Comments on: Lamictal http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:56:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RVers Gone Wild – Living In My Car http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 RVers Gone Wild – Living In My Car Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:06:13 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-1313 [...] I started telling you some. really. terrible. things about myself. And you continued writing back to [...] [...] I started telling you some. really. terrible. things about myself. And you continued writing back to [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Jennifer Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:42:32 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-891 Thanks so much for the comments! Those cartoons had me laughing out loud, very loud. Thanks so much for the comments! Those cartoons had me laughing out loud, very loud.

]]> By: Karyn http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-890 Karyn Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:11:00 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-890 Although Im not directly dealing with it, I have a friend who is bi-polar. She is constantly switching medications to find "the right one". She is a really nice person and one of my closest "people". Take care Although Im not directly dealing with it, I have a friend who is bi-polar. She is constantly switching medications to find “the right one”. She is a really nice person and one of my closest “people”.

Take care

]]> By: Kari http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Kari Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:12:14 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-889 Bob - I like that last one...Thanks for sharing! Jennifer - I think your candor is awesome. I'm drawn to your writings all the time. :) Thanks for being so open about your life - there are more of 'us' crazy brains out here. Kari Bob –

I like that last one…Thanks for sharing!

Jennifer – I think your candor is awesome. I’m drawn to your writings all the time. :) Thanks for being so open about your life – there are more of ‘us’ crazy brains out here.

Kari

]]> By: GypsySoul http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-887 GypsySoul Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:15:20 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-887 It's a wonderful thing to help others by sharing your experiences ;-) It’s a wonderful thing to help others by sharing your experiences ;-)

]]> By: bob giddings http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-885 bob giddings Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:30:41 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-885 You like 'toons? Sometimes I feel like this guy: http://tradeblogs.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/30/0729kirk_2.jpg Sometimes I feel like one of these guys: http://tradeblogs.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/06/0906snore.gif But mostly I feel like I'm caught up in a continual attitude check: http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-12-Challenged.html How 'bout you? Bob You like ‘toons?

Sometimes I feel like this guy:

http://tradeblogs.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/30/0729kirk_2.jpg

Sometimes I feel like one of these guys:

http://tradeblogs.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/09/06/0906snore.gif

But mostly I feel like I’m caught up in a continual attitude check:

http://www.recombinantrecords.net/docs/2009-12-Challenged.html

How ’bout you?

Bob

]]> By: Clarke Hockwald http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Clarke Hockwald Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:37:41 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-884 Jennifer, your candor is refreshing. As I have said many times before, the number of comments you generate on each post is a tribute to your communication skill, and your ability to draw people out who would normally never leave a comment. The comment section activity shows your strong connection to your readers, as well as their desire to connect with you, and that is a rare quality. Jennifer, your candor is refreshing. As I have said many times before, the number of comments you generate on each post is a tribute to your communication skill, and your ability to draw people out who would normally never leave a comment. The comment section activity shows your strong connection to your readers, as well as their desire to connect with you, and that is a rare quality.

]]> By: Angie http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-883 Angie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:21 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-883 Happy Monday Jennifer! To answer your question right off the bat in regards to: "When I created this blog, I thought my biography on the About Me page would narrow any readership to people who were whacked in the brain like me. I am not sure how many of you are!" I am not one of the whacked ones, although I know many who are. As I stated before, my previous career involved working with patients who had minor to severe brain illness and/or injury. I am very familiar with Bipolar disorder. To top that off I have family members and close friends who suffer from different levels of mental illness as well. As you have figured out, they all eventually learned how to live with it. With a mixture of therapy, medication, proper sleep/exercise, and a healthy diet anyone can learn to cope with mental illness. You are definitely not alone. The Bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million adult Americans. Having said that, I am not a "statistics" kinda gal because I find their accuracy is way off most times. The number quoted above is too low. There are way were cases in Americans (both adults and children). And we are only talking about Bipolar disorder here. There are hundreds of thousands of other mental illnesses out there that people all over the world suffer from on a daily basis. Most of those people will never reach out and get the help they need. Some simply cannot afford to get the help they need. So good for you for coming a long way with learning how to live with your diagnosis. May you find the strength to remain strong and confident. I may not be one of your "whacked in the brain" readers, but I do enjoy following your blog. :) Best wishes to you when meeting with your real estate agent tomorrow. I'm sure all will go well. Happy Monday Jennifer!

To answer your question right off the bat in regards to:

“When I created this blog, I thought my biography on the About Me page would narrow any readership to people who were whacked in the brain like me. I am not sure how many of you are!”

I am not one of the whacked ones, although I know many who are. As I stated before, my previous career involved working with patients who had minor to severe brain illness and/or injury. I am very familiar with Bipolar disorder. To top that off I have family members and close friends who suffer from different levels of mental illness as well. As you have figured out, they all eventually learned how to live with it. With a mixture of therapy, medication, proper sleep/exercise, and a healthy diet anyone can learn to cope with mental illness.

You are definitely not alone. The Bipolar disorder affects 5.7 million adult Americans. Having said that, I am not a “statistics” kinda gal
because I find their accuracy is way off most times. The number quoted above is too low. There are way were cases in Americans (both adults and children). And we are only talking about Bipolar disorder here. There are hundreds of thousands of other mental illnesses out there that people all over the world suffer from on a daily basis. Most of those people will never reach out and get the help they need. Some simply cannot afford to get the help they need.

So good for you for coming a long way with learning how to live with your diagnosis. May you find the strength to remain strong and confident.

I may not be one of your “whacked in the brain” readers, but I do enjoy following your blog. :)

Best wishes to you when meeting with your real estate agent tomorrow. I’m sure all will go well.

]]> By: James http://livinginmycar.com/blog/2010/01/04/lamictal/comment-page-1/#comment-882 James Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:34:43 +0000 http://livinginmycar.com/blog/?p=6330#comment-882 Jen, The other decisions you have agonized over, the house, the RV, the tools, are rather mundane things of life. You have faced the big things in life and are winning the battle. I started reading your blog because I loved your writing and your word usage, so I glad you found Lamictal. Keep taking it and stay on this side, we all want you to win, so we can go on your big adventure with you. James Jen,
The other decisions you have agonized over, the house, the RV, the tools, are rather mundane things of life. You have faced the big things in life and are winning the battle.

I started reading your blog because I loved your writing and your word usage, so I glad you found Lamictal.

Keep taking it and stay on this side, we all want you to win, so we can go on your big adventure with you.
James

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