Category: bipolar

My brain is not being kind to me as of late. It feels like my judgement is off. What I have done to deserve this, I am not sure. As much as I try to do the right thing, mistakes are made due to a poor judgement call, or a lack of logic, or memory loss. Above all…

Today I am experiencing a burst of energy, and some psychomotor agitation; I am clapping, and singing, and doing household chores, I simply cannot sit still for long or concentrate on reading. It started this morning like a light switch that just turned on, and off to buzzing I go.  My husband is playing the guitar…

My medicine is playing with my memories, hiding them behind tall bookcases, among the dust bunnies, and in the closet under the stairs. I still need those memories, thank you very much. Good thing I have people around me to tell me how old my dog really is, or what small town I visited last month, or…

I love jumping barefoot in puddles, especially when I was a kid, but every once in a while you will find me doing it now. Right in front of my home there is a dip in the road that makes a perfect puddle for jumping. The sidewalk from my front porch to the street indents into the…

Some days are just not going to be as bright as others. And that’s okay, because we never give up. We’ve had dappled sunlight three days ago, so I will reach back to remember those afternoons.  I had a lapse in my sobriety. It started with making a hot toddy for my congestion, which has whiskey in…

One of my more memorable manic episodes, five years after I was diagnosed, resulted in the making of a short film that was entitled Reflections in Passing. I had an interest in screenwriting which began after seeing the film Good Will Hunting written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and further cemented by the film Magnolia by…

Two days before the winter break I got a dizzy spell that was rather startling. I reached out for my coworkers arm and she guided me to a wall I could rest against. She called for the school nurse, and soon I was in her office getting my blood pressure checked. It was high, but not dangerously so. I…