Ann-Marie D'Arcy-Sharpe
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Past articles by Ann-Marie:
A Goodbye and a New Chapter
This post is an incredibly sad one for me to write. This blog will no longer be continuing, and I'm honestly so upset about it. Psych Central will be sold and → Read More
August: Positives During The Coronavirus Lockdown
I’m back again with this month’s positives during Coronavirus lockdown. It’s been a positive month overall, and I’d love to hear your positives in the comments as always. My parents visiting Now that lockdown rules have eased... → Read More
7 Tips When Telling Someone About Your Mental Illness
Telling somebody about your mental illness for the first time can be nerve-wracking, whether it's bipolar disorder or another diagnosis. It's hard to know how → Read More
Bipolar Disorder and Coping With Change
When you live with bipolar disorder, change can be really stressful and anxiety-inducing. Big life changes, in particular, can be triggers for mood changes, so → Read More
July: Positives During Coronavirus Lockdown Part 2
Let's finish up the month with the rest of this month's positives despite coronavirus! As always, feel free to share your positive's for the month in the → Read More
5 Helpful Things You Can Say If a Loved One Cancels Plans
My last post focused on how valid and acceptable it is to put yourself first and to cancel plans if you need to. Self-care is vital. This time I want to focus on cancelled plans from the perspective of a loved one. If you have a loved one with mental... → Read More
Cancelling Plans and Not Feeling Guilty
When you live with bipolar disorder, life can be hard (to say the least). When you combine that with chronic illness, it becomes even more vital to learn to put → Read More
July: Positives During Coronavirus Lockdown Part 1
I'm back again with my positives so far this month and thankfully, there have been quite a few of them. As always, I'd love to hear yours if you want to share → Read More
Letting Go Of Negativity
I've realised over time, even more so recently, that you can't change what your loved ones are going to do, even if you don't agree with them. You can express → Read More
June: Positives During Coronavirus Lockdown Part 2
I'm carrying on with my positives for this month during the coronavirus lockdown. I've had some lovely ones this month and I'd love to hear yours. Another → Read More
Dealing With Family Conflict
It's really difficult to keep your mental health stable when there is conflict within the family unit. Recently I've been going through a disagreement with very → Read More
June: Positives During Coronavirus Part 1
Continuing on with my positivity during Coronavirus series, I wanted to share my positives so far this month. As always, I'd love for you to share yours in the → Read More
May: Positive’s During Coronavirus Part 2
I'm back with my second round of positive's for the month despite these hard times. I'm so enjoying sharing moments of joy with you and I hope you'll leave your → Read More
5 Ways Chronic Pain Symptoms Impact My Bipolar Disorder
Living with both chronic pain and bipolar disorder can, needless to say, be extremely challenging. I feel that I'm at a place in my journey within which I'm → Read More
May: Positives During Coronavirus Part 1
I've been trying to stay as positive as possible during this hard time. Things are tough, but one thing I always find comforting is searching for the positives → Read More
5 Things Affecting My Mental Health Most During Lockdown
Lockdown is tough to say the very least. It's taking its emotional toll on many of us, and those of us with pre-existing mental illnesses are no doubt all doing → Read More
How I’m Coping With Bipolar Disorder During Lockdown
With everything that's going on in the world right now, it's understandable that it would take a toll on anyone's mental health, especially if you struggle with → Read More
16 Ways To Stay Connected To Your Loved Ones During Lockdown
It’s really difficult right now to stay connected to those we love and don’t live with because of lockdown. We’re no longer able to pop around and visit them, to arrange to meet up or to give each other a cuddle. That’s tough,... → Read More
20 Positives I’ve Seen Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
I know that there are so many negatives right now. To help myself (and maybe to help others) I wanted to mention some positives I've seen amidst all these → Read More
A Letter To The Key Workers During Coronavirus
Dear key workers, This is an open letter to you all, to pass on my sincere thanks and gratitude. Whether you work for the NHS, in retail, or any other key → Read More