Pendulum Resources: Essays & Rants About Manic-Depression

• "Bipolar Disorder and the Syphrid Fly"

• Letter from my grandmother

• Kay Jamison Quote

• Stigma Stomper

• Label Maker

• The Agony & the Ecstacy

• Voyage to the Bottom of the Pit

• A Troubled Life

• Manic Babble: "I was just wondering..."

• It's Taken Twenty Years to Learn To Cope As Manic-Depressive

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Essays & Rants About Manic-Depression

Let's face it: bipolar depression makes genuine grief seem like Hello Kitty's birthday party.

With meds and effective coping techniques, many of us are able to live successful lives, but there is always the memory of pre-diagnosis episodes. Even a well-controlled bipolar can have episodes due to stress, PMS, SAD, or (apparently) a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil.

These insightful essays will give you a look into what it's like to be bipolar or to have a bipolar SO.

Modified December 11, 2002

The information at this web site is for consumers, family members and mental health workers to make informed decisions about the care and treatment of bipolar disorder, AKA manic depression. These pages are not a substitute for consultation with your counselor, therapist, doctor, or psychiatrist.