A Life Rich in Faith, Bipolar, Chronic Pain, Creativity & Purple!
Trigger Warning: There are several mentions of suicide and mental illness. (Photo: Getty Images/Quinn Lemmers for Yahoo Lifestyle) There is no secret to the link between genius/creativity and mental illness. In history Vincent Van Gough, Albert Einstein, Patty Duke, Sir Isaak Newton, Kurt Cobain, Robin Williams, Demi, Lavatto, Michael Phelps, and way too many more …
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Chronic illness can lead to a whole world of compromise. That is why I have started this series - to show compromises I have had to make and hope they can be helpful for others. A few weeks ago Hubby and I were in the mood for some junk food and couldn't decide what we …
A lot of the stigma surrounding chronic illness, of any kind, paints a picture of weakness. Like the picture above, sometimes strength is relative to the situation. I think we have all heard any of these through our years of battling mental and physical illness: Life is tough for everyone, most of us just choose …
Being Lydia! 