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Janet Coburn

What Mental Wellness Means to Me

It would be easy to say that mental wellness means not having a mental illness. The people who don’t have one have something they should be…

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What Mental Wellness Means to Me

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The Only Writing Advice You Need

If you want advice about writing, go to the pros for the prose (or verse, as it may be). They have helpful advice to offer.

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The Only Writing Advice You Need

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Anxiety Lies, Too

There are a number of mantras in the mental healthcare field: Mental Health Matters, My Story Isn’t Over, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Men’s…

Apr 13

Anxiety Lies, Too

Apr 13

The Pet With No Personality

Once I was talking with Brenda, a coworker, about pets. She said she had a cat. Instantly, I started asking questions. What’s its name? Is…

Apr 13

The Pet With No Personality

Apr 13

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…

Apr 6

Politics, Mood, and Self-Care

Apr 6

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…

Apr 6

Codger the Codger

Apr 6

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

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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