Boundaries are defined rules or limits that someone establishes to protect their security and well-being around others; we identify and express how other people can behave around us so that we feel safe. Boundaries can include setting expectations about how much alone time you need…
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Pushing Your Limits Is a Mistake
Our society encourages people to push their limits, and there is no out for people with mental illness. Our society claims over and over that we must “take risks”, and “do what scares us”. There is no societal pressure to “respect your limits” or “live…
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Having a Mental Illness Is Not Your Fault
Bipolar disorder is not your fault. Schizophrenia is not your fault. Depression is not your fault. You did nothing to deserve a mental illness. You are a good person and being sick does not affect that. Mental illness landed on you and started eating away…
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Having Bipolar is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of
“Bipolar is not a disability. They can take a pill and be okay. Those people just need to go out and get a job.” The ignorance displayed in the above sentence is sickening to me. That person does not know of the financial devastation of…
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Dating Someone With Bipolar Disorder
As a woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I am not naive to the fact that people I dated struggle to see beyond the label that society has stamped on me, which is why I wrote this post. If you are dating a girl with a…
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Mental Actions That Will Make You Feel Physically Worse
When you live with chronic pain and fatigue, there are a lot of things that can make you feel worse. Over-doing it, crappy weather, stress. But, sometimes thoughts and mental actions can make you feel physically worse as well. Mental actions that can leave you…