Bipolar Burble Newsletter | Happy Holidays Edition

Published: Wed, 12/14/16

Bipolar Burble Newsletter

Happy Holidays Edition

Welcome to Natasha Tracy's Bipolar Burble 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.

Thank You for Your Unwavering Support

This holiday season I'm thanking my lucky stars I made it through the last year. This last year has seen the release of my first book: Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar but it also saw the presence of the worst and longest mixed mood episode I've ever experienced. I feel lucky to still be standing although I am still in the shadow of the episode.

And all of you stood by me during this. You stood by me during the writing, the editing, the publishing, the episode and more. And this holiday season I would like to give you a genuine thank-you. It has felt great having you by my side.

Happy holidays; I appreciate you all. I hope you find your own bite of the merry and bright this season.

Managing Mental Illness During the Holidays

Not surprisingly, over the past few years, I have written a lot on handling bipolar disorder during the holidays. Here are a few, starting with the newest:

Enjoying the Holidays with Bipolar -- Top Tips -- This piece brings together some simple tips that everyone (with mental illness or not) can use to make the holidays a little more fun no matter how you like to spend them.
Maintaining Boundaries with Bipolar Over the Holidays -- I think one big secret to enjoying the holidays is to recognize limits and to maintain the same boundaries that you do the rest of the year.
A Holiday Guide for Bipolar Stability Over the Holidays -- Holidays aren't much fun if you're unstable during them or they cause instability after them. Check out these rules for maintaining stability before you start being merry and bright.
Things to Celebrate Even When You Have Bipolar Disorder -- I know, for me, it feels like there is nothing to celebrate sometimes when I'm caught in the talons of bipolar, but there are always things to raise a (non-alcoholic) glass to.
Dealing with Bipolar at the Holidays -- Family -- Family has always been a challenging one for me and the holidays, of course, bring families together. Here's how to handle it.

Recent Articles You May Have Missed

Here are my two most-recent articles:

I Fear Becoming a Burden Because of Bipolar Disorder -- Someone said to me recently that people with bipolar don't think about others. Well, here I talk about wanting to protect people from my bipolar -- thinking about others entirely.
Emotional States in Bipolar Disorder: Angry, Frustrated and Anxious -- It's true, depression and mania/hypomania are the diagnostic mood states in bipolar, but in my experience, there are many more states commonly experienced by me and others.

Lost Marbles for Christmas

According to Amazon, my book Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression & Bipolar is still shipping in time for Christmas. Check out this book which one reviewer says "has the best descriptions of thought distortions" he's ever read.

If eBooks are more your style, the eBook of Lost Marbles is currently on sale on Amazon for only $7.50 (regular price: $9.99)!

Buy Lost Marbles

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