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Writing Letters to Heal Pain & Process Complex Feelings

By aliahealycross | February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 by aliahealycross

My first talk therapist wasn’t highly skilled. It wasn’t her fault. She was a student intern at the SUNY Geneseo health center. She probably had been trying her best to gain experience in order to become a licensed mental health counselor. It was 2002 and I was entering into my Junior year of college. I had just survived my first psychotic bipolar one episode. Think resources today aren’t very good for people with mental health…

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Sleep Tricks & Techniques from a Bipolar Babe that has Battled Insomnia & Won

By aliahealycross | January 11, 2023January 18, 2023 by aliahealycross

I have bipolar one disorder. This is a fact that informs much of my day-to-day living. I need to take my medication, stay on top of my therapy appointments, go for bloodwork, strive for a balanced lifestyle and, above all else, maintain a solid, restful, regular sleep routine. When I don’t sleep, whether due to anxious thoughts, or having had too much alcohol earlier in the evening, or from just being keyed up due to…