read More ]
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Podcast: Conversations with Sherri- Pt 1 MANIA
Lunch with my friend Gayathri
January 13, 2011
Choose your friends wisely.. . so they can be there when you need them!
My friend of 20 years Pam. I think it helps that she is in Texas and I can't drive her crazy!
Choose Friends Who Improve Your Life
I've been mood swing challlenged in the past few months. . I hate it as I'm sure you do! We know what we go through. I'm sad for my friends and mother when I get this sick. If you love someone with bipolar disorder- you probably know what my mother and friends go through as well. I try hard to limit my crying and worrying when I'm around them, but sometimes I can't help it. One of my friends said, "Don't worry Julie. You can be honest with me. I'll be your guiding light when you need me." We all need friends like this. But I'm often a bit paranoid and think that are just saying it and don't mean [ Read More ]
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Friends and the Health Cards
My Mother and Bipolar Disorder
January 12, 2011
Media coverage: Knowing When Enough is Enough… for you
I just sent a second newsletter on the Jared Lee Loughner shootings in Arizona. I posted a blog on my BP Magazine blog. I've posted two blogs here. That is enough for myself and my health.
I know when I have reached a saturation point and need to let go of things that are upsetting. There is nothing more the news can say to me. I think all of us with brain disorders know what will happen now. I will leave it to the courts and try not to be upset of how this will be handled. I wrote this before and would like to say it again:
I know the country is behind the victims of Jared's terrible crime. I am too. I can't imagine losing a loved one in that way. But my fervent hope is that Jared and his family be treated with compassion and understanding regarding his illness. Justice will be done for the crime [ Read More ]
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Depressing media coverage of our 'economic' situation
Jared Lee Loughner and the Arizona Shootings
January 11, 2011
More on Jared Lee Loughner and Mental Illness
I posted the above blog entry on the Shootings in Arizona earlier yesterday morning. I can't believe the response. I've received hundreds of comments from people who said they were feeling the same way and there must be something we can do to bring light to the mental illness part of this situation. I'd like to say something up front- what Jared did is terrible- and terrible is too light of a word in this situation. But, he is ill. He could be one of us or someone we love. I work with many families in my coaching business where the children do unsafe and life threatening behaviors. I am not saying they are dangerous like Jared Loughner, but there is a part of this in everyone with paranoid psychsos.
When my former parnter Ivan was in the hospital in a massive manic/psychotic episode, I used to look at him and think, "Who is this person? [ Read More ]
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Bipolar Disorder and Suicidal Thoughts
Watch out for summer bipolar mania….
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