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Christmas, Homeschooling, Med Adjustments

Monday, December 20, 2010

Well, I haven’t been much on blogging these past few weeks.  I’m not really sure why.  I guess the bustle of the holiday season combined with homeschooling and preparing for Christmas and preparing for next semester, etc., etc.,  has kept me busy.
As we head into Christmas week, I think we are ready.  We are having [...]

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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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Therapy: Love Yourself, Parent Your Self

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

We had therapy yesterday and this was the overall topic.  A bit heavy for a 12 year old, as technically he still is a child, but useful nonetheless.  I think after a while Rye seemed to start to get it.  At least enough to start working on it.

The gist is this, when it comes to [...]

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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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