I was fired from Directv last year because I am mentally ill. It had nothing to do with my performance. The stress and strain caused by my former employer sent me into a tail-spin and I landed in a severe depressive episode. (I have since filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and they are investigating my charge). I committed myself when it got to the point I was planning suicide. Since then I have made a lot of progress and I am in recovery. I created this site to help others afflicted with a mental illness.

I’m sorry if you don’t agree with the opinions and tips I expressed in this article, but I know first hand they work. I’m just trying to help others, mind cutting me a little bit of slack?

You know – be motivated, overcome emotions, do this long list of things right, and you’re all set.

I guess I should bookmark this for better days when I can address employment again – oh, wait, I won’t need it then. Maybe you could pass this around psych wards – they’re always glad to have paper to write on the back of.

Perhaps you will feel you have not been understood here – welcome to the club.

I read the information you have here on Bipolar Disorder. I am diagnosed Bipolar I. My diagnosis and treatment have been problematic due to the number of mixed episodes I have. I have education and experience in the mental health profession and I see my psychiatrist for psychotherapy and medication re-evaluation bi-weekly. In working so closely in this area and specifically with this disorder, I noticed the material on this page is quite textbook. It is definitely accurate in that sense, but there are many new changes in the diagnosis and treatment of Bipolar Disorder (I can’t speak for other disorders, except that I’ve heard that the DSM V will reflect quite a few changes). The guidelines for diagnosis are changing, and thus treatments are changing. New treatments are available, and some treatments are no longer used, or used differently. I think when some people read this “textbook” Bipolar information that was originally published so long ago, they can be misinformed. Perhaps it would be a good idea to make a note on these kinds of information pages that the guidelines are now often shifted on a case-to-case basis due to heavy research pending the publication of the DSM V, which will list that new criteria.

Thank you for all of the dedication you put into this website in raising awareness on mood disorders. It’s excellent. And so useful.

Sincerely, Jena

Thanks for reminding me that the glass is half full…