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hopeworks community
http://www.hopeworkscommunity.wordpress.com
A multifaceted site that deals with all facets of bipolar disorder and of living with someone who has bipolar disorder
- Added on: Nov 18th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Larry Drain
- Listed in: Health Society
- Tags: recovery mental health bipolar disorder coping support groups suicide prevention
Recent Posts
Second look: On the theft of joy
Fear steals our joy. One of the most common questions I hear from folks in our support groups is “am I ever going to get to the point where I really enjoy life?” They are not just concerned with managing symptoms. Many of them are r...
On what you can do
The size of the mental health system for many people in many areas will shrink this year. For some the inadequate will become the invisible. As budget problems set the terms of the playing field many will find themselves left out of the game. ...
When you are lonely
I dont know who wrote this. It has been on my kitchen wall forever. Today I read it for the first time again. When you are lonely I wish you love When you are down I wish you joy When you are troubled I wish you peace When things are complicat...
A final note on “peer link”
I forgot in my previous posts on this study to make one of the most important points and I wanted to take a minute and do that now. This study is a remarkable pairing. TMHCA will be providing the peer support services, but the particpants have ...
More on “peer-link”
I have had several requests for my information about the TMHCA program “peer-link” that I posted about recently on this blog. One correction. This research study is not being run by Duke University. It is being directed by Yale. Bas...
What do you think? Should disability be a cause of death?
Today I saw a story from Australia about 2 parents suing a doctor who had not told them that their daughter would be born with Down’s syndrome? They said if they had known she would have never been born. What do you think? A simple question...
