Tag: journey
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Service Dogs and Bipolar Disorder: My Experience
This post describes a challenging day for the writer, grappling with severe physical and emotional pain due to bipolar disorder. Despite feeling ignored and misunderstood, the writer finds solace in their service dogs and is committed to managing stress and self-discovery. The post emphasizes the serious impact of bipolar disorder and the writer’s determination to…
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Understanding Bipolar Depression: Symptoms and Management
Bipolar depression is a phase of bipolar disorder, a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). During a depressive episode, individuals may experience profound sadness, hopelessness, and a loss of interest or pleasure in most activities. These episodes can significantly impact daily functioning, making it…
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The Art of Resilience: Crafting Strength and Beauty Through Hardship
AI is nothing more than a pain in the rear. Have AI write a paragraph and the second AI can’t stand the writing. ….. Nicely put. I had Window’s Copilot write a gorgeous paragraph. Use Grammarly to have them improve it just a tad bit with some of my ideas… Grammarly hates everything AI related.…
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The Power of Faith: Finding Strength and Guidance Beyond Boundaries
I believe that I can be a Christian without being religious. I consider myself a spiritual person, and while I don’t follow religious practices, I do engage with the Bible. I find it challenging to spend extended periods in a church listening to a preacher, but I believe in God. Over the past 30 years,…
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The Beauty of Imperfect Writing: Embracing Authenticity
I want to write a post that’s real and imperfect. I don’t want it to be perfect or follow the rules of grammar and writing. Sometimes life isn’t perfect, and our writing doesn’t have to be either. I want to share the unfiltered, imperfect side of writing and let go of the pressure to be…
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The Impact of Spade: My Journey with a Service Dog and Companion
The writer expresses deep love and gratitude for their service dog, Spade, who helps with medication and provides constant support. They also cherish the affection of their other dog, Ace, and acknowledge the transformative impact of their pets, family, and job. This heartwarming story highlights the importance of these loyal companions in the writer’s life.
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Nurturing My Writing Through Bipolar Disorder Challenges
I am Alyiana Brandenburg. I love to write about different content that surrounds me, whether local, political, food, a book I’m trying to write, corporate, etc. However, from time to time, my writing is ambiguous or confusing. That is because I am diagnosed with “bipolar disorder,” and even though I love to write, the diagnosis…
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Impact of Bipolar Disorder on Work Performance: A Personal Account
I’ve been struggling at work for the past six months. Why, you ask? Well, I’ve made some mistakes. Some of them weren’t entirely my fault, per se. When my “bipolar disorder” flares up, I struggle to think clearly, which means my medication isn’t working correctly. When this happens, I don’t think clearly enough to remain…
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My Journey Through Mental Illness: A Bit of the Background
Looking back, if someone had told me during my teenage years that I would be diagnosed with “Bipolar Disorder” later in life, I would have dismissed it as absurd. In those years, I was under the impression that everyone around me was irrational, while I had convinced myself that I had all the answers. That…
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Navigating Sleep Deprivation and Pain Management: My No Good, Very Bad Day
My day started yesterday, and my thought process is not as it should be. It’s warped to another sense of reality- sleep deprivation for 36 hours. Sleep deprivation is one of the problems that plague me. I have insomnia. I have pains that no medication works on. It is my spine, and even if I…
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Ace: The Calm and Loving Service Dog’s Heartwarming Story
Ace is the sweetest, kindest, calmest dog I could ever want and hope for. We adopted Ace and his brother Spade as babies right off the street. We showed them love and affection, which the dogs on the street dream about. If something were to happen to my boys, you can bet your bottom dollar…
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How My Psychiatric Service Dogs Ace and Spade Help Manage Bipolar Disorder
This site’s opening page features my dogs, Ace and Spade, who I’ve had since they were three months old. I’m training them to be psychiatric service dogs. They started watching over me as I manage bipolar disorder and now they assist with my medication and emotional support. Spade gives kisses to show my progress, and…
