I've been up for about 40 hours due to a manic episode. I have had to work very hard to not to go on a spending spree. I still spent a little more than I wanted but fortunately it nearly all was things that I have gone without the past month. Like an oil change … Continue reading I can neither confirm nor deny
I've been talking more and more about dating. I think that it is because I started dating again myself. The woman that I am seeing has Bipolar I. The main differences between Bipolar I and II is the severity of the emotional highs and lows and the presence of hallucinations; both auditory and visual. We … Continue reading The Shallow End of the Dating Pool
I've been invited to come on a friends online radio show about mental health. I will give more details as I get them (such as the name of the show and what time it will be). We will be discussing dating and Bipolar. This is a topic that I've written about and had on my … Continue reading Radio Chat
Due to a storm that rolled through my area last weekend, my internet was fried. Fortunately I have my phone to continue to post my blog. But I cannot upload my podcast until the apartment complex replaces all the routers in the complex. The official line from management is that it will be out until … Continue reading More technical difficulties
If you have been reading my blogs for the last day and a half you must be wondering, what the hell journey is this guy on?! One moment I am talking about how to avoid feeding off your bipolar partners emotions and the next I am talking about how my own relationship has gone sideways. … Continue reading Roller Coaster of Hell
My soon-to-be ex-wife made me feel worthless and unwanted. She did it by ignoring me and pushing me away. I swore afterwards that I would never let anyone make me feel like that again. Someone did just that today. The woman that I am dating has Bipolar I and this past evening and night she … Continue reading Self Worth
One of the dangers of two people who both suffer Bipolar is feeding off each others emotions. Now when things are going good, moods are good, the risk is running into a manic episode. When things turn south though, both people can be overtaken by depression. How do you guard your mood when your partner … Continue reading Feeding
Over the past week I have been handing out copies of my new booklet, The Twelve-Step Prayers Rosary, to anyone who is interested in trying it out. I had also purchased a hundred glow in the dark rosaries to give out with each booklet. I am floored and awed by the response so far. It … Continue reading Spreading the Word
Over the past two months I have been attending NA and AA meetings as I try to bother understand and gain control over my addictions. I already lost so much to the disease of addiction that I didn't want to lose more. I wasn't court ordered to go. I don't have a DUI. DFS hasn't … Continue reading Clean and Serene
Yesterday was an "interesting" day. My radiator blew on my SUV stranding me in the middle of the Ozarks. Fortunately for roadside assistance and several offers to help, I got my vehicle back to the mechanic I use that is conveniently located less than a mile from my home. I didn't let myself get hysterical, … Continue reading Breakdown
The Bipolar DM 