Tag: Bipolar Disorder

How to Fake It Till You Make It When You are Feeling Sad

May 4, 2022

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Our mindset can control our emotions. Surely it cannot be practiced in one day, but having a positive mindset can actually trick us into believing that we’re happy. Our feelings...

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Why Psychiatrists Won’t Listen to Patients

April 29, 2022

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Why won’t many psychiatrists listen to patients? Your psychiatrist is supposed to be helping you. Your psychiatrist is supposed to be on your side. You and your psychiatrist are supposed to be a team to...

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Bipolar Depression and Coping with Mistakes

March 3, 2022

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When I make a mistake while experiencing bipolar depression, I beat myself up like none other. I get so angry with myself and obsess over any tiny, perceived mistake I make. Bipolar depression (and...

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Tips on Setting Boundaries for Your Mental Health

March 2, 2022

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Boundaries are defined rules or limits that someone establishes to protect their security and wellbeing around others; we identify and express how other people can behave around us so that...

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Pushing Your Limits Is a Mistake

March 2, 2022

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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...

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Hypersexuality in Bipolar Disorder

February 25, 2022

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Warning, the following is for mature audiences only… Hypersexuality is a topic that makes many people uncomfortable. Heck, mention sex, and everyone starts to fidget in their seats. You know...

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Having a Mental Illness Is Not Your Fault

February 24, 2022

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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...

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Having Bipolar is Nothing to Be Ashamed Of

February 23, 2022

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“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...

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Dating Someone With Bipolar Disorder

February 13, 2022

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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,...

I’m Scarlet - not my real name though-, thirty-something years old. Born on February 20th, somewhere over the rainbow. I am a proud "mother" of a lovely German Spitz called Misty & a cat called Sunny. I started this blog as a way to share a bit about my life with bipolar disorder and fibromyalgia but also everything from movies and music to food, fashion, beauty, home decor, and witchcraft. Yes, I'm a witch. Since I was a little girl, I knew I was different. I have a strong connection with nature – trees and plants are my companions. From the bottom of my heart thank you for reading and following along! As above, so below.