World Bipolar Day Edition | March 2023 | Natasha Tracy Newsletter

Published: Wed, 03/29/23

Natasha Tracy's Newsletter

March 2023 Edition

Welcome to my Newsletter. It's where I have a chance to talk to you, my readers, and offer information that can help those with mental illness and their loved ones. Thanks for reading.

Welcome to my new readers! It's great to have you.

In this edition, you'll find:

World Bipolar Day 2023 information and articles
Articles and videos you may have missed including psychiatric emergency information
An Instagram image and quote about akathisia vs. psychomotor agitation
A timely, celebrity quote about bipolar disorder

World Bipolar Day Information

Here is some World Bipolar Day information you might like to know:

March 30 is World Bipolar Day every year
Whether you live with bipolar disorder or know someone who does, sharing your experiences with bipolar disorder is encouraged on World Bipolar Day.
The vision of World Bipolar Day is to bring awareness to bipolar conditions and to eliminate social stigma. Through collaboration, the goal is to bring the world population information about bipolar conditions that will educate and improve sensitivity towards the condition.
#WorldBipolarDay, #WBD2023 and #BipolarTogether are this year's hashtags to get trending.
You can tag bipolar groups like the International Bipolar Foundation on World Bipolar Day too. That's @intlbipolar on Twitter
and @InternationalBipolarFoundation on Facebook.
Find more information and graphics to share here.
(Facts in the header by National Institute of Mental Health.)

Featured Bipolar Articles

What You May Have Missed

Here are some things you might have missed from Bipolar Burble and Breaking Bipolar:

Staying in an Active Addiction Is a Choice Even If Addiction Itself Is Not a Choice — This is a contentious issue, I know, but I believe in people's power to choose their own actions.
What to Do If You Have a Psychiatric Emergency — A psychiatric emergency is one wherein your life is in danger. You need to know how to act in that situation ahead of time so that during the emergency, it's second-nature.
What to Do If You Have an Ongoing Psychiatric Crisis + Planning Ahead — This is about when you're having a mental health crisis wherein your life is not at stake. Learn how to deal with this situation and learn how to plan ahead for emergencies and crises.
Focus on Mood Stability First — This is a piece about bipolar treatment techniques and how to approach one's treatment.
Dating and Depression -- Waiting Until You're Not Depressed to Date? — I am dating and I'm doing it while in a depression. Is this okay? How can I do this successfully.

Featured Video

Why Do People Get Triggered? Whose Faults Are Triggers? — Triggers are often thought to be the fault of an external stimuli. I argue that this is not the case.

The Archives

Insta-Instagram

March 21, 2023

"No matter how you slice it, restlessness is awful to live with. If you feel like you can't sit still or you can't stop moving when you lie in bed, you might be experiencing psychomotor agitation or akathisia.

No matter which you suspect, though, make sure you talk to your doctor about it. Your medication may be too high or need tweaking in other ways. You likely don't have to live with it."

For more on akathisia and psychomotor agitation, see the rest of the slides here.

I create (and comment on) a lot of interesting work on Instagram, in addition to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. I'm posting interesting quotes, images, and quirky things from my life. I hope you'll join me there.

March's Final Words

That's it for now, folks; I'll catch up with you again next month! Please consider taking part in World Bipolar Day, tomorrow, in whatever way you're comfortable.

Here is a quote about bipolar disorder, fitting for the day:

“At times, being bipolar can be an all-consuming challenge, requiring a lot of stamina and even more courage, so if you're living with this illness and functioning at all, it's something to be proud of, not ashamed of.”

— Carrie Fisher

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