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The Devil And Daniel Johnston: The Documentary

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Wow, I’m not sure where to begin about this film.  The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a documentary film about a man named Daniel Johnston, his life, his art, his music, and his struggle with bipolar disorder (manic depression).  Daniel Johnston has had a very colorful life and has become somewhat of a cult hero [...]

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Sometimes I Wonder

Monday, November 1, 2010

if Rye is going to have a hard time making good decisions for himself as he gets older.  And sometimes it really scares me.  It’s tricky because at times he can be such a  mature and astute kid and can make really good decisions, is a good conversationalist and seems to really have his head [...]

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Homeschool: Reunited And It Feels So Good

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Yes, we are officially homeschooling again.
And now we’ll need a few days to decompress from the ‘heightened state of awareness’ lifestyle we’ve become accustomed to living.
Because when you are a special needs child or the parent of a special needs child and you are dealing with lower functioning public schools [of which there are way [...]

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One Year Anniversary: Questions & Answers

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Photo by Rosie Hardy

One year ago today I wrote my first post for this blog.  I remember thinking at the time that I wanted to try and post almost every day but wondered how I would possibly think of something to say or post every day.  Oddly, it really has not been a problem.  In [...]

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Absence Note To School

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Dear Mismanaged and Underfunded Public Middle School,
Please excuse Rye’s absence from school yesterday.  Due to the fact that you insist on mainstreaming bipolar children and refuse to acknowledge children with emotional disabilities as being worthy of any significant amount of additional assistance in the public school setting, Rye is now completely stressed by your school [...]

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Kurt Cobain: About A Son – The Documentary

Thursday, September 9, 2010

I watched this documentary film the other night.  My interest in it stemmed from the fact that Kurt Cobain was said to be bipolar and I was interested to hear about his life story.
I would say overall the film was slow but tolerable.  It consists of a series of pieced together audio taped interviews with [...]

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My Bipolar Life/Kaley

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Guest Post:
My name is Kaley and I have Bipolar.  I am very new to my diagnosis as I was only diagnosed three months ago.  I feel that I have made incredible strides since then, but I recognize that Bipolar is a lifelong condition and I still have a long way to go.
The first sign that [...]

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Mania vs Hypomania

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

For us, here’s the difference:
Hypomania : Silliness, laughing, hyper, fast talking,  slight pressure, funny voices, funny faces, exceedingly happy, hyper, overactive but fun to be around, creative, productive, loving, irritability but it passes
Mania: hitting, spitting, yelling, destroys property, lifts furniture, pressure, pressure, pressure, swearing, threatening, extreme irritability, broken or little sleep, bad choices, seems to [...]

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Forward Motion

Monday, April 5, 2010

Bipolar, seizures, learning disabilities, memory problems, inattention – they are all related.  That’s what the new doctor told me today.  Not always, but often.  Kind of a package deal, if you will.
We have progress over here on the medical front.

I’m happy to say that we now have good insurance through Don’s work and we can [...]

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Therapeutic Parenting Use In Bipolar & RAD

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Parenting bipolar children and teens is tough.  It requires a lot of patience, flexibility, creativity, forgiveness, the ability to forget, the capacity to always be teaching, the willingness to always be learning, sensitivity, stamina, openness, firmness, gentleness, empathy, physical strength, mental strength, emotional strength, and the capacity to provide an outpouring of unconditional love beyond [...]

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Depression And Bipolar Support [DBSA] Meeting

Friday, March 19, 2010

I have been wanting to go to one of these for months.   And yet I never went.
I was nervous to go.  Being honest, it all sounded a bit depressing.  No, more than a bit depressing.  Really depressing.  A bunch of depressed people sitting around discussing depression?  Yikes.   What could be worse, really?
Well, last night I [...]

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