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Quote of the Week by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder "Success means controlling your own time. Time is the most important currency, but once you spend it, man, it's gone." — Rod Steiger Read on »

Song of the Week: Look What You've Done by Bread by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I'm laughing as I write this post. My song of the week makes me feel like an old soul in a young body. It was made nearly half a decade before I was even born. But I must admi ... Read on »

Fail Fridays by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder Quartet Fail at failblog.org Read on »

Quick update by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I'm doing better for now. Thanks. Read on »

Triple-whammy by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I've got my Lamictal withdrawal, my crappy sleep, and my period (sorry, guys, it's a fact of a female life). I've had one of my worst days in a long time and I've got a big d ... Read on »

My online life is getting to be too much - I'm taking a hiatus by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I'm currently taking a hiatus from blogging, my email, and my Facebook account. I don't expect it to last too long but I'm really backed up—online and offline—and feeling over ... Read on »

Quote by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness. --Leo Tolstoy Read on »

Quote of the Week by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder "The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the strength within you that survives all the hurt." — Jules Read on »

Song of the Week: In Christ Alone by Keith & Kristyn Getty by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder My husband and I are still working through Transforming Grace which emphasizes that the Bible says people cannot earn heaven on a merit-based system but on a grace-based syste ... Read on »

Celebrity Sensitivity: Pete Wentz by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I've written about fellow bipolar sufferer Pete Wentz before here. How has he managed to keep his highs and lows in check?His son, Bronx."While I'll always be bipolar, I find ... Read on »

Lamictal withdrawal: Insomnia by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I thought the wine was working but I guess isn't or I didn't have enough. No matter, I'm out of the light blush anyway.It's nearly 4 in the morning and I crawled in bed someti ... Read on »

Quote of the Week by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength." — Corrie Ten Boom Read on »

Drug-induced suicidal ideation by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder This is a great post from Ana on how she struggled with suicidal thoughts while tapering off of Effexor. She was a lot better about identifying this stuff than I’ve ever been. ... Read on »

Loose Screws Mental Health News by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder Portland, Oregon has been recently declared the most depressed city in the country. BusinessWeek determined this based on "antidepressant sales, suicide rates, unemployment, d ... Read on »

Fail Fridays by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I love satin bows! Graffiti fail at failblog.org. Read on »

Soldier suicide rate continues to climb by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I've been wanting to devote some time to blogging about this but I fear that I can't. But I just read on CBS News that soldier suicides are still rising at an alarming rate. A ... Read on »

"Have I told you you light up my life?" by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder Again, my MIL has proven Satan wrong. She told me "I light up her life." My existence here is so worth it and I do make a difference. Read on »

Lamictal withdrawal: fatigue & insomnia by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I'm having the weirdest combo of side effects on this. I'm tired all the time, but I can't get to sleep easily no matter how hard I try. Then when I do sleep, it's craptastic ... Read on »

Lamictal withdrawal: 125 mg... and counting by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder I'm down to 125 mg... I'm feeling sluggish and wiped out. I have what I call " body zaps" -- basically I feel little prickles, like someone sticking a pin in my skin -- that I ... Read on »

I'm on Facebook by Marissa M. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Bipolar Disorder Getting with the social networking thing. I'm on Facebook now too. You can friend me. (Only in the technological age can we make "friend" a verb.) And if you're so inclined, y ... Read on »

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