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The ugly truth...

By Una25 · Posted May 4, 2009
Journal · 1 reply
I've been m.i.a. for a while. I started off great...5 meals a day, working out consistently and then I hit a stupid down-swing with my mood...gotta love bipolar disorder. But, I have to admit, not taking ...

Moms, you rock!

By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
Journal · 0 replies
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is it normal?

By a_powerfully_mind · Posted April 24, 2009
Journal · 11 replies
I get up at 6 in the mourning to go to school every day and on school night i go to bed at 8:30 since I am all ways so tired. I eat health and i run a mile every day to stay in shape. But when ever i ...

Im 13 and im scared to have the baby

By Nyree · Posted April 14, 2009
Discussion in Growth and development · 2 replies
Hi im 13 and im scared to have a baby. I also wanted to know what is the best position to get a boy baby and what position for a girl.Anyway i dont know if the epidoral hurts and should i get that or ...

Im 13 years old and im pregnant

By Nyree · Posted April 14, 2009
Journal · 13 replies
Hi im 13 and im pregnant and my boyfriend knows but my grandmom wont allow me to see him.I wont allow myself to tell her but I think its the right thing to do. At this time i need positive responses and ...

Art

By NikE · Posted April 12, 2009
Journal · 8 replies
I figured since I do my art in manic episodes, you all might like to see some. I couldn't figure out how to scan this in color, though :( This was a project for school I did a couple months ago...We were ...

Update

By NikE · Posted April 6, 2009
Journal · 5 replies
My "date" with Shawn went Very Very well :) I had a lot of fun, and I bet this is going to give me confidence in the future to go out with other people. Yay ...

Anti-Social

By NikE · Posted April 5, 2009
Journal · 5 replies
I've never really thought of myself as having a "panic dosirder." That's mostly because a lot of the symptoms of Bipolar disorder could be broken down into other syndromes...at times if I walked into ...

4/02/09: Arg Binge

By ericpark · Posted April 3, 2009
Journal · 1 reply
I just had a binge only after five days... that sucks. I had the great idea of eating out at Peruvian food... which I had never tried. Turns out all the portions are huge and we had more than enough to ...

4/01/09 J'ai perdu quatre

By ericpark · Posted April 2, 2009
Journal · 3 replies
Whew... I have finally figured out an effective plan and have lost four pounds in one week. Only 18 more to go. I am hoping to go down from my 202 to 180. Height: 6' 1" ish Current Weight: 180 I am just ...

Day 1

By ericpark · Posted March 31, 2009
Journal · 0 replies
Hoping to keep this journal going, this is my first day and I hope it will actually result in something I keep questioning why I am doing this??? I guess it is just for looking good especially my teen ...

Dreams

By NikE · Posted March 27, 2009
Journal · 6 replies
Sometimes it's frustrating when I find out yet another aspect of my life is a symptom of Bipolar Disorder. It just feels like every aspect of me and every step I take is controlled by the disorder...every ...

Bipolar Disorder Demystified

By NikE · Posted March 26, 2009
Journal · 3 replies
I've been scanning through "Bipolar Disorder Demystified" by Lana R. Castle...and have found it refreshing. I've never read a Bipolar book where the book wasn't just telling you straight out "This is ...

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By NikE · Posted March 15, 2009
Journal · 9 replies
I'm sure everyone with Bipolar Disorder struggles with some form of obsession. Some lean more towards OCD, where seemingly trivial matters to the rest of society become the sole thing that person can ...

i am not starting over

By lizgore · Posted March 10, 2009
Journal · 13 replies
I have missed a lot of journals that I was suppose to write everyday, but now I am just going to let it go, and start writing it again tonight. I am NOT going to start over again because that never got ...

Titleless

By NikE · Posted March 5, 2009
Journal · 18 replies
I always feel like people don't understand Bipolar Disorder enough to believe me when I talk about what I go through... I just always think I'll seem as though I'm exaggerating, and am just looking for ...

0 pounds

By punkerbelle · Posted March 5, 2009
Journal · 6 replies
I'm so sick of seeing that number at the end of the week. I'm not losing any weight at all and it makes me sick. Everyday I feel like i'm getting no where in this whole thing. I've changed everything ...

The Decision...

By NikE · Posted March 4, 2009
Journal · 13 replies
As I walk through the doorway, a 13 hour day (of school and work) weighing me down, my stomach roars and I'm wondering, "What's for dinner?" After greeting some excited doggies, I make my way into the ...

Well...I'm rounding off week two

By Una25 · Posted February 28, 2009
Journal · 5 replies
This Sunday will end my second week of going to the gym consistently and eating consciously. I have fought depression, slipped (I had some ice cream), eaten when I wasn't hungry to help raise my metabolism ...

What happened?

By NikE · Posted February 23, 2009
Journal · 14 replies
I'm feeling pretty bad right now... I definitely binged today and yesterday....and not with healthy food like Chrissy did.. On muffins peanut butter, raisinettes.... Ugh, I'm just feeling so bad. Especially ...