Passion Builds Community
I've lost my zest for life, but rather than whine about it, I'm going to do something about it. Yes, I'm still in chains of depression, but that doesn't mean that I can't resist. I'm going to start blogging more. It's time to get back to what I love.
When I started blogging in 2006, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I wrote sometimes twice a day. I wrote about what it was like to be a newbie on the Bipolar front. I spent countless hours researching medications and therapies and I shared it with some who have thanked me for being relate-able to their own circumstances. But, it is I who should have been thanking you. You gave me a zeal for life. I was helping people and it was helping me get stronger.
Blogging for Therapy was the best idea that I've ever had. It gives one such a sense of empowerment when one often feels lost and alone. It brought out my true life's passion: to help those with mental illnesses and to inform the public that we are not crazy lunatics. We are people who live, breathe and hurt like everyone else.
I began to realize that this blog that I started long ago slowly evolved into a community. I started offering Guest Blogger posts so others could share their own experiences. I continue to offer it to those who feel they need to share their voice. Please send me your stories or articles! All post commentators are welcome to share their views. I read all comments and mail that I receive. It's good to have discussions that make us rear up and think!
I am passionately committed to creating the best blog on the web on Bipolar Disorder. If you have any advice or comments please feel free to Email Me.
About the Author: Cristina C. Fender, 34, is rapidly becoming an expert on Bipolar Disorder. She has been researching Bipolar Disorder and blogging about her own experiences for several years. At age 21 she was diagnosed with depression and saw psychiatrists for over ten years before she was correctly diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I. Her vision for writing at Raw Writing for the Real World of Bipolar is to inform and educate the public about mental illness. Feel free to Email Cristina a comment or a question.Click here to Subscribe in a Reader.
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