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Janet Coburn

Pain, Emotional and Physical

For the last few weeks, I’ve been concentrating on my knee rather than my brain. If everything went welI, I will have a total knee…

May 4

Pain, Emotional and Physical

May 4

Bro!

I’m sick of the bros! It’s not just that boys and men call each other bro. It’s how the term has invaded our culture. We have dude-bros…

May 4

Bro!

May 4

Disability Denied

I applied for disability once when I had been suffering from extreme depression, a symptom of my bipolar 2 disorder, for approximately…

Apr 27

Disability Denied

Apr 27

Who Controls the Remote Control?

“Where’s the clicker?” resounds through the room. (That’s what we call the remote control. Clicker is two syllables shorter than remote…

Apr 27

Who Controls the Remote Control?

Apr 27

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…

Apr 20

What Mental Wellness Means to Me

Apr 20

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.

Apr 20

The Only Writing Advice You Need

Apr 20

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

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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