Have you ever given yourself permission to sit and read a book? How about permission to skip mowing the lawn until tomorrow night? Will the world come to an end if we don’t get it done? We need rest to be the best we can be.
By: Brad Hoefs Now and then you and I will hit a “speed bump” in life. I define a “speed bump” as those times in
By: Brad Hoefs While I have had no major mood swings or episodes in the last 12 years, I have and continue to have to
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” Romans 12:6 We are all born with natural inclinations toward certain personality
It’s not that we should not have moods or feelings, but for those of us with bipolar disorder or depression (anxiety too) it is because of our brain malfunctioning that without recovery our moods can swing too drastically or get stuck and interrupt our daily living.
It is a mixture of mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and anti-psychotics. It took several years of trial and experimentation to find the drugs that worked together to establish a treatment regimen.
So, I do this every day. If my ability to live well in spite of having bipolar disorder feels at jeopardy and I feel as though I’m not doing emotionally well (stable), I ask myself the following questions which help me answer why I’m not doing well.
If I had known… one day there would be medicine to treat my depression. As a young adult I experienced severe depression. At that time
It is a paradox that strength comes when we are ready to admit that we are unable to do save things alone. It does not make us weak it makes us smart.
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