You know those times when some realization hits you like a quarterback from the side, completely out of nowhere? It takes the wind out of your lungs and if it’s good it makes you light headed, if it’s bad, it makes you heavy-hearted. After the past weekend I’ve had the wind knocked out of me really…
Tag: bipolar
The Tao of Jessie
Hello internets! I started this blog on one of my war paths toward a forced life goal where I was determined to succeed at something I wasn’t even sure about. I wanted to become a life coach. I still kind of maybe do. But I wrote posts under the guise of educating the masses on…
The Allure of Awareness Months – May was Mental Health (sorry, it’s June now)
I feel silly admitting this, but a couple days ago, right after the month of May ended and the month of June began, I actually thought to myself “Geez, Jessie, you didn’t write about mental health OR lupus in May!”. How arbitrary is that thought??? Just because the internet and some national associations decided that…
Contemplating the Chemicals of the Brain
The thing about neurodiversity is that sometimes, in treating it you lose a part of yourself. With regulation comes a certain quiet that you’re not used to, having struggled for so long to create stability then finding yourself in this serene existence you can forget who you are. Your chemicals become so regulated that somewhere on…
FWB – Oops. . . I did it again. But this time, I learned something!
(This post is from another Jessie blog, Fourth Wave Business, and is republished here for your enjoyment!) Holy geez I did exactly what I promised myself I wouldn’t do. I disappeared for far too long and got lost in the game of trying to maintain my mental normalcy while balancing all the life stuff. A…
FWB – Medication Roller Coasters
(This post is from another Jessie blog, Fourth Wave Business, and is republished here for your enjoyment!) Holy geez it’s been a while. Sorry for the interruption of your regularly scheduled blog posts – I went on a bit of a depression hiatus. Due to my inability to see my old psychiatrist (he’s back where…
FWB – The Business of Bipolar Disorder
(This post is from another Jessie blog, Fourth Wave Business, and is republished here for your enjoyment!) Hi, my name is Jessie and I’m bipolar. True story. I’m Type II with rapid cycling and hypomania. I’ve been medicated for a little over a year now and let me tell you, medication and health insurance have…
