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darkeyes said:
I'm glad to hear "your" method of recovery has worked for you.
Not all methods work for all people, it's an individual thing, soooooooooooo, people have to do what is best for them.
Thanks for sharing this.

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I completely agree with you. You are welcome



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Junerain said:
Wow, Jane you inspire me!! I've had about the same number of hospitalizations, same problems with homelessness and poverty, and _I_ too have been much, much better!!! I read the article- they have a point- we ALL are mentally ill it's just to what degree- I may be now, equal, to someone who never was diagnosed....perhaps I shouldn't feed into the game of bipolar as much as I do, just a thought, food for thought. Jane, what do you do for a living now, hobbies now, tell us more about your recovery!!!

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Hello there,
I am sorry to hear of your similar straights but I am so glad you are better now.

I like to think of mental illness, like physical illness.

We all have some resistance, some immunity to both physical and mental illness to a greater or lesser degree.

It is easy to imbalance yourself when you are not paying attention to yourself. Mental illness, like the cold, occurs in almost everyone sooner or later, and revisits over the years.

As for what I do for a living and hobbies. There really is not much to tell.

My work, my self healing regimen, my hobbies are mostly linked and one thing.

Practicing tai chi, yoga and sitting meditation are some of the most fun and rewarding things I do.

For a long time, ever since I was a teen. I thought that if I could ever unravel the nature of the mind I would become a psychologist. I would get degree and an office and therapy people.

When I did finally get to college I learned it would be years before I could effectively do that. I did not want to wait that long to share what I know with other people.

I found that in teaching people meditation, qi gong, and tai chi, I talk to people about mind body training. This invariably ends up dealing with physical and mental states of being, awareness and development as well as illness, mental and physical.

In that fashion I get to practice psychology, ontology and holistic self care and therapy one on one with people. Thus I follow the calling of my heart.

The rest of my life is pretty boring if you are not me.

My spouse is supporting me while I work on my writings.

I have been journaling this whole ride the past year and kind of organizing it all.

I do sit at a computer more these days.

My hobbies are reading, surfing the internet. Twice a week I play in a giant interactive Dungeons and Dragons like game online called Lord of the Rings Online to kill some internet monsters with a fellowship of like minded mmorpg enthusiasts. I like to watch 80s shows and reruns and listen to 80s music.

Hobbies and interests are one of those things that scale with economy. If we ever get out of the city apartment life into the country life again I would love to have cats and dogs (shepherds)
If we ever make it big I would love nothing more than to own an Appaloosa and ride around dirt roads in the country.

Since I am all domestic these days I don't really do the scene anymore.

I am working on learning how to cook a mixed berry pie from scratch and teaching myself Irish Gaelic on the side. I like going to renaissance faires. and being alone by the ocean at night.

I am just a boring geek really.