All About Bipolar: Anger–the most common emotion

atorturedsoul | June 30, 2009

When you have bipolar disorder, anger is an emotion that is very easy to give in to. It tends to be the most common emotion and it’s usually what most emotions end up being displayed as. For me, it’s the easiest emotion to deal with. This might be because I don’t “deal” with anger; I “experience” it.

All About Bipolar: Medical ailments linked to mental illness

atorturedsoul | June 29, 2009

It is well known that scientists have confirmed a link between toxoplasmosis and bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In fact, it has been discovered that many parasitic infections can result in the onset of a mental illness and treatment of infection can improve or even resolve symptoms of mental illness.

All About Bipolar: Anger management

atorturedsoul | June 26, 2009

I fully intended to write something light hearted today after the very serious sounding post from yesterday. Unfortunately, I’m not in a very light-hearted mood. I have started having some hallucinations again. Thankfully, they aren’t terrifying like the last bout but the mere fact that I am having them is disturbing.
I took a Xanax last [...]

Michael Jackson dead!

atorturedsoul | June 25, 2009

Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson all die in the same week. Farrah and Michael die the same day. Isn’t that mind blowing?

All About Bipolar: If I die tomorrow…

atorturedsoul | June 25, 2009

If I should die tomorrow, there are things I would want everyone to know.
A funeral is for the living. Don’t worry about my wishes. Do what you must to comfort yourself and don’t try to figure out how I would have liked it. I can make a few suggestions if you don’t know what you [...]

About All About Bipolar

All About Bipolar demonstrates the day to day grind faced by a person dealing with bipolar disorder while providing information about this serious mental illness.


About the author

atorturedsoul

I am a 35 year old mother of four wonderful children living in the great state of Tennessee. I have been diagnosed with Bipolar I with psychotic features and Panic Disorder with agoraphobia. All About Bipolar is intended to offer advice to others dealing with this disorder. If my experiences help one person to see that they are not alone in coping with bipolar disorder, then I have accomplished my goal.