You can also call this post Jacked Up, Part II. After consulting with a couple of friends who basically guilted me into it (“You don’t want to make your doctor think you don’t trust him enough to let him handle this”), I did give the office a jingle later in the afternoon. I told the assistant that it was most definitelyContinue reading “Help! I’m Writing and I Can’t Shut Up!!”
Category Archives: Bipolar Me
Jacked Up
That’s my new term for being, well, a little hypomanic. Actually, I’ve been jacked-up for the past week or so. I’ve got too much energy, I’m not sleeping well, I’m restless and distractible, and today I’ve started two blog posts at once. It’s also after 1 PM and I haven’t even thought about food yet, even though I’ve been awake since 8. AndContinue reading “Jacked Up”
This Is What I Was Afraid Of…..
Somebody PLEASE remind me that if I ever miss a dose of meds, to make sure it’s not the nighttime ones. This morning I woke up after a very fitful few hours’ sleep (if you can even call it that) feeling like something the dog found under the house. I’m still hyper, but I feel like I’m floating aroundContinue reading “This Is What I Was Afraid Of…..”
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
No, seriously, I do. I’ve got my computer humming and my iPod cranked up as I’m sitting here typing away and tapping my toes, sometimes in rhythm with the music but more often at a pace independent of any tune. I don’t make these decisions for them anymore…..they just sort of do what they want,Continue reading “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”
Up, Up, and Away…..
Well, summer’s just begun and it’s already at full throttle with temps soaring well into the 90s. My co-workers are dragging like old tired dogs, the inside of the car is somewhere around 300 degrees when I get in to go home, and even the residents who are always cold have been begging for PopsiclesContinue reading “Up, Up, and Away…..”
Word Salad
For the final day of the blogging contest I started 30 days ago, the challenge was to make a word cloud. I’d seen these on other websites or used as avatars, and wondered how on earth people created them…..now, thanks to a site called WordItOut, I know how it’s done. And so for the reader’sContinue reading “Word Salad”
Between Scylla and Charybdis
As I reported yesterday, I had gotten myself into a state of what I’ve come to call pre-hypomania, which is when I feel like an episode just might be brewing but could go either way. I was a bit over-amped, couldn’t stop wiggling, and talking a little too fast and a little too loud, inContinue reading “Between Scylla and Charybdis”
I Put A Spell On You
As much as I love the guy, I’m about ready to curse my pdoc: I think he jinxed me last Friday when he brought up the subject of mania and made me swear that I’d call him at the first sign that I’m ramping up. Well, after several weeks of beautiful stability, I’m noticing thatContinue reading “I Put A Spell On You”
Bipolar Haiku
White pill, yellow pill blue pill and amber capsules This is my nightcap. Manic-depressive don’t know which is which today. Damned mixed episodes! Dancing by myself, I can’t stop the music that plays inside my head. I curse as I bend to the floor and pick up all the meds I just spilled. Rain isContinue reading “Bipolar Haiku”
In Sickness and In Health
And now, a few words about bipolar partners. Or more accurately, partners of people with bipolar. You’ve already read the story of my young BP friend, Jesse. Well, after a marathon texting session the other night during which I did my level best to talk him out of cutting, he texted me around 1:30 AMContinue reading “In Sickness and In Health”
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