“So How Does That Make You Feel?”


I was never asked the question “How Does that make you feel?” not once; not ever in my eight years of going to therapy. In movies, this phrase is uttered numerous times when a therapy or counseling session is portrayed. You would think after telling something sincerely to your shrink that you would then follow…

The Beginning of a Depression


All good things must come to an end, I suppose. The past three days I have felt as though my manic days are over with… at least for the time being. Now I am entering a depression, the peak of summertime sadness. The days are bright and warm, filled with hope, yet I feel empty…

Bicycle


I often compare bipolar disorder’s rapid cycling to that of a bicycle. When you peddle as quickly as you can, the wheels move just as fast. Once the wheel is moving as fast as possible, that’s when I start to make the analogy. The spokes are each and every emotion and feeling that we possess…