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Tag Archives: Meditation
Prankxiety
Oh anxiety, you trickster, you joker, you fiddler with minds. Anxiety is all over me at the moment. There are probable reasons for this; I’m on a therapeutic dose of aripiprazole, which is well known for causing agitation and anxiety, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Medication, Mental health, Mood disorder, Side effects, Uncategorized
Tagged Antipsychotics, Anxiety, Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Medication side effects, Meditation, Mental disorder, Mental health, Quetiapine, Side effects
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Changing woman
As the seasons change it’s hard not to notice the dark nights and wet and windy weather. I feel like I’m changing too. Until very recently I felt trapped within cycles that felt as closed and inevitable as the shifts … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, Mental health, Mental health services, Mindfulness, Mood disorder, Recovery, Self-management
Tagged Bipolar, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Self-mangement, Twitter, Yoga
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Busy doing nothing: in praise of purposeless activity
I’ll declare a couple interests before I begin. First, I like JoJo Moyes. Her books have touched me, and when I tweeted about one of them I got all fangirl when she replied. The After You sample is sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bipolar, Books, Colouring, Colouring in, Creativity, JoJo Moyes, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Reading, Recovery Model
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I don’t ask for the moon
So here I am in this… zone. It’s a zone that I’ve been in before, although not for as long this in years. I’m scared to write about it actually in case drawing attention to it bursts the bubble. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bipolar, Depression, Employment and benefits, Medication, Mental health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Choral singing, Employment, exercise, Medication, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Music, Psychiatric drugs, Psychotropics drugs, Recovery, Remission, self-employment, Self-help, Self-management, Singing, Social support, Socialising, Yoga
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What mindfulness isn’t
I have said many times that I am a fan of mindfulness and that in some ways undertaking Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was a game changer for me. I might not have a regular formal practice (see below) but … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Mental health, Mindfulness
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Crisis care, Depression, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Trauma
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Mindfulness for bipolar disorder: simpler than you think
I’ve been meaning to write this article for a long time. This is partly because I’ve been wanting to get round to sharing my experiences of mindfulness as a tool for bipolar self-management. It’s also because I quite regularly see … Continue reading
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