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Quiet now….
In: Bipolar
8 Jan 2007I have been very quiet lately, simply because I haven’t had much to say.
As well, I have been in the middle of a post-holiday depression. I love bipolar.
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The Joy and Stigma of Burnout
7 Dec 2006Today, the sun is shining and I am working from home, so things don’t seems as bad.
The last few days have been interesting, as I have become more aware that the my work-related anger and dissatisfaction does not originate with the people at work, or the place I work, or the work itself, but from [...]
Here we go again
29 Nov 2006I wrote this in December 2004.
A lot of things have changed since then. And a lot has remained immobile.
I don’t know whether to add creative burnout to the raging fire I now know is Bipolar, or to see it as a part of a more general work-related malaise.
I need to talk to a few more people [...]
What happened to the good stuff?
17 Nov 2006The last two months have brought substantial changes to my life, and to my view of the world. I am in flux, in change, in limbo. Evelyn Rodriguez of Crossroads Dispatches went through a similar phase lately.
The society we live in is driven by disruption, change, atomization. When you actually translate these messages, they are [...]
Ummmm….Focus?
In: Bipolar
17 Nov 2006Apparently the fog is getting thicker in here. My neuro-chemistry must be pretty messed up, as I can’t concentrate on anything and all I want to do is sit outside and watch the wildlife play in the “wetlands” that surround our building.
I remember being productive, I really do.
Of course, my short-term memory is pretty shot [...]
Dosage: “Well, it’s . . . um . . . it’s green."
In: Bipolar
16 Nov 2006For a 38-year old man with no outward symptoms of a physical ailment, my daily drug/supplement regimen is one that would leave many of my peers stunned.
The problem is, that like most people who are bipolar, I take a cocktail to try and balance out the variety and multitude of symptoms and effects I undergo. [...]
I can already tell that today will be a write-off. I am vibrating, I can’t concentrate, and my new boss starts today.
I felt warm and fuzzy this morning, which is now a symptom I recognise of the ride up the cycle. I didn’t want to stay in be; I wanted to get out of bed [...]
All in the Family
14 Nov 2006Time to put the manic energy I have this morning to use.
One of the most interesting things about Bipolar is that genetics plays a substantial role in determining whether you will have it. In my case, my family is a disaster when it comes to mental health.
On my father’s side, there is a long and [...]
Other signs of mania: The hoarder
In: Bipolar
13 Nov 2006I have talked in other posts about being an accumulator, driven by the mania to buy things that I have no need for, nor will I ever use. A slight variation of this theme is the need to hoard.
How can accumulation be different from hoarding? It’s simple, it’s not simply the accumulation of things; it’s [...]
What do you mean you don’t think this way?
29 Oct 2006One of the lengthy conversations I have had with my wife as I work my way through understanding how my bipolar works and affects my life focused on how I think, and see the world.
I am just now coming to terms with the fact that the filters I process my world through are radically different than [...]