Hi folks, thanks for popping by.
I know I haven’t been producing as much writing as I usually do, but there’s a reason for this — it’s because I’ve been working on a short ebook called: Live Successfully with Mental Illness: Top 5 Coping Skills. As the title suggests, this ebook talks about five, critical skills you need to cope with any kind of many illness (and, in fact, life, in general). This ebook contains my thoughts but also scientific references on facts that are asserted in the text.
Live Successfully with a Mental Illness: Top 5 Coping Skills Ebook
Covered in this ebook are skills like:
- Developing positive self-talk
- Identifying and fighting cognitive distortions
- How to get a good night’s sleep
- Gaining insight into your mental illness and your thoughts and emotions
Skills are broken down simply and I use examples that are easy to understand. This book is for anyone with a mental illness and their families and friends will likely learn from it, too.
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I have a son with bi-polar who has not communicated with me for almost 9 years. I am bi-polar but have been in treatment for 28 years. My therapist tells me not to send him money or clothes or cards and that he hates me. I don’t know how to stop because I feel like he could commit suicide and it would be my fault for letting him down. I have no life and barely leave the house as he is always on my mind. Help, please.
Hi Natasha : I have follow you on your website for over 15 year. I was pleased when you wrote you Book : “Lost Marbles” It truly brought forth so many insight to monitoring your own symptoms of Bipolar for all who has a chance to read it. You may of seen may resent post on your Bipolar Blog. I share it again with you just to know a little about my Journey : I have been compliment with Lithium Carbonate for 50 years. My beginning dosage was 900mg but through out the past 20 years has been reduced to 300mgs at night. In the last 36 years I have been able to achieve a full episode free stability from all symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. I realize that not all people can be succeful with taking Lithium do to related adverse side effects. It is necessary to have a Nephrologist monitor the Kidney functions when one is taking Lithium for long term. Also, Blood tests to keep a Therapeutical Range for stability ( 0.06 to 1.0) if higher that 1.2 may be considered toxic. I am now 78 years old and living a full and normal life for the past 36 years without no symptoms or signs of Bipolar Disorder. Perhaps, I may be one of a very few people to achieve this level of Stability. (However, my psyconeurologist agrees with me but states I still have a Bipolar Brain). I look forward to any comments you may have. My Book I wrote now over 10 years ago was “Power of Positivity for Bipolar & anyone Else” https://www.amazon.com/Power-Positivity-Bipolar-Anyone-Else/dp/1478110147
HI Fred, Wow, 36 years, that is great. I too am experiencing t5 years of no symptoms. I first showed symptoms in 2013 and I was really sick. I had to be hospitalized 5 times each time for a month. They could not figure out my cocktail. I also had to have shock treatment. I finally found a doc that figured out what I should take and I have been taking those meds since. I am so grateful that the meds are working. I am part of a FB group that’s called Bipolar Global Community. I read many of the posts and many people are suffering so much. Do you ever feel guilty that you have been symptom free for so long? I sometimes do, it feels like survivors guilt. Again, congrats on being stable so so long.
Could you tell me if waiting/watching your daughter die after her seeming to rally in the CU and then ending up in palliative care and would be considered trauma and possibly cause PTSD? I have BP II and also lost my job.5 months later and I am unemployed as it is really hard to leave the house.
Hi Shannon,
Trauma is more about _how_ you experience things rather than _what_ you experience. What is traumatic for me may not be traumatic for you and vice versa. If you found those events traumatizing then, yes, you could experience posttraumatic stress disorder because of them.
I would recommend you see a psychologist or psychiatrist who specializes in trauma for an assessment.
– Natasha Tracy
Late bipolar type one diagnosis.
Great stuff, Natasha. I do have the 5…. downloaded. I need to develop a better filing system. Waiting for paperback of Lost Marbles. I do prefer paper and ink. Goes so nicely on my book shelves.
Hi Gary,
I understand. I’m a dead tree person, too. It’s coming next week, barring a hurricane or some such.
– Natasha Tracy
I think I have completed this form correctly. I will check my email to complete the process. I will welcome the information I receive, and am looking forward to purchasing your newly released book. Thank you for all your hard work.
How can I subscribe to your blog for getting free EBook? Your book is seeming very interesting.
Hi Amar,
To get the ebook, you need to subscribe to my mailing list. You can do that here: https://natashatracy.com/writing/live-successfully-mental-illness-top-5-coping-skills-ebook-free/
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Thanks.
– Natasha Tracy
Thank You in advance for the eBook.
Hi Mickey,
I hope you like it :)
– Natasha Tracy
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Congratulations! I am happy for you. Can’t wait to get your book from Amazon. Thank you. Cookie
just trying to confirm my subscription to get the ebook
Hi Edde,
If you didn’t get the email, check your spam folder. I can confirm they are going out. (In the alternative, if you can’t find it, I can add you as a subscriber manually, just let me know if you need that.)
– Natasha Tracy