http://bipolarblog.co.uk Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:02:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been noticing that my mood swings are getting more pronounced of late. Nothing absolutely frighteningly major, but obvious enough for people to notice and mention it to me and for me to mention it to my own personal man in a white coat (who isn't a man and who ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/12/30/big-medication-change/ One of the things that manic depression tends to play havoc with is insight into one's own condition. Especially when manic. It is vital during times that you think you are approaching mania that you give yourself a chance to get a bit of insight. The best way to do ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/12/06/insight/ So, now I've stepped down from blogging at my other blog I took a bit of a break to decide whether I want to keep blogging here. Obviously the answer was 'yes' as I'm doing it right now! I attended the MDF convention in London recently and heard some interesting stuff on ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/11/29/recoup-renew-regroup/ I've just finished reading Taking Leave (US, CA). Its written by Jeremy Thomas who co-authored the fab 'You Don't Have To Be Famous To Have Manic Depression'. To say that I enjoyed this book would not be the right word. It was excellent, don't get me wrong, but enjoy is not the ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/09/30/taking-leave/ According to various news sources in the US today, Bipolar Disorder 'soars as a diagnosis for the young'. This is referring to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry. The conclusion of the study is: There has been a recent rapid increase in the diagnosis of youth bipolar disorder in office-based ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/09/04/diagnosis-on-the-rise/ I always get a little nervous around this time of year. Its approaching Autumn and that means that for two of us in this house (of whom I am one) our mood begins to swing towards depression. Seasonal Affective Disorder sounds like such a quacky thing but it is well ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/08/28/seasons-in-the-sun/ Audio Interview with Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/08/17/touched-with-fire/ My teenage years and early twenties were generally pretty dark times in my life. I swung wildly between manic ups where I would spend money I didn't have, accumulate debt, have lots of utterly vacuous and meaningless relationships with nice people who didn't deserve the indifference of my mania, embark ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/08/15/lust-for-life/ There's a small situation in my life at the moment which is making more then normally observant of my moods. I've gotten angry enough of late due to this situation to make me want to keep an eye on myself. You don't, Dear Reader, need to know what the 'small ... http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/08/08/the-fire-of-mania/ Here's Episode 1 wherein I burble on about stuff that occurred to me. You can download the show notes here. http://bipolarblog.co.uk/2007/08/04/bipolar-blog-podcast-episode-1/