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What a Mess
Each time I sit down to write I have negative thoughts in my head that I’m a very terrible, boring writer and no one wants to read what I write. I have started three blog posts and given up on them. But I like writing, so I am going to carry on, and ignore the…
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Ripple Effect
I am experiencing a ripple effect in my mental health care, and the initial splash is my alcohol use. Because of this, my psychiatrist has asked me to try naltrexone first, to aid in my journey to be sober. Naltrexone, he hopes, will ripple out to sobriety, and lower my incidence of intrusive thoughts. If…
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Intrusive Thoughts
I am reading Julie Fast’s and John Preston’s second edition of Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder. It has been years since I read the first edition, so I will get a refresher course on building up my toolbox with helpful approaches to taking care of my bipolar. Every day I must take heed of how…
