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Tag Archives: Yoga
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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Mood crash investigation
Trigger warning: suicidal thoughts, suicide planning, railway suicide Tom is a great fan of air crash investigation programmes. He takes pride in knowing exactly which seats to choose to maximise our chances in the unlikely event of a crash. (I … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Hypomania, Medication, Mental health, Mood disorder, Rapid cycling, Self-management, Suicidal thought, Suicide
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Drugs, Hypomania, Medication, Mental health, Mixed mood, Rapid cycling, Self-management, Suicidal ideation, Suicidality, Suicide, Yoga
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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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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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A mental health fairy tale
The following is, sadly, a work of fiction. It’s based on the kind of excellent physical rehabilitation care I have seen elderly friends experience, where the focus is on as swift as possible a return to wellness. It also draws … Continue reading
Survival skills for a bipolar life: 1 – Yoga
Today I feel that I am sick of talking and writing about depression. I’m sick of talking and writing about hypomania. I am getting fed up with being unwell and thinking about bipolar affective disorder. Today I’ve decided that I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Bipolar, Depression, Mental health, Religion and Spirituality, Self-help, Yoga
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