Journey Beyond Survival

This post was inspired by MrsFatass who posted a sweet comment yesterday. Here is the smaller portion that struck me because of where I am: I am proud of you for sure, but nervous for you because your hands are so full. I decided it's time for another mental health post. I do it about once a week. Just so you can avoid it if you hate the crazy talk. Because I am certifiable. Remember? In fact, I'm certified. Because we came back a day late I missed my appointment with my psychiatric nurse. I'm just trying to be honest here, this is a huge reason why I write this blog. I needed a place to talk about bipolar NOS. I need a plan to keep mania at bay. In the next state or country if possible. Hypomania and a mixed state are also about as welcome as a bloated deer waving it's dead feet in the wind of the freeway traffic. So here is my plan from easiest to hardest: Pop all 4 crazy pills EVERY DAY write a blog post EVERY DAY reschedule with psychiatric nurse post...

When taking Ambien: Hide car keys in an unusual place Chain and lock the fridge Remove phone battery Nobody likes to feel out of control. Life can catch us off guard. Sometimes it is a medical issue that haunts us: I whine repeatedly about being on medicine that is "known to be responsible for significant amounts of weight gain". Try 10+ pounds! Not to mention the other medicine that caused 35 pound weight gain even though I only took it for a month. Not water weight. Believe me. Helen at Doing A 180 has a thyroid condition. She said, "I was running 40-50 miles a week, eating just enough to sustain myself and gained 25 pounds?!" Other times we are told to buck up. To move on. Get over "it". Sometimes it's a mental issue: I know you guys are dreadfully sick of me and my Elephants but, Elephants can kill us. I don't know very many bloggers[people] that admit this. But one in four of us have a mental disorder . Even if I take two of them (j...