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Janet Coburn

Politics, Mood, and Self-Care

It’s difficult for me to maintain a positive mental attitude when I’m troubled by bipolar disorder, especially the depression part. It’s…

14h ago

Politics, Mood, and Self-Care

14h ago

Codger the Codger

One summer, I took a trip with a group of friends. We went up north to enjoy some brisk weather and scenery. Instead, it rained the entire…

14h ago

Codger the Codger

14h ago

What Meds Am I On?

I see a lot of posts in the bipolar/mental health Facebook groups that I belong to asking what medications people take and advice on which…

Mar 30

What Meds Am I On?

Mar 30

Bad Things I Learned in College

I went to a classy university — one so classy that they could (and did) boast about the vegetation that climbed their walls. There you…

Mar 30

Bad Things I Learned in College

Mar 30

Depression and the Dickhead

“Depression isn’t real. You feel sad, you move on. You will always be depressed if your life is depressing. Change it.”

Mar 23

Mar 23

Down the Rabbit Hole

Almost five years ago, I wrote a post about how memories from my (and likely your) childhood were being repurposed for political statements…

Mar 23

Down the Rabbit Hole

Mar 23

Growth Mindset and Mental Illness

Let’s start with a little levity, a quote from Groucho Marx: “Change is inevitable — except from a vending machine.” Putting the vending…

Mar 16

Growth Mindset and Mental Illness

Mar 16

New Love Languages

Noted author Gary Chapman has written that there are five “Love Languages.”

Mar 16

New Love Languages

Mar 16

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…

Mar 9

My Two Diagnoses

Mar 9

Paczki-Palooza

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

Mar 9

Paczki-Palooza

Mar 9

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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