Hope For Climbing The Bipolar Mountain
Bipolar is like a mountain when don’t have energy for climbing. Memories of special times are blocked. When family talks about previous trips and events we may not remember details and unable to recall events. Others wonder why we are not involved in the conversation. A friend once confided that she had few memories of …
A Checklist For Depression Managment
“What’s going on?”, my friend asked. “How can I help? Confidently I said, “Why nothing. You know I was depressed but I’m good now. The meds are working.” After a few minute of idle conversation he left and I was confused about why he had stopped by. The truth is that things were not going …
How To Avoid Oversharing
As the Bible says, “To everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.” My hand tremors were especially bad as I sat in a group of other pastors. It was one of those “it takes two hands to hold a cup of coffee” day. Everyone was too polite to ask. …
Using Your Personality Strengths To Help Manage Your Bipolar
“We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” Romans 12:6 We are all born with natural inclinations toward certain personality characteristics. Temperament is the biological part of your personality. Your temperament can help you manage your depression. Dominant personalities are hard charging, get-it-done, goal oriented people. Use those characteristics as …
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If I Had Known…
If I had known… one day there would be medicine to treat my depression. As a young adult I experienced severe depression. At that time medicine was not available to treat depression. Talk therapy focused on how your family was the source of your neuroticism. Following my psychiatrist ’s lead I blamed my parents for …
Anxiety And Bipolar
As a young pastor I developed anxiety eating with others. It was a situation difficult to avoid since many activities centered on food. Rather than eating, I would greet and visit with people. I ate only enough for a few people could notice. I also suffered from depression and was taking antidepressants but they didn’t …
Depression: Hide And Seek
I serve a small congregation as they search for a pastor. The other Sunday as I was greeting folks before church, two people made the comment that I must have been given good news! I was taken aback. I hadn’t had any particular good news.Then I realized I had recently had an uptick in my …
