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I’m getting better at reading my mood and recognizing signs of hypomania, but I still have a ways to go. Thank God I have several good friends in my life who love me enough to tell me they think I’m headed toward danger. Last week one such friend pointed out some clues to hypomanic behavior:…

My guardian angel, Ann, sent me the book “Manic” by Terri Cheney. I absolutely loved her epilogue: I’m sitting in my favorite café, writing a line, crossing it out. Writing a line, crossing it out. My soft-boiled egg will be cold by the time I get around to cracking its shell. My latte will have…

Dear God, All we hear about these days in the Gospels is that Jesus is going bye-bye and that you are sending us this thing called the “Advocate.” In the 17th chapter of the Gospel of John’s, it’s more of the same: Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come.…

? Last week I drafted some specific steps that I can do to “grow my tree” so I’m not as fragile with regard to my moods, so that I’m less vulnerable to wind–and my branches can bend and move without threatening my foundation. 1. Be better about my sleep hygiene: go to bed at 9,…

Among my favorite essays on loving someone with a mental illness are those penned by Anna Bishop, my blogging buddy James’s wife. She’s written five outstanding posts on what it’s like to be a passenger on the rollercoaster of a marriage with a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Here are the links to her first…

Often on Beyond Blue, we’ve discussed the problem of suffering, and where God is in all of it. We’ve debated how God can be good and all-powerful when so many people live with chronic illnesses like depression and poverty and disease. I wanted to excerpt a few paragraphs from the fascinating blogalogue on Beliefnet between…

Speaking of suffering and anger and confusion, I was incredibly moved by a post on a blog called “Old Lady’s Law Office and Kitchen Table” (to get to there click here) about a coworker’s death. Suicide. She asks the questions aloud in a way that anyone who has ever lost a loved one or friend…

And while we’re on the topic of tears, I was surprised by Our Lady of Weight Loss’s blog post about crying on the job and Beyond Blue (to get there, click here). Janice is so dang perky in those videos of hers, that I falsely assumed she wouldn’t have a clue as to what depression…

I’ve told you about my guardian angel, but does she really exist????? I can prove it in this video. Here she is, taped live!, to tell you about her second calling, which is reaching out to fellow depressives as she has done with me. But I’ll let her tell you that herself.

Sometime in her 30s, Ann decided to be authentic and tell it like it is. She has inspired me to do the same, to go public with all my foibles and frustrations. After you listen to her, you won’t want to be anything but yourself, in all your colors.
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