Mrs. Jacqueline has always been a highly respected and admired woman in society. She excelled in academics, has incredible artistic talents, and is completely devoted to helping others in any way she can.

When Mrs. Jacqueline goes out into the world, and shares her energy and enthusiasm with everyone she meets, she is unstoppable. There is nothing Mrs. Jacqueline can not accomplish, if she sets her mind to it.

Little Miss Heidi, on the other hand, never wants to leave the safe confines of her home. She misses out on everything in life by hiding from everyone she knows. Little Miss Heidi doesn’t want to wake up to face her days. She doesn’t want to be seen, and dreads the thought of having to talk to anyone.

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Not too long ago I wrote a guest post for Urban Monk, in which I mentioned some of the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. Several people wrote to me asking for more information about the disease since they, or others they knew, were struggling with it. I am no expert on this subject, nor am I a medical professional of any sort… but I lost my dad and my dear friend to BD, and I’ve learned a few things about it that I can share with you.

Here are five things I think everyone should know about Bipolar Disorder:

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Psychiatrists and Psychologists have their place in this world. Talking to one of them is certainly a good thing, when you have no one else to talk to. Also, if your condition requires medications, you should be under their care. But if you are hoping your shrink will find the answers to your life questions, you may be barking up the wrong tree.

I don’t mean that the answers are within you (although they probably are). Or, that only you can find those answers (although most likely only you can). What I mean is, their approach to finding the answers is fundamentally flawed. I always had a sense of this but never realized why it was until I read The Art of Happiness.

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