I have bipolar disorder. 4 words I didn’t imagine writing recently. Not that I haven’t written about it before. But, you see, I thought I had bipolar “beat” (whatever that means). 5+ years of no significant mood swings led to working with my doctor to totally eliminate the Depakote I was taking. Going off the ...
5 years ago tomorrow, July 24, I ended up in the ER during a severe manic episode I experienced while on our family vacation to Ocean City, MD. For more details on the episode, you can read the full entry over at our other blog – The Marriage Fight . Here’s an excerpt from that post: ...
This past Saturday, we were blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the 2016 Outcry Tour in Philadelphia (Camden, if we’re being technical about it) I’ll start off by saying it was amazing night, but not necessarily for the reasons I thought it would be going in to the night. Sometimes it’s hard ...
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “coming full circle”. This weekend I experienced the reality of that term. If you’re not familiar with my story, here’s a nutshell version of what happened to me two years ago. On and around July 24, 2013 I experienced a massive manic episode. A complete breakdown. This resulted in ...
This Father’s Day I took Fitzy to see Inside Out, which was an absolutely amazing movie, in my opinion. Spoiler Alert: I will be dealing with some of the content of the movie in this post, so you’ve been forewarned. The gist of the movie is that most of it takes place in Riley’s head. ...
Have you ever wondered to yourself, “where do I fit in?” Well, good news, you’re not alone. At least one other person has – yours truly. I’ve detailed my manic episode I experienced in July of 2013 here and over at The Marriage Fight (a blog Danielle and I coauthor). You can read those for some information ...
One year ago tonight I was sitting in a room of the second ER I had visited in the middle of a manic episode / mental breakdown. I don’t remember all the details of those couple of days, but there are some that stick out. I remember talking to one of my best friends, Dave ...
