Bipolar Disorder Is Not A Choice

Let’s pretend for a moment that living with bipolar disorder isn’t life-sucking. Let’s pretend that having a chronic illness, going to medical appointments, and managing the day-to-day issues that bipolar disorder brings doesn’t take a daily toll. For the sake of argument, I’ll even remove fear, expenses, and emotional pain from the list of things [...]

By |2017-07-04T00:54:57-04:00July 4th, 2017|Advocacy, Bipolar Disorder, Peer Support|Comments Off on Bipolar Disorder Is Not A Choice

Mental Illness Crisis on a Cross-Country Flight

While on a cross-country flight recently, I witnessed a woman with mental illness, who was clearly in crisis, try to enter the cockpit of an airplane. The chain of events that led to this started in the back of the airplane, where I was sitting. This gave me a clear vantage point to witness a young [...]

By |2017-02-20T16:36:20-05:00February 20th, 2017|Peer Support|Comments Off on Mental Illness Crisis on a Cross-Country Flight