Archive for November, 2009

  • 10 Mistakes to Avoid in a Bipolar Relationship
    Researching and keeping my finger on the pulse of what challenges are coming up in bipolar relationships has dug up some common issues and strategies that are making the overall relationships even more difficult than they already are. Some of the situations and ideas that are brought up are more emotionally driven than they are logically driven, and when we base our decisions...
    by Rich Wallace at November 14th, 2009 at 07:11 pm
  • Shifting the Paradigm
    As saddening is it is to witness some of the anger and bitterness from those unwilling to open their mind’s a little more, I must admit that less than a year ago of this writing, I was just as angry and bitter and I felt very similar in the way the some have about dealing with bipolar disorder in my own life. To clarify my own transformation, I must share the ugly...
    by Rich Wallace at November 11th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Bipolar Disorder: An Illness, Not an Identity
    When people read or hear about mental health issues in the media, the most common reaction from those uneducated by the topic are assumptions that those affected cannot be trusted, cannot live a “normal” life or worse yet, not worth developing any kind of relationship with. Rather than viewing an individual with bipolar disorder as a person, many people simply...
    by Rich Wallace at November 10th, 2009 at 06:11 am
  • Bipolar Disorder and Parenthood
    When my wife and I had our first child, we we’re ecstatic and terrified at the same time. The first few nights home were the most stressful times of our lives together and although we pulled through and are the proud parents of four wonderful kids, we soon learned that parenthood did not mix well with the presence of mental illness in the family. Although the variable...
    by Rich Wallace at November 7th, 2009 at 11:11 am
  • Bipolar Disorder: Equal Opportunity Destroyer
    When I first heard about bipolar disorder, I truly thought nothing of it and didn’t give a second thought about what it was, if I knew anybody that lived with it or if it would ever touch my life in anyway whatsoever. I was one of the uneducated that did not have an understanding of mental health challenges, nor did I place any respect into such an arena. During...
    by Rich Wallace at November 5th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
  • Bipolar Disorder and Hypomanic Insomnia
    Bipolar disorder brings on a potential laundry list of symptoms that can wreak havoc on both the sufferer and the supporters as well. Keeping in mind that the symptoms seen by one that does not have bipolar may be seen as ‘regular issues we all have’, this simply is not the case and it must be understood that the challenges brought on by the disorder can truly...
    by Rich Wallace at November 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 am