By Katherine Ponte, BA, JD, MBA, CPRP |

Jan. 13, 2020

Another great link below from NAMI about stress management.

My dad was dying. I hated my job. I was struggling with school. A classmate groped me in front of other classmates. I was having a nervous breakdown. 
 
I wanted an explanation. I wanted something I could address to make me well. I wanted someone and something to blame. But all I was given was a label – bipolar disorder. 
 
I might have been more willing to accept my diagnosis if someone had explained it to me in the context of the life events I was experiencing. It might have made sense to me if I had connected the diagnosis with those stressful events. 

Stress management