Beyond Madness, created in 1996, is a ring dedicated to bringing together web sites dealing with any type of mental illness and mental health in general. This includes, but is not limited to, sites concerning depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, panic disorder, mania, personality disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD, and adult attention deficit disorder.
It is the hope of the ring manager that this ring will provide healing, resources, and a sense of community to those who are affected by these illnesses.
The image used for the ring logo is "Insanity" by Władysław Podkowiński (1866-1895).
I have one day left of my Geodon. My doctors office has no samples and is claiming they gave me a 30 day supply on March 8th, which obviously they did not because I am almost out. Geodon went generic so I thought I could just go get one of my scripts filled. Its still almost $300. I qualified for FreeMed and they said my Lamictal and Requip were i...
I'm sitting here drinking my coffee and watching Ron sleep while waiting for the sun to rise (and blogging)(Go multitasking me!). There's a fire going in the pellet stove and I'm nice and toasty. It's peaceful. And just what I need after yesterday. I went to DBT. In my individual session I started feeling dizzy. Possibly from not eating... maybe n...
My phone decided to break the other day so I have been phoneless up until now. I got a replacement phone for free but it was a pain in the ass to get it all set up and get all my old stuff off of my old phone. But the keyboard on this phone is all nice and new feeling.. I'm not sure if I like it or not, haha. Needs breaking in. I go to DBT tonight...
Approximately one year of relative stability has passed, can I stop questioning it now? Can I stop waiting for the earth to fall out from under my feet? Is it time to stop holding my breath, waiting to be yanked up into mania? After a lifetime of instability, including over a year of treatment-resistant depression , I don't know how to accept this...
So many people wonder if they can have "normal" lives with bipolar disorder. Often times we perceive our diagnosis as a death sentence, the death of our dreams. An amazing woman commented on my blog, and I'd like you to go over to her website for a bit of hope. The blog is Bipolar and Pregnant , and she has great resources and links to research, a...
A Site about Bipolar Disorder, about my personal battle with this condition. A blog that invites comments and others to contribute articles to help others cope with having this condition and other mental illnesses.
The loud crashing sound came from the bedroom. My first thought was that the cat had knocked over one of Greg's Emerson glass vases, and I went in fully expecting a big glass mess. But I was wrong. There on the floor, upside down, was my mother's jewelry box. Everything was scattered all over the floor. Then I saw what was left of my mother's litt...
Disclaimer: I was very nervous making this... haha! I'm not wearing any makeup, so this is me, raw and real for ya. I also hate my voice with a passion. Oh, and my hair is just out of control curliness... it doesn't behave well for me. The volume kind of sucks. I blame Ron's laptop for that.. so if you can't hear me I'm sorry. So... here goes! Enjo...
I have been feeling up and down. I know my last few posts have been depressing, but overall I haven't really been too depressed. I guess I tend to write when I am in that state of mind and it makes me seem like I am doing horrid when really I'm not. It's not my intention to worry my readers, and I apologize if I have. Yesterday was an eventful day....
Amanda McCarthy, a writer for SeniorCare.net, contacted me with this great article she wrote: 6 Highly Entertaining Activities That Aid In Memory Retention . No matter what age we are, I think it's very important for those of us with a mental illness to do what we can to keep our brains active. I encourage your to check out these tips. &nbs...
I cried. I sat in the bathtub while it filled with water and sobbed. My thoughts raced. I felt the artery running through my wrist and pressed my fingernail in my skin, drawing a line down it. I could feel the blood pumping through it. I thought about a razor. I thought about slicing into my wrist down the line made by my fingernail and letting th...
The Ludiomil my pdoc put me on earlier this month isn't making me manic as I had hoped it would. Instead I just feel dead, empty, flat. My days are spent either laying in bed or sitting on the couch watching tv. I used to spend a lot of time on the computer, but I've lost almost all desire for that activity because it requires some level of though...
So I sucked it up and went to DBT last night. I regret it, really. I was in my individual session and talking to Barb, the counselor. I told her I had been feeling suicidal earlier, but that I was doing better now. We discussed me being out of medication and she wanted to pull in Cherity, who does the group sessions, because she said she knew more ...
I'm slowly recovering from what was a near catastrophic fall on Thursday. I was walking from my car to my daughter's apartment when my legs felt like they suddenly disappeared and I fell forward. I tried to regain my balance, but all that did was give me more momentum forward and I crashed face first into a wrought iron fence. After my face hit th...
Been sorting through some things in my life... a lot has gone on yet nothing really has to be honest. Maybe I just make a big deal out of little things... who knows. Still no computer. I'm thinking when I do get a computer things will be slightly better. Its hard not being connected like usual. I've been debating on getting a laptop or a desktop.....
