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Tag Archives: Singing
Unpinned
It is not always a bad thing to be pinned down. Rather like a tent, I need underpinnings in order to be who I want to be, to feel like me. I can’t erect the life I want unless some fundamentals … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Books and reading, Crisis care, Employment and benefits, exercise, Hypomania, Mental health, Mood disorder, Recovery, Self-management, Side effects, Uncategorized
Tagged Aripiprazole, Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Depression, Employment, Employment and Support Allowance, Hypomania, Mental health, Physical exercise, Quakerism, Quetiapine, Religion and Spirituality, Singing, State benefits, Work, Yoga
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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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