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	<title>Bipolar Survivor</title>
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	<description>Get an inside look at what its like to have bipolar disorder with Michele Soloway Sexton.  Michele, a survivor herself, shares regularly on the ups and downs of dealing with the disorder, along with personal insights, lessons learned, and encouragement for others who also have bipolar disorder.</description>
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		<title>Glad to Have Bipolar Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/glad-to-have-bipolar-disorder/334/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m still in Florida visiting with my parents, and it just occurred to me that I&#8217;m glad to have bipolar disorder.  Before you start thinking I&#8217;m in an episode or, God forbid, all out crazy, let me explain myself.
There are blessings in the disorder, if you accept them.  Right now I&#8217;m with my mom, [...]


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		<title>The Way People Should Be (Bipolar or Not)</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/the-way-people-should-be-bipolar-or-not/332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have started doing my Christmas shopping on ebay, and I have to tell you what happened.
I collect kneeling Santa&#8217;s, and had won the ebay auction on a decoupage kneeling Santa ornament.  I paid for it right away.
Today I got an email from the woman who was selling it, telling me that when she looked [...]


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		<title>Bipolar Disorder Does Not Take a Vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-disorder-does-not-take-a-vacation/330/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-disorder-does-not-take-a-vacation/330/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;m down in Florida visiting my parents &#8211; grabbed a quick vacation from my busy schedule.  It&#8217;s great shopping for winter clothes in a place that doesn&#8217;t really have winter!  I&#8217;ve had so much fun shopping the thrift stores, and getting great deals.  Being on disability, I have to do some creative financing to [...]


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		<title>Please Vote for Me for Top Bipolar Blogger Today</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/please-vote-for-me-for-top-bipolar-blogger-today/326/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/please-vote-for-me-for-top-bipolar-blogger-today/326/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my short commercial for today:  VOTE FOR ME TODAY AT WELLSPHERE.COM.  My blog also appears on Wellshere.com, as some of you know.  Right now they are seeking to find out who should be in the Top 100 Bloggers, and I am in the running.  I need all the votes I can get.  You just have [...]


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		<title>Can You Ever Be TOO Happy with Bipolar Disorder?</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/can-you-ever-be-too-happy-with-bipolar-disorder/324/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/can-you-ever-be-too-happy-with-bipolar-disorder/324/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:58:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy.  I have a good life.  Now, I&#8217;ve had to work real hard at it, doing all the things I have to do to remain stable with bipolar disorder, but I am happy.
Unfortunately, I think you can be TOO happy with bipolar disorder, because it makes you manic, and the next thing you [...]


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		<title>&#8220;Life is Good&#8221; Can Still Be True if You Have Bipolar Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/life-is-good-can-still-be-true-if-you-have-bipolar-disorder/322/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I saw a bumper sticker on the back of a car that read, &#8220;Life is Good.&#8221;  I thought about that today, and you know, life can still be good even if you have bipolar disorder, because life is what you make it.
If you have a bad attitude, chances are your life isn&#8217;t going to [...]


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		<title>Bipolar Disorder &#8211; Blessing in Disguise?</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-disorder-blessing-in-disguise/319/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when bipolar disorder was a dark shade against my window of the world.  But eventually, I got better.  Now I believe that my bipolar disorder is really a blessing in disguise.
I was working as a medical transcriptionist when I lost it and had to be hospitalized, where I was diagnosed with [...]


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		<title>A Normal Life with Bipolar Disorder</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/a-normal-life-with-bipolar-disorder/317/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/a-normal-life-with-bipolar-disorder/317/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;ve written other posts on this topic, but it seems to be one that people want to know about, so I figured I&#8217;d run through my recent thoughts on the subject.
I can only talk to you from my own point of view and my own experience, strength, and hope, and hopefully it will [...]


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		<title>Holidays Are Coming &#8211; Watch Out!</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/holidays-are-coming-watch-out/315/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s holiday time again.  How can I tell?  The stores are already advertising for Christmas, and it&#8217;s not even Halloween yet!  Each year they seem to get earlier and earlier.
The holidays are a typically stressful time for people with bipolar disorder.  It doesn&#8217;t have to be that way, though. 
One year I even &#8220;cancelled&#8221; Christmas [...]


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		<title>When Bipolar Going Gets Tough&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/when-bipolar-going-gets-tough/313/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading some of the responses I&#8217;ve gotten to this blog, and there are two women who I am particularly concerned about.  They are both struggling with suicidal thoughts.
See, this is when I hate the bipolar disorder the most!  It is like a dragon, something outside yourself &#8212; a real enemy and the [...]


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		<title>Why Should I Care?</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/why-should-i-care/311/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a comment recently saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m not sure all this is true,&#8221; and it hurt my feelings.  I actually started feeling sorry for myself because one person doubted my word.  Oh, how defensive I felt.
Then I went back to an old post I wrote called &#8220;Stop Worrying What Other People Think of You&#8221; and [...]


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		<title>Coping Strategies for Bipolar</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/coping-strategies-for-bipolar/309/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am one of those people who use varied coping strategies for my bipolar disorder.  I was asked once if I have any unique coping strategies that I could share.
I guess the most unique thing I do is that when I&#8217;m having racing thoughts and can&#8217;t turn my mind off, I do crossword puzzles to [...]


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		<title>Bipolar Disorder Can Make You &#8220;Over-Full&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/bipolar-disorder-can-make-you-over-full/307/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got back from eating dinner out with my husband, and I am more than stuffed.  In fact, I&#8217;m &#8220;over-full&#8221; (can that be?)
You know, I think that bipolar disorder can make you &#8220;over-full&#8221; as well.
I&#8217;ll tell you what I&#8217;m talking about, and maybe you can relate.  At dinner, I feasted on everything there was [...]


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		<title>Can You Have Bipolar Disorder and Still Be Happy?</title>
		<link>http://www.bipolarcentral.com/bipolarsurvivorblog/can-you-have-bipolar-disorder-and-still-be-happy/305/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people have accused me of not taking bipolar disorder seriously enough.  They don&#8217;t realize how seriously I really do take it &#8211; it tried to take my life from me 5 times!  Of course, I realize the seriousness of it.  That&#8217;s the biggest reason I have this blog in the first place &#8212; to [...]


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		<title>Just a Regular Bipolar Day (and that&#8217;s ok)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I do to maintain my stability (and serenity) is to write in my journal.  However, if you were to read it, you would say it&#8217;s boring, per my last week&#8217;s worth of entries.
I, on the other hand, prefer boring to over-excited (mania) or depression.  And again, today, it&#8217;s just a regular [...]


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