I prayed yesterday, out loud, in an online prayer meeting, for a family that has been going through a prolonged period of incredible suffering. It was a small thing for me to pray and yet, also huge, since I haven’t prayed for almost 20 years. Not even in private, by myself. Definitely not in public. …
I mentioned on Checklists and Self-Help for Bipolar Disorder that I trust Psych Central. I don’t think I’ve written about my personal connection and experience with the owner of that website before. It was actually a very important part of my mental health journey, about 25 years ago. Back then, soon after I was first …
I’ve found that lists of symptoms can be helpful to me in assessing how my mental state is. Self assessment can be tricky since one of the symptoms of mania is impaired judgment and another one is overconfidence. (“You’re worried that I’m becoming manic again? What on earth are you talking about? I’m absolutely fine! …