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Hearing Voices and Turning Them Off Through Meditation

I took a leap of faith, and I had no clue how long it might take to develop the skills required to overcome this challenging symptom.

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Writing to Spread Awareness about Bipolar Disorder

I write not only for myself but for those who cannot tell their own stories.

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Hearing Voices and Turning Them Off Through Meditation

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I Wish They’d Seen It Sooner: Growing Up Undiagnosed

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Transcending the Self-Stigma From my Youth

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The Dual Life of Being a Peer with Bipolar Disorder and a Mental Health Clinician

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What I’ve Learned on My Mental Health Journey

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The Importance of Treatment Adherence and Coordinated Care

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Thriving on the Bipolar Spectrum: Changing the Narrative with Stories of Lived Experience

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The Power and Value of Insight

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How Faith, Family and a Comedy Career Helped My Recovery

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How to Cope with Insensitive Comments about Your Mental Health

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The Importance of Prioritizing Emotional Wellness over Academic Achievement

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Breaking Through Family Trauma: Finding Healing and Forgiveness

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Confronting Mental Health Challenges in Rural America

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What I Wish I’d Known: The Art of Disclosing

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Sending My Daughter to College, Mental Health Challenges and All

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Finding My Life’s Purpose in Suicide Prevention and Peer Support

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My Battle with Bipolar Disorder

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Understanding Bipolar Disorder

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Navigating My Relationship and Hypergraphia

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Parenting with a Mental Health Condition

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How Music Shaped My Mental Health Journey

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The Importance of Finding Acceptance on My Mental Health Journey

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From Pain to Pride: How Writing My Story Helped Heal My Trauma

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Finding Reality Through Cartooning

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How Finding NAMI Was Pivotal to My Recovery

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Learning to Identify and Self-Manage Mania

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Listening to the Whispers of Mental Illness Before They Turn into Shouts

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Why Labels Can Be Harmful When You Have Mental Illness

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Learning How to Maintain Employment with Bipolar Disorder

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Bipolar Depression: The Lows We Don’t Talk About Enough

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Finding my Voice in Therapy as a South Asian

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I Thought I Understood My Daughter's Mental Illness, But I Had No Idea

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Learning My Warning Signs Through Each Stage of My Life

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How to Predict Your Next Bipolar Episode

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Myths and Facts of Bipolar Disorder

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Redefining My Normal After My Diagnosis

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My Emotions During My Husband’s Bipolar Episodes

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What People Get Wrong About Bipolar Disorder

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What People with Mental Illness Want You to Know

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My Spiral out of Reality

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Why I Decided to Be Open with My Students About My Mental Illness

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Why Mental Illness Education Matters to Me

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Addressing Emotions with Mental Illness

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Bipolar Disorder: My Experience, My Own Words

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Being Socially Isolated with Mental Illness: A Perspective for Loved Ones

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Finding the Best Medication Regimen

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This is For Me

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Coming Out with Bipolar Disorder

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How I Recognize My Early Warning Signs of Mania

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Learning to Take Care of Myself

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I Can’t Cure My Mental Illness, But I Can Make Progress

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Preventing and Preparing for a Mental Health Crisis

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Through the Eyes of a Young Caregiver

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A Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis is Not a Death Sentence

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Turning Suicidal Ideation into Hope

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To the Moon and Back

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What it Feels Like to be in Psychosis

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The Role of Mental Health Education

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Mental Health Challenges in Immigrant Communities

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Coping with Bipolar Disorder within My Faith Community

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4 Ways to Love Yourself as a Black Woman with Mental Illness

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Balancing Expectations with Mental Health

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Responding to Bipolar Psychotic Symptoms

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What Kept Me Going After My Episode

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My Reality During A Psychotic Episode

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Shared Decision-making: Getting a Say in Your Care

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Different Types of Therapy for Bipolar Disorder

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Finding the Best Psychiatrist for You

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Dear Potential Employers

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When A New Job Became My Worst Nightmare

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When Discrimination Starts in Elementary School

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Don’t Assume I’m Violent Because I Have Mental Illness

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When I Was Fired After Medical Leave

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That Time in the Psych Ward

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Anxiety, the Sneaky Symptom

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Coping with Mental Illness: What Not to Do

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Learning to Find My Identity with Bipolar Disorder

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My Journey From Isolation to Connection

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Why I Handwrite Letters to Strangers

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Traveling with a Mood Disorder

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Combating Loneliness with EASE

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Understanding the Spectrum of Bipolar Disorder

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Finding Wellness After Illness

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The Top Three Musicals About Mental Health

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Hope is Within Reach

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The Bike Ride: The Story of my Son's Diagnosis

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Preventing Suicide: Our First Line of Defense

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Rules of the Road for Succeeding in College with a Mood Disorder

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Distress Tolerance Techniques to Prevent Self-Harm

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Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: What’s the Difference?

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An Invisible Illness is Still an Illness

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Dear Me, It’s You: I Hear We’ve Been Diagnosed with Bipolar

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NAMIWalks Doesn’t Change, But You Do

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"All the Bright Places" Shines a Light on Love & Loss

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The Art of Recovery: How Medicaid Changed Crystal’s Life

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Medicaid Matters: Lifting a Family from Fear to Hope

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Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder

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Finding Beauty in the Creative Side of Bipolar Disorder

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Washington, Lincoln and “The Mad King”

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Inspiring Hope in the Bipolar Community

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