Mental Health
Still Bipolar Strong, now complete with ADHD
I’m still Bipolar Strong because I keep showing up to life and advocating for myself. And the battles I lose don’t keep me down for long. It’s exhausting, but I’m here.
The Body Image Epiphany, Part 2
Revisiting my journey, a decade after the initial body image epiphany essay.
“If my armor breaks, I’ll fuse it back together”
What did my life look like one year after being diagnosed and beginning treatment for bipolar 2 disorder?
The Emergence
Your experience and trauma and grief are unique to you, and so will be your recovery and healing. (Re: COVID)
“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”
An update on living with bipolar 2 just a few months after my diagnosis.
“When I find ground to rest my feet on, I will lay my weapons down”
As the flames rose, the rational voice in my head told me that it was getting late and I should go inside. The louder voice in my head kept whispering, “But I don’t…
I keep a record of the wreckage of my life
I was supposed to be in Seattle for Thanksgiving. I wanted to be in Seattle the day after I called off my engagement. But instead, I lived in the same apartment with my…
How I Found My Groove in the Orange Zone
Growing up in Turkey, I was used to running around all the time. Our days in elementary school were long because we had recess between every single class. So I would spend half…
“My heart it is racing, but afraid I am not”
“I’m going through a rough patch,” I told one of my best friends last night as we sipped our nightcaps after a great meal and a show at one of our favorite venues.…
“The moon stays bright when it doesn’t avoid the light”
When I set out to clean my apartment this morning, I never imagined the kinds of breakthroughs I would have while picking crud out of my dishwasher filter with a toothpick. It wasn’t…
