Self-Injury

Why Self-Love Is Important for Mental Health

By Samantha on February 17, 2019 • ( 3 )

Welcome back to the 2019 Selfie Love Challenge! Be sure to subscribe to both My Bipolar Mind and Budding Joy to stay updated on the #SelfieLove2019 Challenge! Today is day four of the challenge which brings us to Sunday, February 17th, 2019!

2019 Selfie Love Challenge

By Samantha on February 14, 2019 • ( 1 )

My Bipolar Mind has teamed up with Budding Joy to bring you the 2019 Selfie Love Challenge. #SelfieLove2019! Continue Reading To Learn More!

What Are Triggers?

By Samantha on January 31, 2019 • ( 3 )

What are triggers? This is a very good question in a time when everyone is talking about how they are so triggered by this that and the other. Triggers are things that you have learned that may cause you distress. They can be anything from a word, event, place, date, even a person them self can be a trigger.

#BellLetsTalk – What if the elephant in the room could speak?

By Samantha on January 30, 2019 • ( 2 )

Mental Health @ Home Photo by James Hammond on Unsplash Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day, an anti-stigma mental health awareness campaign sponsored by the Canadian telecom company Bell. Similar to the UK organization Time to Change’s Time To Talk… Read More ›

What Is Brain Fog & Tips For Coping With It

By Samantha on January 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

Let’s welcome Jodanneabella from Confessions of a Bipolar Diva as she talks about Brain Frog and gives us tips for how to help cope with it.

My Bipolar Mind: You’re Not Alone – Now Available In Paperback!

By Samantha on January 2, 2019 • ( 6 )

My new book, “My Bipolar Mind: You’re not alone,” if now available on paperback on Amazon.

October Is National Bullying Prevention Month

By Samantha on October 17, 2018 • ( 18 )

When you stand up for someone or report the bullying to either a teacher, a parent, an employer – whoever – you may be saving someone’s life without knowing it.

The 4th Annual Lehigh Valley Mental Health Awareness Walk 2019

By Samantha on October 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

I know May of 2019 is still a while away, but I found out through Facebook that The 4th Annual Lehigh Valley Mental Health Awareness Walk will be on May 3, 2019, from 9am – 2pm. The Lehigh Valley is in Pennsylvania and I am looking to get a group of people together to walk for this amazing cause that I am highly supportive of. Mental Health Awareness and helping others is the whole reason behind My Bipolar Mind.

Why Keeping Two Journals May Be A Good Idea

By Samantha on October 5, 2018 • ( 7 )

A majority of us only keep one journal and fill it with both negatives and positives. Not many of us even consider keeping more than one journal to write in. However, there may be some positive benefits in keeping two separate journals. One to document your lows, and one to write out when you are at baseline and feeling well.

| Lost In Thought |

By Samantha on August 14, 2018 • ( 4 )

Journaling helps but sort through a lot in my head. But when that’s not enough, I sometimes tend to turn to blogging. Creating a post for my personal blog section sometimes helps get things out in a similar way of journaling but, to me, it sometimes feels like it does so much more. So here is what’s been bogging me down internally:

Trigger Warning A Poem | Self-Harm

By Samantha on August 13, 2018 • ( 3 )

*Trigger Warning* | These feelings bubble to the surface again | And I can’t help but to feel | Like my razor is my only friend…

How To Do The Gratitude ABC’s

By Samantha on July 31, 2018 • ( 2 )

Gratitude ABC’s can work wonders for a variety of situations including anxiety or panic attacks, urges to use drugs or alcohol, anxiety-inducing situations, feeling low, or even as a distraction method. It is simple to do and requires only your mind and ability to think.