The blogging life of a bipolar recovering drug addict

I haven’t posted lately due to a rather nasty case of melancholy. It’s my bipolar illness acting up again after lying dormant for more than a year. My pdoc claims it’s “that time of year for bipolars” but there are other loathsome, personal factors involved that I’m too ashamed to admit.

If you’re unfamiliar with bipolar disorder or would just like to learn more, click “bipolar” under the “Tags” heading along the left column of the blog. You’ll be presented with a list of related posts. You may want to start with an insightful entry (imho) from 2005, Drinking blood…embracing the ephemeral.

Life as a (recovering) drug addict with a mood disorder is certainly not the greatest day-to-day existence. I get by mainly because of my two amazing daughters who have taught me priceless lessons about love and responsibility. In my darkest hour I know they are there for me, and their youthful zeal for life can be quite contagious.

I also want to thank YOU, all my readers, who keep me motivated to be creative and keep blogging. I’m still not quite sure what the main reason is for the 20-30 unique visitors I get per day — my best guess would be the MP3 downloads. I know that most of you find my blog from various keyword searches on Google, etc. My goal is to build a steady readership by giving you valuable reasons to return.

Any feedback on what brought you here would be welcome. Please leave a comment for me so I can eventually, perhaps, provide a more narrow focus to what I blog about. I have several more websites in the works that will specifically cover topics like divorced fathers, drug addiction and my freelance talents.

Also, stay tuned for a new and improved theme for balancemybrain that will hopefully encourage more social interaction. I value each and every reader who finds me here in cyberspace. Thanks again.