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Tough few weeks

It has been a tough many weeks for me.  I have longed to be able to get back to posting here.  Yet, I've had to take a time out of sorts, to take care of myself.  I have bipolar disorder and is not always easy to live with.  I had a major in many ways a set back.  That will take a lot to explain and I feel that isn't what the heart of what I want for this blog.  Yet, at the same time want to share a small part of this journey.  That is very hard and much of the time draining.
So, in a nutshell I stared to have some pretty troubling symptoms of bipolar.  That I haven't ever had before. I stared to hear what seemed to be voices that where not there and could not be made out as to what was being said.  Seemingly, at the same time life lost its appeal and joy.  The desire and deep longing to live far out lasted the darkness.  I was in the hospital for about week and half.  This week I'm home and doing the outpatient program.  This has been my first week.
Here are a couple of YouTube videos that I hope that will be helpful.

Journaling a benfit

 I have found that the great comfort and a sense of relief in keeping a journal. It is more then just keeping a blog.  For, me it is in keeping a journal by putting a pen to paper.  Being able to have a way to put thoughts down.  By keeping them in has caused more harm then good.  I know that this is true for me.  I hope that the following article in the Hoffington Post helpful.

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6648884?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

Holiday Blues and beating.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-gaitan/five-ways-to-beat-the-hol_b_6324070.html

A blog post from psychcentral.com

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/11/30/what-i-wish-people-knew-about-depression/

This blog post say what I would like to say to those who don't live with any form of mental illnesses.  It is not easy and it very much a daily battle.