This is a cute little mug that my roommate got me when she was in Ireland over spring break. We haven’t known each other very

My planner and medications. This is the first time I’ve gone on any medication to treat my mental illness. It took a long time to

Bed with med box on pillow; When I first started the meds I would sleep like 18 hours; It is good to know which side

I was raised in an Evangelical Household which meant that if you have a mental illness then you are not close enough to God. It

A rubik’s cube: that’s what I thought of with getting these meds…I wasn’t really cognizant during this time and plus I was delusional and so

A picture of my alarm clock on my bed—One of the important things with me with my bipolar is just my sleep…Sleep is one of

Picture kind of got cut off. This wheelchair represents my depression, anxiety, and my embarrassment. The image of what needs to change in my life.

These are open pill bottles. You have to remember to take your pills if you want them to work with you.  Most people are better

A bed with pillows.  Half the days when I was really depressed, I felt like not getting out of bed. Half the time I got

Scale Wars: picture of our scale with my daily med box. Shows my weight gain as a side effect. The Zyprexa, I gained 70 pounds,