Six months sober today


I never thought I would make it this far. I think most people say this on their birthday, but for me it couldn’t have been more true. I never thought I would see age 26 but in reality this is a much more important birthday than the one that passed a week or so ago….

What Lithium Feels Like


I remember when I dated the pharmacy technician a couple years back, he asked me what lithium does to a person. This memory was triggered when one of my bosses who is also bipolar compared taking lithium and other health meds to that of taking a Tylenol or an ibuprofen in the sense that Tylenol…

Help yourself.


I was going to make a very specific post today and I am deciding to trash it. I am writing this for whoever needs to hear it… IT IS OKAY TO ASK FOR HELP. There I said it. I think there is a lot of shame and humiliation when it comes to asking for help…