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….

Back to Normal? Mental Health Update


Okay so it’s been about a week since things turned to the worst and I was escalated manic bipolar. This was the worst episode I have ever seen in myself or in others to be quite honest. I was unable to really drive because my lack of focus and delusions were bad. I talked a…

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…