It has been about four years since I have had health insurance of any kind. Following a psychotic episode in 2017, I made the difficult decision to drop out of my PhD program in order to take care of me. Since I was no longer a student and only working part-time jobs, healthcare was unfortunately placed on the back burner. […]
This week has been a week of conversations with a number of people about a number of things. One of today’s conversations was with a friend from the support group I used to be a member of. We were sitting there enjoying the food, and this friend said something that struck me: “I’m recovering from the help I’ve been given.” […]
It’s really up to you! I am excited to finally be getting healthcare benefits soon, so I’ve been doing a little research into different mental health providers in my area. I do not need a therapist at this time; however, I do need someone to talk to about medication management and, of course, to prescribe said medications. For the past […]
I receive emails from 16personalities.com every so often. On this site, you can take a free personality test to learn more about yourself – “who you are and why you do things the way you do” – as they say on their homepage. When I took the test over a year ago, my result was an analyst personality type referred […]
Today I had a conversation with someone I have not spoken to in some time. We met through a National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support group years ago. I have always admired this person, and I am so proud of her successes. We shared with each other what we are doing these days and what our goals are. She […]
May 1st marks day one of Mental Health Awareness Month! I wanted to kick off the month by sharing an interview that I did with James Edgar Skye on his podcast. He uses The Bipolar Writer Podcast to bring awareness to mental health and to allow others a platform to share their stories and experiences. It was my pleasure to […]
I. AM. DONE. That’s right. As of yesterday, I have successfully completed my degree in diagnostic medical sonography! Some of you may know that I am a grad school dropout. In 2015 I began pursuing my PhD in public policy; in 2017 I experienced my first (and only) psychotic episode. I was in the psych ward for six days. I […]
It’s been a long time coming, but I am finally going to create (and post) my first YouTube video on my new channel ! I’m just waiting on my backdrop to arrive in the mail : ) The video will be about my experience with bipolar mania and the episode that led to my diagnosis. Will post again when the […]
If you’ve had a mental health scare like I have, or even if you haven’t, you may want to consider creating a crisis plan that details what to do if a crisis occurs and how to prevent a crisis from happening in the first place. I only recently created one for my loved ones and myself. Thankfully, I have not […]
