When the subject of suicide comes up, my husband always says, “What a selfish thing to do.” That tells me he doesn’t understand the state of mind one is in at the time he/she is considering it. It is a subject that unfortunately often comes up when one has a mental illness or brain injury.… Continue reading What I Think When I Think of Suicide
Tag: mental health
More than billing frustrations: Resources to help
Navigating medical appointments, bills and filling out important paperwork can be hard for anyone. But so many times for brain injured people, it can be impossible. My journey through successfully finding resources this week. When a brain injured person, much less many others, receives a bill, big or small, they often sweat it out wondering… Continue reading More than billing frustrations: Resources to help
Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
My last blog was part 1of 2, titled, With Every Up Comes a Down Recap: I have bipolar disorder. After being on the same dose of my mood stabilizer for many years, I became so exhausted it was hard for me to think. Just functioning, trying to do everyday tasks, was becoming a huge challenge.… Continue reading Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
Part 1 of 2 I’m grateful to be back! I haven’t posted a blog since May of this year, 2025. I have bipolar disorder, and I became tired and exhausted from all the meds I am on to treat it. I have been on the same medicines for years and wanted to see if I… Continue reading With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
It’s a different kind of beautiful
It has been 17 years since my moderate tbi and I’m 56 now. I can’t remember what I do day to day. That makes me sad because then I think I didn’t do anything and that I’m lazy. My family says that’s not true, so I’m going to journal about my life. I did two… Continue reading It’s a different kind of beautiful
Dawn Corbelli 