Category: Recovery

Abuse, Alternative Therapy, Bullying, Compassion, Eating Disorders, Establishing Boundaries, Guest Appearances, Happiness, Link Your Life, OTV Magazine, Recovery, Relationships, Self-harm, Shareen Mansfield, Support, Survivors, Thriving, Triggers, Uncategorized

Nourish Your Soul – Shareen Mansfield

by Nicole Lyons20 Comments on Nourish Your Soul – Shareen Mansfield

I am so pleased to welcome the brilliant and beautiful Shareen Mansfield to The Lithium Chronicles. I absolutely love Shareen and everything that she does at Open Thought Vortex, and for everyone who crosses her path. Welcome to TLC, Shareen. Nourish Your Soul by Shareen Mansfield I haven’t written much the past few months. The [...]

Abuse, Addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Bullying, Compassion, Conflict, Creative Nonfiction, Death, Empowered, Fear, Gratitude, Guest Appearances, Happiness, Hope, Humanity, Ignorance, Recovery, Redemption, Relationships, Stability, Struggle, Support, Uncategorized

You Don’t Know Me – Dianne Hoffmeyer

by Nicole Lyons5 Comments on You Don’t Know Me – Dianne Hoffmeyer

    You think you know me? You don't. You think I'm the same woman from a few years back? Not even close. You think I'm still quiet, subservient, timid and fragile? Afraid Not. You think I'm just going to let you do and say what you want to me? Think again...   I can [...]

Bipolar Disorder, Compassion, Creative Nonfiction, Depression, Hope, Love, Love and Illness, Mania, Mental Illness, Nicole Writes, Poetry, Psychosis, Recovery, Scott, Shame, Stability, Struggle, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Support, Survivors, The Poets, Triggers, Uncategorized

Anchored

by Nicole Lyons8 Comments on Anchored

Until you've tethered your madness to someone else's sanity in order to keep breathing, you don't know vulnerability.    

Abuse, Empowered, Guest Appearances, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery, Redemption, Survivors, The Poets, Uncategorized, World Poetry Day

From Oppression Comes Light – Stephanie Ortéz

by Nicole Lyons8 Comments on From Oppression Comes Light – Stephanie Ortéz

From Oppression Comes Light Since I left you, I feel free. My soul is no longer trapped to yours. Like a bird learning to fly, I have regained the wings that had been cut off from me. Out of the ashes, I no longer surrender to carnal love. My consuming desire gravitates towards the air, [...]

Abuse, Creative Nonfiction, Gratitude, Guest Appearances, Humanity, Literary Genius, Poetry, PTSD, Rape, Recovery, Sexual Assault, Shame, Survivors, The Poets, Uncategorized, World Poetry Day

Accepting The Love I Never Got – Calla

by Nicole Lyons9 Comments on Accepting The Love I Never Got – Calla

Accepting The Love I Never Got   I could never understand why my mother never loved me; I have never felt the warmth of her touch or the love in her ever departing gaze from my face. I can tell you exactly what I looked like as a baby because there are only two pictures [...]

Advocacy, Alternative Therapy, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Client/Therapist Relationships, Compassion, Conflict, Delusions, Depression, Establishing Boundaries, Fear, Happiness, Intrusive Thoughts, Mania, Medication Side Effects, Medications, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness, Mental Illness and Family, Mood Disorders, My Psychiatrist's Office, Pharma, Pharmacy, Psychosis, Recovery, Relationships, Self-harm, Sex and Meds, Side Effects, Stability, Struggle, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Suicide Survivor, Support, Therapy, Triggers, Uncategorized

Crazy is a Luxury

by Nicole Lyons5 Comments on Crazy is a Luxury

It's finally here, the day has come when I see my GP about an ECT consult. The medication/psychiatric merry-go-round is killing me. I can't do this anymore. I haven't left my house in weeks, I haven't written for PC because let's be honest, I'm not doing so well with "Living well with mental illness" and [...]

Alternative Therapy, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Client/Therapist Relationships, Conflict, Delusions, Depression, Fear, Hallucinations, Intrusive Thoughts, Mania, Medication Side Effects, Medications, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, My Psychiatrist's Office, Panic Disorder, Pharma, Pharmacy, Psychosis, Recovery, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Self-harm, Side Effects, Stability, Struggle, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Survivor, Support, Survivors, The Lithium Chronicles, Therapy, Triggers, Uncategorized

Twenty-six Pages

by Nicole Lyons9 Comments on Twenty-six Pages
Twenty-six Pages

  Remember when I said I was going to get the pharmacist to print out every single medication I have been prescribed since 2012? Well here it is and it is a whopping 26 pages long. There is shit on here that I had to Google, absolutely no fucking clue what it was, and no recollection [...]

Addiction, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Medication Side Effects, Medications, Mental Health, Mood Disorders, Panic Disorder, Pharma, Pharmacy, Recovery, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Side Effects, Stability, Struggle, Support, Triggers, Uncategorized

My Brain is on Fire

by Nicole Lyons11 Comments on My Brain is on Fire

I asked for this medication change. I needed this medication change, but that doesn't make the initial effects of this medication change any easier to deal with. Yesterday was particularly brutal for me. How is it possible for one's head to simultaneously feel so bloody heavy that it's weighing your entire body down yet at [...]

Advocacy, Attempted Suicide, Hope, Humanity, Jacqueline Cioffa, Love, Love and Illness, Men's Mental Health, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mood Disorders, Recovery, Redemption, Relationships, Stigma, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Suicide Survivor, Support, Survivors

Support #TheLoveEffect film – ‪#‎SucidideAwareness‬ ‪

by Nicole Lyons1 Comment on Support #TheLoveEffect film – ‪#‎SucidideAwareness‬ ‪
Support #TheLoveEffect film – ‪#‎SucidideAwareness‬ ‪

  Thank you, Jacqueline Cioffa for bringing this to my attention. Please everyone check out this original post on the Jackie's stunning site.   Source: Support #TheLoveEffect film - ‪#‎SucidideAwareness‬ ‪  

Addiction, Advocacy, Bipolar Disorder, Compassion, Guest Appearances, Guest Bloggers, Mania, Men's Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Illness and Family, Mood Disorders, Psychosis, Recovery, Shame, Stability, Stigma, Support, Uncategorized

Fear and Acceptance by Jason Insalaco

by Nicole Lyons3 Comments on Fear and Acceptance by Jason Insalaco
Fear and Acceptance by Jason Insalaco

Please give a very warm TLC welcome to Jason Insalaco from Instinctive Bird. Thank you for sharing your story and creating a community where people can feel safe and supported.   Hi, my name is Jay Insalaco. I've been living with bipolar disorder type 1 and addiction to drugs and alcohol for the last twenty [...]