Art Trip to a Bipolar Mind
I’ve been bipolar stable for a month now. I’ve been alcohol free for ten days. I’ve felt a shift in the way I approach things. I am treating my body to a healthy way of eating, and gentle movement. I’m honoring friends I have lost by behaving in ways they…
My psychiatrist, Dr. B, is closing his practice. I have been working with him for eight years, and I have both appreciation and sadness to…
I have a confession. I am an artist who is afraid of color. Not just in my art, but in the way I dress and…
There’s a tingling on my back that comes and goes; sometimes it moves to the right side of my head. My mind tells me it…
Today I discovered when you are bipolar sick, time can stretch and slow down, and this is not a good thing to have happen while…

I’m Alicia, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an artist living with bipolar disorder. I write to make connections, offer solace, and sooth my soul.