Bipolar Burble Newsletter May 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. Thanks for reading.
Had a Suicidal Crisis? A Survey Worth Supporting
I've had a
suicidal crisis that ended in the hospital. Many people with bipolar disorder have. In fact, up to 50% of those with bipolar disorder will attempt suicide and, of course, many more will be acutely suicidal. If this is you, listen up.
I am currently supporting a survey that aims to look into the experiences of those with bipolar disorder who have been hospitalized for a suicidal crisis. Please consider taking this survey. Learn more here.
Latest Articles You May Have Missed
It's been a while since my last newsletter. Here are a few things you might have missed in the
meantime:- Cranial Electrostimulation Therapy in Depression: Evidence, or Lack Thereof, in the Last Decade -- This HuffPo Piece focuses on devices like those from Fisher Wallace and Alpha-Stim that claim to use alternating current electricity to treat various mental
illnesses, like depression, at home..
- How Bipolar
Disorder Has Changed Me for Life -- Most people with a serious mental illness are changed by it, usually forever. This article talks about how I've been changed and it's actually not all bad..
- Bipolar Disorder and Mood Self-Monitoring -- Mood self-monitoring isn't the same as mood tracking. Mood self-monitoring is an internal process and one I do every second of every day. It's exhausting.
- If a Person with Mental Illness Won't Accept His
Illness or Help -- I get asked all the time what to do when a person with a mental illness denies his or her illness and, of course, any help for it. I attempt to explain how one might deal with this difficult situation here.
- What Bipolar Mixed Moods Really Feel Like -- While I have written about the clinical definition of mixed moods, rarely have I written about what they really feel like. Here I try to explain my experience with them. This piece includes a video.
- Turmeric – Possible New, Inexpensive, Depression and Anxiety Treatment -- Many people are looking for non-pharmacological treatments. Turmeric may be one to add to your standard treatments.
- Beating Insomnia in Bipolar: Apps that Really Work -- I know how hard sleeping with bipolar disorder can be. I suggest two apps here that may help with
insomnia.
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Lost Marbles Book
"This is the book that medical students should read, not the DSM. This is the real thing -- powerfully, bravely stated. This is the solution to the broken leg problem (broken legs are obvious, broken brains -- even though they, too, can be healed -- are not). Tracy helps readers understand some of the furious battle that is going on inside the minds of people
with severe bipolar and depression, mostly invisible yet nearly all-consuming. She is a one-woman stigma-busting machine. Please buy her book -- buy several and spread them around!"
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If you've had a
chance to read Lost Marbles, I would love it if you would leave a review, too, on Amazon or GoodReads. Thanks, I appreciate it. |
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