Tag: Bipolar disorder

  • 2 Weeks in Cartagena: What I Learned About Myself

    2 Weeks in Cartagena: What I Learned About Myself

     Two weeks in Cartagena taught me just how much my mental illness limits me. So boom, I did my almost annual international birthday trip and decided to really challenge myself this time. After multiple covid infections plus a concussion, I have been worried about cognitive decline and struggling with anything involving memorization and concentration. So…

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  • Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    I’ve been mulling this topic over for the past year after going through a breakup and 3 severe depressive episodes. I don’t really like the conclusion I’ve come to, because it makes me face some truths about myself, my circumstances, and the world I live in that are far from comfortable. It also shatters a…

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  • What Happens After Depression?

    What Happens After Depression?

    Rarely is it like a switch being flipped going from light to dark. It happens in slow steady steps.

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  • Hypomania Highlighted

    Hypomania Highlighted

    You’ve switched to the primal recesses of your mind, but you’re in control. Or so you think.

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  • The Kids Aren’t Alright

    The Kids Aren’t Alright

    And by “the kids” I mean me. I just needed a catchy title. I’m fresh off another hospitalization and knee deep in an ongoing war with my insurance company to get the one treatment that actually works for me reauthorized. My parents and I have had to go full “I was told by Applecare” on…

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