Tag: bipolar depression

I Never Intended to be a Christian Blogger

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I don’t consider myself a “Christian blogger.” That label seems to be laced with all sorts of baggage that I don’t want to take on. I don’t want to come across as a “Jesus freak,” someone who can’t stop talking about God and who sees God in everything everywhere all the time. Someone who is unapproachable […]

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In the Beginning

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I was a sensitive child. I felt every emotion like a tsunami, full blast. I was a crier. Every emotion burst through tears. In my generation, I feel as though unless the emotion was not joy, children were not really allowed to have negative emotions. As I’ve heard from countless peers, expressing displeasure with your […]

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In the Darkness

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When I am in a depression, my comfort comes once the sun goes down. The day seems unbearable and so I spend it simply waiting for the darkness. That’s what I did today. I had options to leave my house in the afternoon, but chose not to. Tried to paint, but lost the inspiration once […]

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Rain

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Last week sucked. No two ways about it. ***** On Tuesday, my psychiatrist and another that she is consulting with agreed that I am in the midst of a full-blown bipolar depression. This is more than the general blues of late pregnancy. It’s another episode of this illness I have. This means increasing my medications. […]

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