Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarI’m Bipolar: Should I Do Jury Duty?I got a notice in the mail a few days ago that I was required to apply for jury duty. I was conflicted because I have bipolar…Aug 122Aug 122
Travy DeanTaking a Picky Eater to MéxicoWhat do you do when you take a militantly picky eater to a foreign country?Aug 10Aug 10
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarHard of Hearing and BipolarBeing hard of hearing can be a blessing when you have audio hallucinations.Jun 13Jun 13
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarBipolar or Schizoaffective Bipolar?There is a lot of overlap in the symptoms of bipolar and schizoaffective bipolar. How do you tell which is which?Apr 124Apr 124
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarHow I Deal with Bipolar Weight GainThe solution is to count calories. I limit myself to 1,600 calories during the day so that I can have my snack with my meds at night.Jan 114Jan 114
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarSo I’m Chemistry, Now What?I came to the conclusion that my mind and personality are purely chemical and neural impulses in my brain. Now what?Dec 27, 20231Dec 27, 20231
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarDo I Have a Soul or Am I Chemistry?If I am a soul, why is it that changing my brain chemistry with medications causes such big shifts in who I am as a person?Dec 21, 20231Dec 21, 20231
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarWhich Personality is the Real Me?Over the course of my life my personality has changed several times. Luckily now I’m in a place that I think is the authentic me…Nov 25, 2023Nov 25, 2023
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarTelling Work I Was Bipolar: Two StoriesI had both success and failure telling my employer about my bipolar. Now I don’t bother.Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Travy DeaninSpeaking BipolarDealing With Unhealthy ThinkingRacing thoughts, paranoia, impulsive thinking, rumination, intrusive thoughts, self-harm ideation, “doom scrolling”, compulsive thinking…Nov 15, 20232Nov 15, 20232