As I said I was going to do, I quit school, cut back on volunteer obligations and have shifted all my focus on being a writer. As some of you may recall, I made those decisions based on feedback from both my pdoc and my therapist. I was struggling in school and due to some […]
Author: Brad
The Truth About Anxiety
I try very hard to not be political on this blog, however, there was a statement made yesterday by Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky that is impossible to ignore. I will try and make this post about the man and his comments, but that may be difficult since he’s a likely candidate for President in […]
Time Management
My time management sucks! This is not a new topic here. I’ve posted several articles about this in the past. Just recently, as a matter of fact. As long as I can remember, I’ve struggled with time management. Habitually late, homework, essays, projects and reports all past due. I’ve always felt I had more things […]
Post-Holiday Depression
I’m struggling right now. Had fun on both Thanksgiving and Christmas and a wonderful, quiet New Year’s Eve playing games with friends. I’ve read and heard many ideas how to keep the holiday blues away, but the holidays have never been a problem for me. In fact, I love Christmas. I struggle, as I am […]
Happy Holidays!
Closed for the Holidays
With the Holidays upon us and vacation time as well, this blog is closed for the holidays. Rest assured, I will return in January.
Return to Involuntary Institutionalization?
In 1963 President Kennedy signed The Community Health Centers Act. The purpose of the Act was to deinstitutionalize the mentally ill and support them through community mental health clinics. The law drew enthusiastic bipartisan support. Fiscal conservatives were interested in saving funds by shutting state hospitals. Civil rights advocates believed that mental patients needed to […]
How The Wizard of Oz Should Have Ended
I have posted this several times before and it has nothing to do with bipolar disorder, but I saw Wicked on stage last night and this skit was in my mind the entire time. The show was amazing, btw
Anxiety and Fear
As many of you know, I took a rare mini vacation from my blog last week. I was overwhelmed. I’ve posted several times recently about the difficulty I’ve had lately trying to maintain balance in my life. I’m still struggling. At both my therapist and my pdoc suggested, I eliminated most of the obligations in […]
On Vacation…Well, Sort Of
Well, technically, I’m not on vacation, just getting caught up on some neglected aspects in my life. I’ll be back next Monday….hope to see you then.