Category Archives: bipolar disorder
Hope in the Darkness
Winter can be a particularly trying time for those who struggle with depression and bipolar disorder. The increased darkness outside can begin to reflect in our hearts and so increase the darkness within. I know Pr. Bryan has posted here before about the challenge of winters in Alaska where the days are extremely short. But [...]
Unwell
“Unwell” Lyrics, by Matchbox 20 Acoustic Live All day staring at the ceiling Making friends with shadows on my wall All night hearing voices telling me That I should get some sleep Because tomorrow might be good for something, Hold on Feeling like I’m headed for a breakdown And I don’t know why [Chorus] But [...]
Lifelong Bipolar
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition that can impact many important areas of your life. It can affect both how you feel and how you act, as well as the lives of the people closest to you. While most people begin to notice symptoms when they are in their [...]
Even The Oblivious Can Still Find His Mercy
I have learned over the last few years of having definite “blind-spots” that have shaped my mental illness. These are things that I can never grasp, and my attempts at grasping on to it are like holding on to mercury. It simply can not happen. The tighter I grip, the further it escapes me. I enter a complicated [...]
Q & A: Will I need to stay on my depression meds forever?
Asked by Ally, Washington “I am 26 years old and have had four major depressive episodes. I did not seek treatment until the last (and worst) episode and have since been taking two different antidepressants. My question is this: Will I ever get off these meds? To be honest, my last episode was so bad [...]
Invisible Pain
I posted this recently on my blog, Linda Kruschke’s Blog. This post was inspired by a flare up of my fibromyalgia. One of my fellow bloggers who has bipolar commented that the pain of bipolar is also a form of invisible pain. It occurred to me then that this is a perfect post for the [...]
10 Ways to Manage Your Depression
Adapted from New Life Ministries 1. Do not expect too much from yourself too soon, as this will only accentuate feelings of failure. Avoid setting difficult goals or taking on ambitious new responsibilities until you’ve solidly begun a structured treatment process. 2. Break large tasks into small ones, set some priorities, and do what can [...]
The Only Army that Shoots its Wounded…
Exposing the Myth that Christians Should Not Have Emotional Problems By Dwight L. Carlson From an article in ChristianityToday February 9, 1998 ”The only army that shoots its wounded is the Christian army,” said the speaker, a psychologist who had just returned from an overseas ministry trip among missionaries. He summed up the [...]
Sorting Out What is Real
It’s a terribly cold, gray day here in Alaska. Very typical for the end of November. Just as typical is that I have had a heaviness descend on me, just like when the fat kid sits on the little kid at the bus stop. This grayness seems to be a premonition, I feel, of what I face trying [...]