A therapist from Missouri happened upon my web page and e-mailed me a comment - He turned me on to this woman who cured her depression via being an artist. Here is a web page on her: http://www.ethicsofchoice.com/GaEL.html
I have to say it makes me feel great when people who don't know me at all happen upon the blog and like it. I know my friends like it...but I would expect that. Still, the more comments the better - I love comments on my art and my general blogging on my mental health.
My problem of late is lack of good solid sleep. I've been on Abilify for a month now and the insomnia side effect has really kicked in hard. I sometimes only get four hours of sleep...I'm lucky if I get a solid six. Never more than that in about a month. I feel like I'm very irritable due to the lack of sleep - not really due to mania, depression or psychosis. I took Lunesta for the first time last night...but still did not get a really great night of sleep. My psych MD is adding some Lamictal to my cocktail...that is the first anti-seizure mood stabilizing med I was ever on in 1998. Really, anything to make me sleep at this point!!
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I actually have read Unquiet Mind and did not like it. I read a bit of Touched by Fire, also not into it. The one book I recommend that is about Bipolar experience is "We Heard the Angels of Madness" - By Berger and Berger. That book most parallels my life.
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