tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post2095040922197585289..comments2023-09-12T05:40:21.212-05:00Comments on The Looney Bin: Analysis of Mental Health Issues © Megan Snider: Bipolar Disorder and Impulse Control © Megan SniderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817029952891465820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-37385954209564552362014-06-11T10:03:30.217-05:002014-06-11T10:03:30.217-05:00Hi,
Healthline just launched a video campaign for...Hi,<br /><br />Healthline just launched a video campaign for bipolar disorder called "You've Got This" where bipolar patients can record a short video to give hope and inspiration to those recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder.<br /><br />You can visit the homepage and check out videos from the campaign here: http://www.healthline.com/health/bipolar-disorder/youve-got-this<br /><br />We will be donating $10 for every submitted campaign to To Write Love On Her Arms, so the more exposure the campaign gets the more the videos we'll receive and the more Healthline can donate to research, support, and treatment programs for mental health disorders.<br /><br />We would appreciate if you could help spread the word about this by sharing the You've Got This with friends and followers or include the campaign as a resource on your page: http://wwwthelooneybin.blogspot.com/2011/02/bipolar-disorder-and-impulse-control.html<br /><br />Please let me know if this is possible and if you have any questions. And, if you know anyone that would be interested in submitting a video, please encourage them to do so.<br /><br />Best,<br />Maggie Danhakl • Assistant Marketing Manager<br />p: 415-281-3124 f: 415-281-3199<br /><br />Healthline • The Power of Intelligent Health<br />660 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 www.healthline.com | @Healthline | @HealthlineCorp<br /><br />About Us: corp.healthline.commaggie.danhakl@healthline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-18029137884600459202012-08-28T15:07:25.353-05:002012-08-28T15:07:25.353-05:00Susie, All I can say is wow! You so eloquently des...Susie, All I can say is wow! You so eloquently described Exactly what I have been going through formany years.<br />The past 5 years have been so tough..not being able to hold a job. I am such a talented Sales Rep., but just like you described, I simply can't make it work on a consistent basis. <br />My marriage has suffered tremendously in great part to my illness. After 20 years, it looks like it is over. We gave 3 amazing kids, and the pain is tremendous.<br />I was officially diagnosed with Bipolar disorder about 5 years ago. I am now 43 btw.<br />Lately, I have been doing a lot if research online about Implusive Control Disorder. As I honestly evaluate myself, my "issues" are much more similar to many of the ones associated with ICD rather than Bipolar Disorder. <br />Now my head is spinning. I even read that some experts believer ICD is a subset of Bipolar disorder.<br />I have been to many Psychiatrists the past few years, but they really don't seem to be really listening to what I am saying. Or maybe they aren't really true expects like they want us to think they are?<br />Megan, thank you very much for your blog. I am fortunate to have come across it!<br />Any of your comments would be most welcome!<br />Best regards,<br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-38133594611534459982012-07-14T20:54:08.841-05:002012-07-14T20:54:08.841-05:00"Well-behaved gentlemen and ladies become car..."Well-behaved gentlemen and ladies become caricatures of their former selves and may become isolated and overwhelmed with emotional stimuli."<br /><br />Wow! That's me. I'm 55 and becoming more and more insular. I can't deal with discord or even negotiations. I get so jangled around people I have a hard time staying competent for any length of time. I avoid situations where I have to be around anyone on a regular basis. I've become almost obsessive about my time to myself.<br /><br />I used to be a professional geologist and sought the tough stuff just to be challenged and engaged. Then a few blasts of my bipolarism knocked me down to the point where I avoid stress by making my world as small as possible.<br /><br />I know I can't take on much anymore because I might crash and burn. So, I do what I can and try to stay in a middle range of emotion and effort. It's sad for me and it's sad for my friends and family. I had so much ability and heart.susienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-52640738591763738282012-06-20T20:38:08.595-05:002012-06-20T20:38:08.595-05:00Anonymous,
Ha ha! Who? I? Thank you for the compl...Anonymous,<br /><br />Ha ha! Who? I? Thank you for the complements. Unfortunately, to understand some of these things you have to live through them. I am comforted by the fact that other people live with these disorders somehow. <br /><br />I have my own personal disorders which I struggle with, but I do not want this site to be about me. I want it to be about all people struggling with something. Psychiatrists don't often care and misdiagnose. Things differ from area to area, but I disagree completely with the notion that we have made so many strides in the psychiatric field in the last 50 years. <br /><br />In regards to what I write, I just simply have time to think. This does not mean I don't have responsibilities; it just means I dedicate time to thinking while other women dedicate time to other things. Perhaps I would like to be busy with other things, but I am not really a typical woman and I realize that. <br /><br />Anyhow, enough of that. It's best not to think on one's limitations. <br /><br />I have some people who e-mail me. My e-mail is on this site if you wish to talk to me. I check my e-mail often. So, if you would like to drop me a line, we can talk if you would like. I don't turn people away. I'm not going to say I have all the answers, but at least people can talk to me about things and I will make a great attempt to listen and help if I can. I will also simply write back just to build up relationships. That's important, too. <br /><br />Thank you for your nice words. It is rare I consider myself either of these things, but I am glad that someone does!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711126973523860755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-86064239930983555172012-06-20T20:20:42.157-05:002012-06-20T20:20:42.157-05:00wow your so pretty and incredibly brilliant.wow your so pretty and incredibly brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-32170509831313714512012-05-09T19:23:38.020-05:002012-05-09T19:23:38.020-05:00Melanie,
Thank you for your comment! You are qui...Melanie, <br /><br />Thank you for your comment! You are quite welcome. Information is the first step to empowering yourself on your journey through life. <br /><br />People have a lot of strange misconceptions about mental illnesses and I'm not sure why this is. Generally, I can only blame stigma and ignorance. <br /><br />People going through mental illness usually have a good handle on what they are experiencing. They know the story firsthand. The thing is, not everything is as "normal" people perceive it-- there is a lot going on in the mind of a mentally ill person and he or she has to force things to hold together more often and more forcefully than a "normal" person would. <br /><br />My main goal is to dispel stigma and ignorance and to be of some support for other people out there going through mental illnesses. There is enough abuse out there already for the mentally ill-- both from "normal" people and from other mentally ill people. I have experienced it myself repeatedly. My goal is to kill this idiocy and stigma and to show people what it's like on the inside of these illnesses. <br /><br />I wish you all the best! Please come back and comment as you see fit! Thank you for your reply! I cherish hearing what others think of my blog-- but most importantly, what my fellow sufferers think of the small service I am trying to provide with my words. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817029952891465820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182618917057808346.post-49900396992342223472012-05-09T19:07:47.124-05:002012-05-09T19:07:47.124-05:00Thank you for sharing this Megan! I was recently d...Thank you for sharing this Megan! I was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and coming to bipolar blogs like yours makes me feel like I am not alone. I also have found a lot of helpful websites like http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-ba that have helped me learn more about bipolar.Melanienoreply@blogger.com