I just celebrated my 56th birthday, the picture is from my birthday photo shoot (fun!) that I had done! I have bipolar disorder type 1. I am a molecular biologist, I also have an MSEd. I am a wife and a mother. My wonderful son just graduated from Law school, and my amazing husband has stuck by me for over 28 years. I act, sing, take photographs, and cook up a storm periodically! I also blog for the Huffington Post and the International Bipolar Foundation. This illness fairly gallops through my family, I have lost a brother to it. I am coping with it as best as I can. And starting this blog has been therapeutic, cathartic, and I have received support and positive comments from my fellow bloggers and the bipolar d/o community. With this blog, I wanted to tell my story, I wanted to help other people with this illness, or any other mental illness. By being truthful, plain, and simple, I wanted to say that even though this illness is hellish in its worst forms, you can survive it and live a life that has a lot of good in it. I also wanted to do scientific, informative pieces, considering my science background. And that is what I have been doing since August 3rd 2014, when this blog was started. So, happy reading. Please comment on the posts if you wish.
Just tweeted this link! 🙂
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Thank you! You are so wonderful!
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Thanks so much for finding my site and choosing to follow along.
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You are so welcome! Great blog!
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Appreciate your knowledge as a molecular biologist. Similar to your MSEd background, I have an MA in psychology and many moons ago (over 20 years) treated severely emotionally disturbed (SED) adolescents as an Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), then called a Marriage, Family and Child Counselor (MFCC). Sorry for the alphabet soup of a comment. This is, after all, your About page, not mine.
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Thanks for the comment and your info.
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It takes courage, inner strength and wisdom to open your heart and write like you do. To me, you’re a real source of inspiration and also a hero for the way you chose to help others trough your blog! Thank you so much for following mine, is honoring me and I’m looking forward to read more of your impressive writings.
Best wishes,
Carissa
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Your blog is beautiful and there is always a way back! Thank you for your very kind words. I can’t wait to read more of your posts as well. Health and happiness my friend!
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Thanks for sharing. I am finding my way around your blog…Looking for “Most poems were written when I was severely ill.” Did I miss it somehow? I would enjoy reading them. Have a wonderful day.
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No that post is there. The poems are some of the first posts in my blog. I can find them and send you links. Thank you so much for reading !!
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Hi, I nominated you for the Liebster Award. It’s really up to you if you want to actually accept it and participate in it. I nominated you because I found your blog interesting. Keep writing!
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Thank you so much for the nomination! What do I have to do to accept and continue? Please let me know. Thank you again.
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You are very welcome! You can goto my blog post, http://mozepray.com/2015/03/15/the-liebster-award/ to check out what you need to do to accept. – Moze Pray. http://www.mozepray.com
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Thanks! And thank you also for reading my blog! One question: I answer the questions you answered and post those and then come up with 10 new ones for my 10 nominees? Or I answer the 10 that I come up with and post those? Sorry I’m a bit confused.
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You answer the 10 new questions I made up under the ones I answered. Then you make up 10 of your own for the next person. 🙂
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Thanks! 🙂
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No problem!
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Hi there! May I post your blog on my blog suddenlybipolar.wordpress.com? We were both listed as Healthline top bipolar bloggers.
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Hi Suddenly Bipolar, and congratulations! Sure, please feel free to post a link to my blog on yours. I’ll do the same. 🙂
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Thanks!
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I’ve come across your blog before is a nice share and we have similar interests. I am looking for more folks to interview with my ‘Thriving with Bipolar Disorder’ series and would love for you to pariticpate if you would like to, more info here: http://www.mollymchugh.com/new-thriving-with-bipolar-disorder-interview-series/
I would send you an email note but didn’t easily find one! best, Molly
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Hi Molly, my email address is saminaraza@hotmail.com
Sounds interesting, lets talk about it 🙂
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Great, thanks much and will do!
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You and I started bipolar blogging in the same month 🙂
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Wow that’s amazing!
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You’re so amazing💖
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A www thank you. You are much too kind.
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💕💕💕💕
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Hurray! I found another molecular biologist with bipolar disorder!! Granted I only have a BS and I have Bipolar Disorder 2, it makes me feel good to find another scientific mind who is brave enough to tell their story. I’m looking forward to reading your posts and learning from you. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your comment! Hurray! Thanks so much for reading my blog and great to have a fellow Molecular biology nerd on WordPress!
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Thanks for taking a part in my “Promote Yourself” post. After taking a look I think I want to know more about your journey. Looking forward to reading more of your posts!
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Thank you Vic! That is so nice of you to say! And thanks for reading!
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Glad to have found your blog! I am in the early stages of opening up about being bipolar, and blogging has been a great place to write and connect with others who share and understand this illness.
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Welcome to the blogosphere! Thank you for reading mine. I look forward to reading yours. Yes blogging can be therapeutic and helpful.
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HI
I have nominated you for an award, sorry if I missed you were award free, but if you do want to participate, you can find the details here
https://itsgoodtobecrazysometimes.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/versatile-blogger-award-3/
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Thank you so much, I appreciate it but I have recently become award free. Hope you and all the recipients have lots of fun.
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I am sorry, as soon as I posted it, I suddenly saw the great big signs that say blog free. I am blaming my cold for being so silly
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No don’t worry about it!! Thanks for thinking of me. Hugs.
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God bless you for being open, not ashamed to show who you are! I am the mother of a bipolar 1 daughter who just turned 18 (diagnosed at 14) Got her thru high school. I am 58 and can barely function because of all the rejection!! I love her to death but her choices scare me… older criminal boyfriend she wants to live be with…
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That’s scary, I am so sorry. It’s so difficult when your children are not doing well, I think, as mothers, it affects us more and yet we are powerless to do anything about it once they’re grown. I hope your daughter starts making better choices. Hugs for both of you.
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Nice blog! I have bipolar I too. It’s tough but it has become a part of me, it distinguishes me, and gives me character. I hope you have been able to deal with yours too. 🙂
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Hi, sorry for the late reply but was going through a nasty mixed episode. I’m glad you are dealing with it well. Me, if I’d never heard of it, it would have been fine! Do you 1 or 2?
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Sorry I just saw you said bipolar 1.
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Wow to do well with that is amazing! Which medications are you on?
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I used to take lithium but now I take cylexa. I think that’s how to spell it lol
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Is that an SSRI?
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I’m not sure.
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Yes it is and it is contraindicated for people with bipolar disorder! It leads to mixed phases 😟 Please ask your doctor.
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Oh okay. I’m seeing my psychiatrist this week. Thanks for the heads up. 🙂
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Wow! Amazing! I am so glad she was able to find understanding and drug therapy for her illness, was it bipolar or depression?
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Thank you, my friend, for reading my blog and for making understanding and caring comments. I think you need to start a blog. Really! Depression is very difficult to deal with, so sorry your mom had it.
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