Exercise: The last time I posted my weight, I had lost some weight and had reached a plateau and was struggling to lose 2 more pounds as a mini goal. I haven’t been on a scale since then and for good reason. I haven’t taken a good healthy walk since returning from my vacation a […]
Category: anxiety
So Pretty, and Witty, and Gay – Part I
Too frequently I’m asked when I became gay. It’s kind of a silly question, unless you don’t believe people are born gay, which is pretty silly of its own. I mean, I had a hard enough time feeling different, the last thing I needed was one more thing. A better question I’m asked is “when […]
My Googley Eyes
I can’t see, my hands and body shake out of control…I’ve been a damn mess this past week. I did some Googling and learned that Ativan can cause vision problems. Since my double vision and blurriness started immediately after I began taking Ativan, I couln’t help but go “hmmmmm”. I couldn’t reach my pdoc so […]
Monkeys and Prarie Dogs
ScienceDaily is one of my favorite medical news sources on the internet. Yes, believe it or not, I do read important news items. Yesterday they reported on a study conducted by the HealthEmotions Institute and The University of Wisconsin that I found important. If you are like me, I’m deeply sorry in many ways. Among […]
I Am NOT Okay
I hear it all the time, “I’m glad to see you are much better.” “How are you doing?” “You look so much better today” etc. etc. etc. I’ve got news for you folks…I’m NOT better. OK, maybe I am from a few months ago, but unless they come up with a cure I will have […]
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
A dollop of this, a smidgen of that, add a little of this, and then a pinch of this and a pinch of that and what do you get? Finally something to control your mania. But wait, something just isn’t tasting right. So we now have to add a spoon of this and a sprinkle […]
Chihuahua Syndrome
First a warning, if you are a chihuahua lover then please read no further. I don’t want you to think any less of me than you probably already do. I hate the little beasts. I hate to say it because I love most animals, but yippy dogs are near the bottom of my list. The […]
An Amazing Weight Loss
A few weeks ago Maurice and I put our quarters in and stepped on one of those public scales. Too our surprise the scale matched exactly what the doctors scale did earlier that day. Yesterday we went to a movie (The Hulk) and in lobby there was another public scale. I put my quarter in […]
I’m King of the Meds!
One of the thrills of being bipolar is the contest of taking more pills than other friends or people in your support group. Now that my pdoc put me on another one I take 8 pills every morning and 6 pills every night. Woo Hoo! I know some who take sixteen or more a day, […]
It’s a Twister, It’s a Twister
I had a great night sleep last night. I woke up about every hour on the hour starting about 2am. Each time I wanted to get up and do some things but forced myself to go back to sleep. Sounds bad, but it felt good. At 5:45 I couldn’t take it anymore. I got my […]