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How I Overcame Hospitalization to Help Myself, and Others

November 12, 2024 at 10:00 AM PT Register for the free webinar with Paris Scobie here. In this webinar, Paris Scobie shares her story of how she went from being a patient struggling from inside the walls of a psychiatric hospital newly diagnosed with bipolar to...

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Dealing with Hypomania Through Metaphors

Dealing with Hypomania Through Metaphors

I like to use metaphors with my patients. I think it helps translate some of the raw technical medical knowledge and helps draw parallels. Let’s talk about the sea to address the topic of mania in the context of bipolar disorder…

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How I Cope with My Dark Thoughts

How I Cope with My Dark Thoughts

On a clear midnight sky there are stars twinkling and the moon shines bright in the vast expanse. It is dark but not black. However, in a severe depressive episode, unlike the midnight sky, there are no stars or no moon…

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My Pros and Cons of Group Therapy

My Pros and Cons of Group Therapy

At the suggestion of my current therapist, I decided to try group therapy. His suggestion was based that while I saw him once a month for check-ins, a regular meeting with my peers could be helpful if I was not in crisis…

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What I Turn to in Times of Need

What I Turn to in Times of Need

The word “psalm” comes from the Greek word meaning “song accompanied by a harp.” The Psalms, known collectively as the Psalter, were written more than three thousand years ago, and they have been…

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