Tag: bipolar
group name: lauri
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September 03, 2007 12:19 PM EDT --
Quiet as the night is
noise and confusion reign
And I wonder why I was given
this disorder of the brain
Snatches of music
and thoughts are racing
A manic melody
my head is encasing
Pill bottle . . . more
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November 30, 2007 08:09 PM EST --
I don't know what it is with us bipolar people, but we are always whining and complaining about something concerning our treatment. The meds make us gain weight, they make us drowsy, . . . more
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October 01, 2007 10:40 AM EDT --
Angel in a Nightie
You walked in
wearing a pink, cow nightie
and a halo,
slightly skewed.
I was on my way out,
halfway between sane
and quick-get-the-Haldol.
Armed with a bowl
of chicken and noodles . . . more
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November 30, 2007 02:59 PM EST --
I never realized how much one's diet can affect one's moods. As a bipolar person, I think this information will be very helpful.
Eating turkey, pumpkin seeds, dairy products, beans, meat & . . . more
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September 28, 2007 03:28 PM EDT --
Demon Within
Irritation, aggravation
Searching for alleviation
Pounding, resounding
beating in my brain
Questioning my intelligience
fearing I'm insane
Demon . . . more
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July 13, 2006 02:27 PM EDT --
"So, I'll call you tomorrow after I am coherent," she says.
"Are you ever coherent?" I retort.
"Not most of ever..." She was already losing coherence, due . . . more
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October 03, 2007 08:06 AM EDT --
This is another excerpt from my book More Than A Band Aid copyright 2007
Last winter I had been quite manic for some time, and was on the edge . . . more
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September 28, 2007 04:08 AM EDT --
A Real Live Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
By Beverly T.
Several years ago I had volunteered to teach some classes for a group of homeschoolers in my area. They were called co-op classes, because . . . more
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July 17, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness.
When you're high it's tremendous.
The ideas and feelings are fast and frequent . . . more
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October 06, 2007 09:09 PM EDT --
An artcle in the Fall BP (bipolar ) Magazine cites a study done at Harvard's McLean Hospital in June of this year. Comparing deceased people's brains who had bipolar disorder . . . more
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October 11, 2007 11:43 AM EDT --
Today is bipolar awareness day. There has been a lot in the media lately about Bipolar disorder. There are ads for Abilify, a medication to help Bipolar, everywhere. Oprah did one or . . . more
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February 24, 2008 02:37 PM EST --
Ok. Here is another poem I found from the late 90's. (It's interesting what I found when I went through my storage room after moving). Anyway, the poem may be a bit dorky, . . . more
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October 08, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
my mind races on
my brain never stops thinking
of thoughts I don't know
more
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February 25, 2008 07:31 PM EST --
Kay, since I've been away from the computer sooo much, I've taken up reading again. And have been reading up on Bipolar Disorder, which I was diagnosed with in 1990.
Recently I read "100 . . . more
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December 07, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
That's how long I have to do my outpatient therapy. I was really pissed off when I heard that. I thought I was going to do 6 weeks of intensive outpatient therapy. But today when I saw . . . more
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November 29, 2007 11:45 AM EST --
Well, all my bipolar friends, tis the season of spending. Whether we are depressed or manic, the season of spending affects us all. We spend to feel better, we spend because we feel . . . more
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May 30, 2007 03:58 AM EDT --
I have had a yucky bipolar day.
It's been a real doozy.
Glad I'm back on my meds.
Things should be back to normal soon. (thank god!)
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March 30, 2008 11:44 AM EDT --
Lithium is salt
That makes your brain taste better
But don't add too much
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October 12, 2007 12:26 AM EDT --
Ponderings
I sit in quiet contemplation
of my propensity toward desolation
and my penchant for imposing
my insanity on others.
I wonder why
I can't sit stoically
while tilting on my foundation
as . . . more
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February 24, 2008 01:59 PM EST --
Here is a poem I wrote back in the late 90's, right before I found out I was Bipolar. It has no title.
How can you tell me
Not to worry, it'll be alright,
When the world is full . . . more
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