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What Does Mania Feel Like?

Buzzes like a beautiful bumble be on a lovely flower in the summer.

The colors are so beautiful you want to take a picture of everything.

Your desire to be social goes through the roof.

People look so interesting and it's very easy to say hi and start a conversation.

Sexual thoughts increase and you often act on them.

You want to buy nice clothes, or a car or a new dishwashe.

It feels like a good idea to buy all new furniture for your room.

It's easy to clean your house.

You blow off work to [ Read More ]


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Closed: Free Coaching Call #2 Your Best Holiday Season Ever!

 

The joliday call was a great success. (Did I just make up the word Joliday??)  Thanks to all who joined in on the call.  If you were not able to listen, the recording will be available soon. Those who listened live will receive a special gift regarding travel and bipolar disorder.   

I hope you can join us next time if you missed the call.  Listening live is fun and who knows what will happen after the call! 

The call is closed, but you can read about the topic below.

Free Call: Your Best Holiday Season Ever: Tips and Strategies to Avoid Stress and Create Joy this Holiday Season!

I'm excited to announce the second free bipolarhappens.com coaching call.

Tuesday,   November 22nd at 5:30 PST.

(The first call,  Bipolar Disorder 101 was a great hit with over 100 participants.)

More about Call [ Read More ]


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Julie's Message: Plan Ahead for New Year's Eve!

Hello Everyone,

This is Sheri Joi,  host for yesterday's  'Your Best Holidays Ever' coaching call.  It was a great success.  I learn from Julie every time we have a call. I could tell she was surprised to hear that I have also struggled with depression and loneliness on the holidays-  even though I have a large, happy family. It's all relative. I'm using her tips this year and have planned for all of the days that are special for me.

Here is one of Julie's main points:  How to deal with loneliness during New Years Eve!

Julie: One of the main problems we face is loneliness during specific days such as New Years Eve. I'm a big believer in planning ahead in order to prevent depression. If you don't have plans for a day that's important to you,  there is still plenty of time! [ Read More ]


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Closed: Free Coaching Call #2 Your Best Holiday Season Ever!

TODAY: Free Coaching Call #2 Your Best Holiday Season Ever!

 

Free Call: Your Best Holiday Season Ever: Tips and Strategies to Avoid Stress and Create Joy this Holiday Season!

I'm excited to announce the second free bipolarhappens.com coaching call.

Tuesday,   November 22nd at 5:30 PST.

(The first call,  Bipolar Disorder 101 was a great hit with over 100 participants.)

More about Call #2 

The holidays get to me every year. Maybe it's because I have an idea of how they should be and when they are not,  depression can be a result. I don't want this to happen to anyone this year! We all have to watch for mania as well. Oh,  and then there is the irritation…..

This free coaching call is filled with the tips and strategies I know work-  because I use them every year and my holiday blues don't take over my life.  I'm excited to share them with you.

[ Read More ]


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My BP Magazine blog: I am not a SCROOGE!

Do you read BP Magazine? I love it.  I write a blog weekly-  this week I wrote about the holidays- it's very apropos as the holiday coaching call is tomorrow. Here is the first part of the blog and then a like to the actual site. I heartily recommend a subscription to the magazine.  It's not only a great resource- it's also a great tool for a management plan.

My blog:

I heard a man say this at a coffee shop yesterday:

I can't stand the holidays. Every year we are forced to eat so much food. When did everything become about candy and buying things? I'm not going to sit in a hot room and eat from a big turkey.

That's funny! Unfortunately, holidays have often been my nemesis. I find them stressful and filled with pressure of what a person should and shouldn't [ Read More ]


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I left my meds at home.. not good

Have you ever left your bipolar  meds at home?  It's not a good feeling. I had a coaching call this morning that went well. I then got things ready to go to my writing office- at Starbucks. 

My meds were on the counter- I should have put them in my bag last night- and I didn't.  I managed to leave them on the counter.

So now it's 5PM and I have missed two med doses. Luckily I have my Lamictal in the car- so I was able to take that- but not my Lithium.  (Yes,  I started lithium and will write a lot more on that in the coming weeks.)

I don't do well when I miss doses.  When I get home later tonight,  I will take one pill- then wake up at 2 am or so and take another pill and then the final [ Read More ]


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Free Coaching Call #2 Your Best Holiday Season Ever!

Free Call: Your Best Holiday Season Ever: Tips and Strategies to Avoid Stress and Create Joy this Holiday Season!

I'm excited to announce the second free bipolarhappens.com coaching call.

Tuesday,  November 22nd at 5:30 PST.

(The first call,  Bipolar Disorder 101 was a great hit with over 100 participants.)

More about Call #2 

The holidays get to me every year. Maybe it's because I have an idea of how they should be and when they are not,  depression can be a result. I don't want this to happen to anyone this year!

This free coaching call is filled with the tips and strategies I know work-  because I use them every year and my holiday blues don't take over my life.  I'm excited to share them with you.

In fact,  I'm excited about my holidays this year!  I've planned way, way ahead.

I have a [ Read More ]


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BP Magazine. How Do You Define Acceptance?

BP Magazine asked all of the bloggers to write about accepting the bipolar disorder diagnosis. This was actually a hard topic to write about. There are a few different kinds of acceptance when it comes to bipolar disorder- I wrote about what it means to me and then had a revelation. Here is the first paragraph of the post and then a link to the magazine blog. (If you don't have a subscription to the awesome magazine- I highly suggest trying it out. I learn so much- it's good for family, partners and health care professionals too!)

Blog: How do You Define Acceptance?

I "accepted" my bipolar diagnosis with great joy. I was glad to have a name for what I was going through. I remember sitting in an unknown psychiatrist's office in Seattle in 1995 after I returned from my [ Read More ]


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Sold out: Group Coaching Calls for Parents of Children with Bipolar Disorder

 The call is full. Thanks to all who signed up.

If you have any questions about the call,  please send an email to Sheri at bp @ speakeasy.net.

Upcoming Calls:  There will be a  free call on Tuesday, November 22nd on the topic of holidays.

 The blog and newsletter will have more details.

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Group Coaching Calls with Julie

** When Love is Not Enough: Group Coaching Calls for Parents**

Have you ever thought the following? "My child is the one with bipolar disorder- but the illness has taken over all of our lives."

The Bipolar Disorder 101 coaching call was a great success with over 100 people.   My next series of calls is specifically for parents of teenagers and adult children [ Read More ]


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