My brain never shuts down it is always running! I always have thoughts going through my mind both the good and very ugly. Sometimes it is like having a haunted house for a brain, I never know what is coming around the corner.

I know how to read don't get me wrong but I struggle to concentrate and focus on what I am reading. And then remember what I have just read. This past summer I read 4 novels and some of them were 500 pages. I know it doesn't sound like alot but for me it is. I hear of some people that can sit down and read 200 pages in one sitting! This boggles my wee brain. I can only read about 20 pages and then I have to take a break for a while to absorb what I have just read. I have learned recently that this difficulty in focusing while reading is typical of ppl that have bipolar 1 disorder.

Lynn, if you have any magic tricks on how to slow/calm a brain that is constantly on the go and thinking about past traumas and imagined future traumas I would greatly appreciate them!

P.s. I enjoy your sense of humour!