Tag Archives: Bipolar Disorder

Disinterest

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

My depression has been increasing of late, although not at all to the point of suicidal thoughts. Add to that anxiety with a little agoraphobia thrown in and it makes for one useless human being. I’m okay when Tyler is … Continue reading →

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My Blogiversary

Posted on May 12, 2015 by

May marks the sixth year I have been blogging at Mama Sick. This year I am finding the challenges of mental illness difficult to deal with. Due to being depressed, I have had long occasions in which I did not … Continue reading →

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Telling Tyler My Truth

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

I’ve hidden my mental illnesses from Tyler because he simply hasn’t been old enough to handle them. But yesterday when he teased me again about always wearing pajamas, I felt the time was right to tell him about my depression. … Continue reading →

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The Thing I Can’t Change

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

This post was inspired by Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop. Prompt 2. If there was one thing you could change about yourself, what would it be? Why can’t it change? If I could change anything about myself it would be my … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 31, 2014 by

Normally I don’t make New Year’s resolutions with the thought that I’m probably going to break them all within the first few weeks anyway and I am just setting myself up to fail. But this year I’m going to strive … Continue reading →

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Light Box?

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

The increasingly darkening days have led me into greater depression in winters past. That, and the fact that Northeastern Ohio has very few sunny days in the winter have me thinking about SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder. Some people brush … Continue reading →

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Health Update

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

While some of my health issues are getting answered, other questions still remain. At the gynecologist’s, it was determined that my birth control, ParaGard, is the cause of my long, heavy, painful periods and that I need to take it … Continue reading →

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Voices

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

I have been coming out of my depression. But last week I had something happen that shook me to the core. Tyler gets up early, way before we have to get up for camp. I settled him in with the … Continue reading →

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Health Update #352

Posted on June 28, 2013 by

(In this post I write about specific medications I am taking. I do not endorse any of these drugs for anyone else. You may not have any of the side effects I have if you are taking these medications. What … Continue reading →

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Depression: Here We Go Again

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

I can’t believe it but I am going through my third period of depression this year. I get a few weeks where I feel good and then the depression comes back. Depression for me feels like I am dragging a … Continue reading →

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