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Janet Coburn

My Two Diagnoses

For all my childhood, I assumed I had depression, though I didn’t know that it was a psychiatric diagnosis. I was always a moody child…

4d ago

My Two Diagnoses

4d ago

Paczki-Palooza

It’s Lent. So why are there three dozen paczki in my freezer?

4d ago

Paczki-Palooza

4d ago

Advances in Schizophrenia Treatment

Schizophrenia is one of the most problematic and least tractable of the Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI). Recently, though, there have been…

Mar 2

Advances in Schizophrenia Treatment

Mar 2

Dan’s Only Friend

The phone rang and Dan picked it up. He held it out to me. “It’s your friend,” he said.

Mar 2

Dan’s Only Friend

Mar 2

Is a Keto Diet Good for Bipolar?

I’m sure you’ve read the ads and articles that say apple cider vinegar is good for anything that ails you. There are also supposed…

Feb 25

Is a Keto Diet Good for Bipolar?

Feb 25

It’s All a Blur!

My history with eyeglasses goes way back — over 60 years, in fact. That being the fashion at the time and me being even then the opposite…

Feb 23

It’s All a Blur!

Feb 23

Advice From the NYT

On December 30, 2024, the New York Times offered an article: “10 Ways to Keep Your Mind Healthy” in 2025, by Christina Caron and Dana G…

Feb 16

Advice From the NYT

Feb 16

Practical Beauty Tips

If you want to look like a million bucks, get real! And by that, I don’t mean using all-natural charcoal slug placenta serum on your…

Feb 16

Practical Beauty Tips

Feb 16

Weed: Yes Please or No Thanks

I know that some people swear by the benefits of marijuana for relieving their psychiatric symptoms. They find it calms their anxiety…

Jan 25

Weed: Yes Please or No Thanks

Jan 25

Learning From Mistakes (Or Not)

When I was young, I was supposed to learn from mistakes. Other people’s mistakes, not my own. My parents were devotés of the “No one is so…

Jan 25

Learning From Mistakes (Or Not)

Jan 25

Janet Coburn

Janet Coburn

Author of Bipolar Me and Bipolar Us, Janet Coburn is a writer, editor, and blogger at butidigress.blog and bipolarme.blog.

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