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		<title>Officially moved to www.thrivewithbipolardisorder.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to inform all of my readers that I am building a resource and community at http://www.thrivewithbipolardisorder.com and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/teamTHRIVE and MOST OF IT will not be duplicated at this blog. This blog will only receive some of the new blogs posted by me, Robin Mohilner. I hope you will continue to participate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=886&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves get in our own way &amp; Ways to do something about it (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[stories & bipolar disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves have so much power. One of the great lessons I have learned in my life is that what happens to us matters far less than the stories we tell ourselves about it. The stories we tell ourselves shape how we think, what we believe about ourselves, the choices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=882&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Example of &#8220;Normal&#8221; Mania</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/an-example-of-normal-mania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Mania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas: Ways to Thrive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mania criteria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nomal mania]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my goals is to normalize bipolar disorder by using myself as an example of what “normal” mania looks like. Fifteen years ago, the mania I experienced fit the diagnosis of bipolar disorder perfectly to the extent that I was quoted by my psychiatrist to be used in some textbooks for higher education. My [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=876&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bipolar Disorder is a useful coping mechanism???</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Mania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & coping mechanism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression & coping mechanism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years I’ve developed a good understanding of how my relationship with bipolar disorder works.  I’ve come to realize that bipolar disorder exists to help me cope with circumstances that I unconsciously perceive as beyond my control…times of stress, fear, uncertainty, change, excitement, pain, overwhelm or any circumstance that could potentially threaten my ego, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=869&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“What is the difference between your Blog &amp; Facebook Page vs. Therapy?”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 20:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas: Ways to Thrive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapy vs. self help for bipolar disorder]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was asked the question, “What is the difference between your Blog and Facebook Page and Therapy?” Here’s my answer: My Facebook Page shares my experience, ideas and lessons I’ve learned, as well as for those who choose to participate.  The Page is a forum for people with a common experience to come together, have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=862&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What medication does not improve with bipolar disorder</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/what-medication-does-not-improve-with-bipolar-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 12:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas: Ways to Thrive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & emotional rollercoasters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & limits of medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & racing thoughts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people believe that to treat bipolar disorder, you just have to get the right medication and the right balance. That belief simply has never been true for me. For me, medication prevents mania and prevents mania from getting worse&#8230;that is about it. What follows is my experience of challenges that are consistently present when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=852&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Bipolar Disorder?</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/what-is-bipolar-disorder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[how is bipolar disorder diagnosed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[What is bipolar disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bipolar disorder is a highly misused name whose sole purpose is to describe common and shared experiences and behaviors that occur in a significant percentage of the global population. To appropriately receive this name (or as it is often called, &#8220;label&#8221;) one must have evidence of the presence of one single manic (severe) or hypomanic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=843&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How To Break-Up With Depression</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/how-to-break-up-with-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas: Ways to Thrive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[break up with depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coping strategies for depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression & being active]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[learn how depression works]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had a friend who was in a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend that did their best to try to control them or change them or tell them, &#8220;You will never be&#8230;&#8230;.I am the best you will ever have&#8221;? Have you ever had a friend who was in a relationship with someone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=818&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good Stress vs. Bad Stress: How stress can trigger a bipolar episode</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/good-stress-vs-bad-stress-how-stress-can-trigger-a-bipolar-episode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas About Mania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas: Ways to Thrive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bipolar disorder & urgency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catherine Zeta Jones & bipolar disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excitement & stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Good Stress vs. Bad stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the news lately,  Catherine Zeta Jones has openly shared her story of being treated for bipolar disorder that may have been caused by the stress of her husband, Michael Douglas, struggling with cancer. People are wondering about stress and its relationship with bipolar disorder.  By no means do I believe I have &#8220;the answer&#8221;.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=802&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to experience mania without it becoming a full on manic episode</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/how-to-experience-mania-without-it-becoming-a-full-on-manic-episode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[containing mania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a dangerous topic if misused that should be explored with caution and should not be attempted without the support and accessibility of psychiatric professionals. By no means do I encourage any person living with bipolar disorder discontinue taking their medication or change their dosage in order to experience self-management (especially if you have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=781&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Uncovering loving ways for doing an intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my years of helping people develop their ability to thrive with bipolar disorder, I have heard horror stories about interventions that were done on them.  As a therapist, I help teach people loving ways for doing interventions. Out of love and desperation, people often do some very hurtful things to get someone to get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=760&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Answering Readers Questions: March 23, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[answers about bipolar disorder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living with bipolar disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I highly value curiosity and welcome questions that can be generalized to be helpful to a lot of people. Every thing that I write here is my opinion based on two things, my personal experience of living with bipolar disorder and my experience of helping people live with bipolar disorder both professionally and through out [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=752&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons learned from UNCERTAINTY in the workplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[daily living & bipolar disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever felt like everyone else, but you, was given a guide-book for proper etiquette in various  work and social circumstances? Some people just intuitively pick up on social rules and know how to behave or have an inner critic that keeps them from saying or doing something inappropriate. Well, I don&#8217;t have that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=722&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion for Charlie Sheen: taking a stand for Charlie</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/compassion-for-charlie-sheen-taking-a-stand-for-charlie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charlie Sheen & bipolar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so thankful that I was not famous and incredibly wealthy when I had my worst full-blown out of control manic episode. I would not be where I am today and I would not be able to become a therapist that helps people thrive with bipolar disorder. I am so lucky that full-blown mania [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=709&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting through &#8220;emotional rollercoasters&#8221; in relationships</title>
		<link>http://thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/getting-through-emotional-rollercoasters-in-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Mohilner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relationships Effected By Bipolar Disorder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hot-cold relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship patterns with bipolar disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t matter what you call it &#8220;emotional _______&#8221;: &#8220;&#8230;tide&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;highs and lows&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;rollercoaster&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;waves&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;rubberbanding&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;disruption&#8221;, &#8220;&#8230;overwhelm&#8221;&#8230;.we all go up and down or in and out in some way (even people without bipolar disorder). So what do you do when you are in a relationship with someone and they are experiencing an &#8220;emotional&#8230;&#8221;? Here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thrivewithbipolardisorder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13529360&amp;post=685&amp;subd=thrivewithbipolardisorder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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