An Inconvenient Illness

I'm a 27 year old woman living with bipolar II. This was unknown to almost everyone who knew me until 2007, when I suffered a manic relapse that resulted in many people finding out. what followed was a search for balance and acceptance that is still very much a work in progress. Nice to meet you world, welcome to my rollercoaster life.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

letter from my sister....

from (sister) i dont give a shit if you block me on facebook, i dont ever look at your page anyways.you clearly dont give a shit about being...

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Trying to Chart a New Course

Okay, so I realize that the last post was both ridiculously long and quite a downer. I'll try to be a little more brief and positive th...

Sunday, August 14, 2011

What happened... and What Now?

Hello Readers (If I have any), I wish I could write a positive post, and hopefully by the end I'll get around to sounding optimistic....

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

just a piece of what I went through on valentines day...

Monday, February 7, 2011

The Day after MLK Day

I will attempt to keep this update brief... On January 18th, I was in a loud argument with my parents at my apartment about them smothering ...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Going to Start Posting Again

Well, things got a little wild again. Sigh. That roller coaster I was alluding to in the top of my blog- well lets just say its a very acc...

Sunday, December 28, 2008

quick update- pre new years.

Hey anyone who cares to read this... still working the same job. however, i went out on a limb and joined an internet dating site and met a ...

Monday, November 17, 2008

I owe you an update. Grab a beer, it's a long one.

...Wow, I haven't posted in almost a year. That's pretty hard to believe. Sorry to leave you with such a cliffhanger. HOSPITAL! CO...

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

my trial is december 17th

my dad claims he's going to get the charges dropped. i can't seem to find the number to the lawyer... and i'm starting to think...

wrote this a little while back when i got back from a club in dc

so... i spent most of last night literally pulling tiny pieces of glass out of my legs, crying, screaming into pillows (to avoid having secu...

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

1st post hospital post

i just got out of the hospital... i was detained because my dad told some lies, i went home to get some stuff, and ended up bumping into him...

Thursday, August 2, 2007

I'm watching "The Number 23" with my little sister. We're both internet addicts and both quite ADD, so we're doing ot...

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Update on ex situation. I talked to my ex today, and he's (relatively) okay. Alive and uninjured, at least. He's pretty depressed ...

Monday, July 30, 2007

Extremely Uneasy. That's probably the best way to describe my state of mind at the moment. The following post is quite rambly. Consider...

Friday, July 27, 2007

Dammit. I just typed a good sized entry, and pressed something random and it all disappeared. I could scream. It won't let me undo. ...

mornin

Mornin. Pretty impressive that I'm actually able to say that. Due to my skewed sleep cycle I've been getting to bed as late as 3 o...

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Evening. I'm a little bummed out at the moment, because the weather forecast for this Saturday is 60% chance of rain, so that could put ...

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my backstory

Sunny D. Knoll: Richmond, Virginia, United States; I'm a 27 year old living with bipolar II disorder, which few people know about, and for most of those who do, it is never a topic of conversation between us. In the past I pretty much went into hiding when I was having a relapse, then reemerged when I was feeling better. Now that I'm out of college and have a fulltime job, it has become apparent that this strategy will not work anymore- I have to find a way to function and push through the rough times. I'm hoping that venting on this blog will help me with that, and hopefully I'll get some helpful feedback. I had numerous episodes of serious depression in my teen years, but was not diagnosed bipolar(II) until I suffered a manic episode in my junior year of college. I am on medication and have been free of major episodes for a little over a year, but there is always a fear of relapse. I'm an illustrator, painter, athlete, and comedy buff searching for the balance and self esteem necessary to move forward with life. I hope one day there will be less of a stigma attached to mental illness, but until then, this is my life, and I'm going to live it. What other choice do I have?

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