It has been over a three months since I have written anything. I lost my beautiful son on March 1st. Just 32 hours after he was released from a psychiatric ward where they were suppose to help him. And exactly 365 days from the big seizure that started this psychiatric, drug induced nightmare that took […]
Tag: mental illness
I Thought I Knew Who I Was
We all march, stumble, skip, walk, jump or run through our lives thinking we know who are. We have it figured out! I am a mother, a teacher, a construction worker, a priest, a daughter, a super hero or whatever we identify with to define who we are and where we are going. This article […]
What Causes Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES)?
As most of you know our family has been affected by many weird and rare illnesses. The latest is Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures or PNES. Once we determined that our son was not having epileptic seizures we had to learn what causes psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) so that we could help our son. This article contains […]
Achieving Goals Amid Bipolar Chaos
Young adults suffering from bipolar disorder know too well how hard it is complete tasks, achieve goals, or even get our of bed. As a family unit, achieving goals amid bipolar chaos can help you gain some control of your family and help your adult child achieve small victories and plan for the future. Our […]
Bipolar Disorder, Holidays & The Adult Child
I will admit that my misunderstanding of mental illness led me to believe you just needed to pull it together, get some therapy and act right. Talk about a slap in the face when one of my family members was diagnosed with Bipolar Depressive Disorder. My previous belief’s couldn’t of been farther from the truth. […]