Top-Ranked Author on Mental Health

I am pleased to announce I am the 39th ranked author on ezinearticles out of over 1,640 authors on mental health. Thank you to all my readers and supporters. My goal is to learn as much about bipolar disorder and mental health issues and bring them to the table to you as often as possible. My ranking would not be possible without your readership.  To see my list of articles, please see my author link at:

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How Bipolar II Disorder Led Me to The Top of My Career Yet to the Bottom of Despair

I started my career at a small, private, and fairly prominent school. Naturally, my thoughts were on getting tenure. I was told that, while you could technically go up for tenure in four years, it was not advisable until your sixth year. I decided to go up in four years and got it, along with being promoted to associate professor.

The one rule where I could not find a loophole was in being granted full-professor. You had to have 12 full years of experience under your belt, and there was no way around that. Unfortunately, I never learned how to make time disappear. Twelve years seemed like forever, which was really only eight at that point, since I was promoted to associate professor after my fourth year. But, I worked to exceed all expectations in teaching, research and service. So, when it was my time, I was unanimously voted in as full-professor.

I had spent the past 15 years jumping through hoops to get the Ph.D., a job, tenure, and my promotions; and now there was nowhere else to go, unless I chose the administrative route. As an administrator, you can work your way up from department chair, to dean, to vice president, and eventually president of a university. But, that is not me. Nothing about that route is appealing. It would mean, no more teaching, much less to do with research and writing, and much more to do with people problems and networking, all of which would lead to my ever-increasing social anxiety and take away from my much-needed alone time. Ultimately, this led me to a state of complete despair.



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Bipolar Hope Magazine

There is an online magazine called Bipolar Hope that is definitely worth checking out and reading. The link is:
http://www.bphope.com/

An Inspiring Story of Recovery

This is a powerful blog from the first to the last post, which is about recovering from alcoholism. I hope you find it as inspiring as I did.

http://ashleykayesmith.blogspot.com/

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This book describes my own personal triumphs and struggles with Bipolar Disorder, coupled with ADHD.

I have found some good books and articles about the disorder; but unfortunately, there is still a great deal left unknown about it, even among the most educated in the field. So it is quite an undertaking to find anything to help further your understanding of it or how to cope with it. Along those same lines, very few people are willing to tell their story, mainly because of the stigmas attached to it.

The primary reason I wrote this book is to help others struggling with Bipolar Disorder. Perhaps, if you have been diagnosed with it, you can find a gold nugget along the way that is helpful, or perhaps you can relate to my entire story.

The other reason for writing my story is to help me find some clarity and a better comprehension of what I now have to manage for the rest of my life. If you are reading this to help someone you love with Bipolar Disorder, I hope that this book will help you to grasp it a little better, but be cautious in knowing that each person has his or her own struggles and stories to tell. This book is just my story.

I purposefully omitted all names from the book for confidentiality purposes and to respect others’ privacy. Nothing detracts from the stories, but once you read them, you will understand my reasons for this decision. Throughout the book, I also share some valuable resources that I have found along the way that have helped me better understand and cope with the disorder. I hope they help you too.

Recognizing the Signs of Major Depression

Depression can be an ambiguous term, but it is a serious mental illness. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disabling condition that adversely affects a person's family, work or school life, sleeping and eating habits, and general health. MDD can occur on its own as a unipolar illness, or it can accompany other illnesses such as bipolar disorder, where mania lies on the other end of the pendulum.

The word "when" is the key word to recognize the point at which you are entering a state of major depression. My "when" list is provided below as a guideline from my own personal experiences. It is important to not only become aware of the "whens", but to also be honest with yourself about the true symptoms you are suffering. If you experience at least three or more of the following "when" moments, your state of depression is major, and you need to seek expert help.


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Life Takes a 180-Degree Turn

This article focuses on how I came to be diagnosed with Bipolar II and ADHD at the ripe old age of 42, and how it turned my life upside down.

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