Subject: you rock, glynis...
| Posted By: seasonalitch
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| Posted On: 3/8/2002 3:52 AM
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you've always got the nicest things to say.. and you still have time to do your art while making dinner for the kids? sheesh, are you sure you're not a saint? st. glynis, i like the sound of it!
so, we must touch on the bi-polarity i guess, huh? well, on the huge ladder of manic depression, there are about... let's say, 6 levels. the highest, (#6) is the crazy manic episodal depression, usually coupled with suicide. that's just plain horrible. when i was diagnosed, it was the 3rd stage.. a little depressing, hard time going to sleep, and hard time waking up. sounds normal, but in addition, i've learned why i had such an awful time with my attention span, and have been able to sort of "retrain" my brain to accept larger amounts of knowlege in one sitting... now considering myself a fully functional #2.
my psychiatrist, about five years ago, wanted to put me on either lithium or depakote.. both were quite scary, so i opted for st. john's wort: the natural way to soothe depression. welp, it didn't even change a thing! the only thing that DID change was my outlook on life. i learned to use my art, writing and singing as my medication and outlet, a way to release whatever it was i was going through at the time, be it happy, sad, sensual, pissy, anything.. and this way i was able to clear my head.
wow, i'm starting to catch up to your novel status, so i'd better cut this short/er... take care, and thanks for being so inquisitive..
dre
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