Courtesy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Every tendon, muscle, organ, joint, and nerve on fire with raw pain. Fighting a chronic physical illness can be real torture when you’re already at war with Bipolar Disorder. Yep. Flu-like symptoms with fever for days/weeks/months. So now I have to juggle medication (steroids, etc) that won’t interrupt the balance of my BP medication. It’s truly not your grandmother’s disease. Autoimmune diseases come in many forms and affects every inch of the body. I can remember singing in front of hundreds of people with crisp and clear vocal chords. However, nowadays, if my larynx isn’t inflamed when RA visits, I sing to my camcorder and put it on “YouTube” for my “audience”. If anyone out there can relate to being “a hot mess” and would like to inform people of a list of things not to say related to your condition, here’s a link:
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The new face of the Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health campaign discloses her bipolar diagnosis to help us feel as empowered as the hero she plays on Supergirl. Bipolar, Identity & the Roles We Play Supergirl’s adoptive sister, Alexandra Danvers, MD, PhD, scientist and government agent, uses her genius-level smarts and kick-ass fighting...
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Mood symptoms such as overspending, hypersexuality, anger attacks, and self-isolation hurt those around us. A simple apology is just the starting point of making things right. When Our Actions during Bipolar Mood Episodes Harm Others Olivia S. of Colorado got up one morning to unexpectedly find two of her four grown children in her living...
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