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#1
Oct 01, 2017, 01:06 PM
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october 3rd is bipolar awareness day (well, it is over here in the UK)
I didn't know we even had one, so that's awesome. yay |
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#2
Oct 01, 2017, 01:08 PM
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World Bipolar Day is 30 March, though I think that's principally in the US.
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#3
Oct 01, 2017, 01:12 PM
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Every day should awareness day just not just Bipolar but all struggles medically or MI issues.
There needs to be a hell of alot more compassion in this world.
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Oct 01, 2017, 01:13 PM
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#5
Oct 01, 2017, 01:18 PM
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I try to make every day "Compassion Day."
I know so many do the same. It's noticed and appreciated.  Shattered Sanity, Are there any special events happening for Bipolar Awareness Day? One you might attend?  WC
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Oct 01, 2017, 01:20 PM
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I hope there are programs about the truth concerning bipolar. So many TV shows and the news get it wrong--like we're all ax murderers.
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#7
Oct 01, 2017, 01:53 PM
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I hate that when media makes it sound like bipolar people are dangerous
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#8
Oct 01, 2017, 02:33 PM
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This is a FB post I wrote on July 1st:
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Oct 01, 2017, 03:00 PM
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This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. NAMI is doing some good programs in my community.
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Oct 01, 2017, 03:08 PM
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That explains the front page of the newspaper today. There's a huge article on the major and tragic shortcomings re: emergency psychiatric care in this state. It's horrific!   WC
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Oct 01, 2017, 05:48 PM
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*Mental Illness Awareness Week coincides with similar organization campaigns in early October such as World Mental Health Day[7] (World Federation for Mental Health), National Depression Screening Day[8] (Screening for Mental Health), and National Day Without Stigma[9].
What we all need: NATIONAL DAY WITHOUT STIGMA!
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Oct 01, 2017, 06:29 PM
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Oct 01, 2017, 06:51 PM
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The problem here is multifaceted. the insurance companies refuse to pay for IP or PHP or even IOP so people are deteriorating to where cops need to be called in for forced IP but there are o beds. There was just a write up on this in the paper people in this area are being taken 100's of miles away to find an open bed. They don't even see a pdoc face to face it's done over a chat feature cause there aren't enough Pdocs in the area. Then they are put in cop cars and transported out of the area then there's no follow up available after the 72 hour hold is up.
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Oct 02, 2017, 01:23 AM
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It's so unsettling, knowing the treatment of people with MI is so far behind the times. How does this happen to such a vulnerable population?
People needing psych care are being held in ERs for days/weeks. Some are sent to jail. Jail? They are further mistreated in jail. and It's sad, infuriating and tragic! WC
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Oct 03, 2017, 09:36 AM
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I did not know that
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Oct 03, 2017, 11:38 AM
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October 3rd also marks 100 days of sobriety for me.
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Oct 03, 2017, 11:56 AM
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Oct 03, 2017, 12:16 PM
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Bipolar l/Rapid/Mixed/Depression/Anxiety Disorders lamotrigine 100mg 2x/day Vraylar 6mg 1x/day methylphenidate 10mg 3x/day bupropion XL 200mg 2x/day bupropion IR 174mg 1x/day buspirone 30mg 2x/day quetiapine 50mg 1x/day I'm 50 Shades of Bipolar and I have no safe word... |
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Oct 03, 2017, 12:18 PM
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Oct 03, 2017, 02:21 PM
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The state of mental health care...or rather the lack there of is shameful in our country. (USA) so many people in my family have been jail when they should have been in the hospital. My baby brother has been in jail so many times that the only thing we can say any more is "at least he's off the streets" and not living under under a bridge somewhere
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Eat a live frog for breakfast every morning and nothing worse can happen to you that day! "Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be left waiting for us in our graves - or whether it should be ours here and now and on this earth.” Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Bipolar type 2 rapid cycling DX 2013 - Seroquel 100 Celexa 20 mg Xanax .5 mg prn Modafanil 100 mg
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