Losing My Safe Space
Since 1997 when my parents built my family home, my room has been my special place. I am safe here among all that is familiar. My four walls stained with … Continue reading Losing My Safe Space
The Bipolar Writer Collaborative Mental Health Blog
The Bipolar Writer and J.E. Skye
Since 1997 when my parents built my family home, my room has been my special place. I am safe here among all that is familiar. My four walls stained with … Continue reading Losing My Safe Space
My last post and this one are going to be a little contradictory because circumstances have changed. I previously said that I am mentally ready to take a break from … Continue reading Change Gives Me Anxiety
I have been thinking for a while now that I want to stop seeing my therapist. Typing that makes me nervous about ending it! I have been seeing my therapist … Continue reading Taking a Break with my Therapist
I have struggled lately to reshape my sleep schedule. The funny thing about the situation is that it’s working at one level. I am getting to sleep quicker because I … Continue reading Change Is Never Easy
My writer’s ink has literally dried up in the last few weeks. At first it was a “I’m too busy” thing, then it was a “people are helping me access … Continue reading A New Kind of Stigma
There is a battle Between her ears Waging war, for years An infinite imbalance No yin to her yang She struggles to sustain Representing the minority Herself she make priority … Continue reading Better Days
Traveling down this mental illness journey has many different peaks and valleys, twists and turns. I have recently learned that we tend to believe what we believe about mental illness … Continue reading Take the Road Less Traveled
All my life I have used music to get through the toughest night time depression and anxiety. I do plan on writing a post about how I use music (its … Continue reading Music That Changes my Mood Pt. 1