Elaina J. Martin
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Wilson, NC, United States
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Stress And Bipolar Disorder
When you have bipolar disorder, or any mental illness for that matter, there are things that can exacerbate your symptoms. In psychological circles, these are known as triggers. The trigger that affects me the most is stress. It can totally derail me.... → Read More
This Blog Is Ending
Dear reader, We have had quite the run. Seven years and 555 blog posts. I want to thank you for your support over the year. You've seen me through med changes → Read More
More Recent Hallucinations
In an earlier post, I wrote about my experience with hallucinations. I have had more recently. I hate them. They are scary and make me feel crazy. The beginning → Read More
How Hallucinations Used To Appear
(This is a blog post I wrote a few years ago that I thought was worth revisiting). I never knew that some people who live with bipolar disorder experience hallucinations – that is, until it happened to me. I am seeing a new internal medicine... → Read More
5 Ways Bipolar Disorder Patients Live In An Isolating World
And so it continues, this new way of living with a virus that can kill its host. I was optimistic while, at the same time, scared shitless. Last week I heard → Read More
Medication Adjustment (Again)
Now, there are those of us who swear by our psychiatric medications and those that don’t believe in taking anything. It’s your life, your body, your choice. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the aid of psychiatric medications. That... → Read More
Psychosis & Bipolar Disorder
I have a doozy of medical diagnosis of the mind. I have anxiety disorder which, for me, means I can't even stay in a big box store for no more than about → Read More
Flowers On Concrete
Not too far from my house is a cemetery, less little over a mile. I don’t normally see it, trees block it from the main road, but when I come home the “back way,” I pass it. I look out my driver’s side window at all the colorful... → Read More
Bipolar Disorder Romance
Do not worry. We can do this. There is someone for everyone, and sometimes we have to go through several someones before we get to the right one. We work hard → Read More
Putting All Your Eggs In One Basket
I grew up in a military family.Who cares, right? Well, it means that I am excellent at finding friends. We moved every two or four years, uprooting and planting our seeds elsewhere. Well, I used to be able to find my groove. Two of my friends have found... → Read More
Hang On, Dear Reader
You see I have made that choice – whether to continue living or to die. I have held my life in the palm of my hand in the form of many, many tiny pills. It is hard to explain because I don’t remember having a plan and, as far as I am concerned, I... → Read More
Setting Goals When You Live With Bipolar Disorder
A few years I was interviewed for an article titled, "Learn to thrive within your New Normal," for Bp (Bipolar) magazine. In the article I discussed the → Read More
It Is Hard To Function With Bipolar Disorder
Goodness gracious, as if having mental illness were hard enough, we are expected to other daily tasks. First of all we have to take our medication. If you are → Read More
Rest For A While
Sleep is paramount to my mental stability. It is often a lack of sleep that brings on mania for me. (Don't worry, I am not turning manic today). In fact, when I → Read More
Walking Out On Your Disorder
Mental illness is more prevalent than people may know. One in four people live with a mental illness. 2.8% of the United States population lives with bipolar → Read More
The Life Of An Emotional Support Animal
I lost a piece of my heart on Friday, so please forgive my silence. I lost Hope,my Bernese Mountain Dog, my emotional support fur baby.She had cancer and it was aggressive. She had a spot on her back which we, at first, thought was a fatty deposit. But... → Read More
Crazy Labels
I had the opportunity to talk with a great friend who also deals with mental illness yesterday. I am the veteran. She’s the newbie. I told her about my new obsession with locked doors and my subsequent compulsion to lock and unlock and then lock them... → Read More
Moms And Bipolar Disorder
Tomorrow is Mother's Day here in the United States. We celebrate all they do and how they have helped us. Mother's come in all shapes and sizes. Hell, they are → Read More
Waiting For The Bipolar Shoe To Drop
This blog post is inspired by a comment I received. The question was posed - how do we continue to keep on going when we know that inevitably we will fall → Read More
When Enough Is Enough For Being Beautifully Bipolar
My name is Elaina J and I live with bipolar disorder I, I actually live with a severe case. Buy the book to learn more (There Comes a Light: A Memoir of Mental → Read More