Lydia Lampert
How Do I Forgive Myself When I Am So Damn Good at Self-Punishment?
Where does one begin to forgive oneself? How does one undo the wrongs one has committed and erase the pain one has inflicted on those one...
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Lydia Kristin Lampert
Mental Health Advocacy Services/
Freelance Writer
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 7, 2015
- 5 min
How Do You Like Your Eggs?
I met a good friend of mine for breakfast this morning. She is well aware of my recent struggles, so much so that she actually brought me...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 6, 2015
- 7 min
Hello Bipolar, My Name Is Lydia: Manic Ramblings to My Disease
I wish you would have introduced yourself earlier in my life. Perhaps you tried and I turned a cold shoulder because I was trying to run...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 6, 2015
- 1 min
Check out “Closing the Chasm: Letters From a Bipolar Physician to His Son”
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=sPl8pKYIMh0C I just finished reading this incredibly honest and open book. It’s the fourth...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 5, 2015
- 3 min
The Fury Within My Brain
I decided to forego my Ambien last night. As I sat quietly reading in bed, my eyes became heavy and I thought for sure I could sleep...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 4, 2015
- 3 min
Louis Zamperini, You Are My Hero: We Should All Remain Unbroken
Last night, my husband and I actually had a date. For the first time in a very long time, I felt good enough to go out, so our boys were...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 4, 2015
- 2 min
God I Can Hear You
Tonight instead of writing a long post, I was overtaken with emotion and had this poem come to me. I dedicate this poem to my dear...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 3, 2015
- 3 min
We Are Not Alone: Closet Bipolars in Hollywood
Today as I waited to check in at my MD’s office, John Lennon began singing overhead, “People say I’m crazy, doin what I’m doin, Well they...
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Lydia Lampert
- Jan 1, 2015
- 3 min
Meredith Viera, Where Are You?
This morning I woke with one predominant feeling: I am alone. Alone, alone, alone. I feel I’ve exhausted all my lifelines except for one,...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 31, 2014
- 4 min
The Only Bubbly Thing around Here Goes by the Name of Dom Perignon
Over the past two days I have had several people tell me they miss the “bubbly old Lydia” and can’t wait until I feel better. What they...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 30, 2014
- 2 min
Burnt Popcorn
I wouldn’t wish my brain on my worst enemy. That was my repeated thought tonight on the way to my counselor’s office. It never shuts down...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 28, 2014
- 4 min
Twisted Daydreams
Last night I wanted to feel like a “normal” person, after the day I had and the self-loathing I inflicted upon myself, I needed a break...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 27, 2014
- 3 min
Word Vomit: An Illness That Cannot Be Controlled with Pepto Bismol
I attempted to look up quotes with regard to self-loathing this morning because I wanted to find one that would apply to this post....
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 26, 2014
- 5 min
Post Christmas Madness: The Season of Excess Which Leaves Us with Feelings of Emptiness and Maxed O
The gifts are unwrapped and piled neatly under my tree, some completely untouched. I sit in my living room, staring at the tree, which is...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 25, 2014
- 2 min
Happy or Unhappy Holidays
Here’s a happy thought, there’s less than 12 hours left to this day. I must admit I enjoyed watching my children unwrap their gifts and...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 23, 2014
- 3 min
Nightmares: Is the Universe Trying to Tell Me Something or Is It Just a Side Effect of the Lamictal?
I’ve always been a vivid dreamer. My dreams are in color. People talk. I see faces and what people are wearing, and when I wake in the...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 21, 2014
- 4 min
A Scary Version of Letterman’s Top 10 List: 10 Things That Piss Me Off
10.Inept Grocery Baggers: Yes, those who forget to put your last bag in your cart! I mean seriously, I was planning on making Kielbasa...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 20, 2014
- 3 min
Mommy’s Time Out and I’m Not Talking About the Brand of Wine
Today, the Energizer Bunny fizzled out, like a battery operated window candle that had been left on continuously for a few days. Perhaps...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 20, 2014
- 4 min
From Grinch to Energizer Snow Bunny: Seriously!
Ok, so yesterday, I was in such a deep slump. I slept 18 hours because not only was I depressed, but I also was suffering with an insane...
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Lydia Lampert
- Dec 18, 2014
- 2 min
Christmas, is the Time to Say I Love You: Good Luck When Your Spirit Has Been Crushed
It was a simple text, “How are you?” I wish I could answer. I’m just at a loss anymore as to how I am supposed to answer. Certain...
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