Bipolar4LifeSupport

It takes strength to be firm,
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to conquer,
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain,
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in,
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend’s pain,
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to endure abuse,
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone,
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love,
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive,
It takes courage to live.
JmaC

Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear….
JanMaC

Bipolar From A to Z

Angered by the smallest things

Bipolar disorder is my king

Conveying thoughts, hard to do

Distractions overwhelm; I’m subdued

Energy level at an all time low

Frustration beyond reason is my foe

Going places; standing idle fast

Hanging onto, “normal” visions of past

Imminent danger doesn’t seem real

Justifying my reasons; unable to feel

Kidnapped my soul, without a fee

Learning to cope and trust only me

Manic depression, or so they say

Negotiating terms of a mindset betray

Oppressed memories, trailing behind

Paralyzing thoughts, not hard to find

Quaintly waiting for me to confess

Raging temper at its very best

Selective my hearing, taking my soul

Tearful manipulation is my goal

Unconventional ideas; lies I must bare

Venomously I have waited, for my share

Wishfully longing for your return

X-rays show a mental psychosis learned

Yesterday’s genius, today’s broken plea
Zanily waiting for my turn to be FREE

Psychiatric Drugs—Side Effects

Psychiatrists can’t predict what adverse side effects you might experience because not one of them knows how their drugs work.
Psychotropic drugs are increasingly being exposed as chemical toxins with the power to kill. Psychiatrists claim their drugs save lives, but according to their own studies, psychotropic drugs can double the risk of suicide. And long-term use has been proven to create a lifetime of physical and mental damage, a fact ignored by psychiatrists.
Common and well-documented side effects of psychiatric drugs include mania, psychosis, hallucinations, depersonalization, suicidal ideation, heart attack, stroke and sudden death.
Not only that, but The US Food and Drug Administration admits that probably one to ten percent of all the adverse drug effects are actually reported by patients or physicians.

RECOURCES :

USA

HOTLINE & HELPLINE INFORMATION
24-hour Hotlines

National Hopeline Network 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE) http://www.hopeline.com/

National Suicide Prevention Helpline 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK)
Helplines & Resources

Includes many local 24-hour hotlines along with support for suicide survivors, suicide prevention and suicide statistics

American Association of Suicidology http://www.suicidology.org/

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention http://www.afsp.org/

Befrienders International with The Samaritans:

Search for support worldwide at http://www.befrienders.org/

Search resources in the United States at http://www.befrienders.org/helplines/helplines.asp?c2=USA

Families for Depression Awareness http://www.familyaware.org/

Prevent Suicide Now http://www.preventsuicidenow.com/

Psycom.net

Suicide prevention resources, worldwide hotline links http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.suicide.html

Suicide Hotline Listing by State http://www.suicidehotlines.com/

Suicide Prevention Action Network USA http://www.spanusa.org/

UCLA School Mental Health Project:

Hotlines for suicide prevention and other crisis resources smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hotline.htm

ULifeLine College network http://www.ulifeline.org/

CANADA

Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP/ACPS)
Web: http://www.suicideprevention.ca
Email: casp@suicideprevention.ca (not a crisis address)
Phone: 1-780-482-0198 (not a crisis hotline)

CASP is a national association of professionals and volunteers who saw the need to provide information and resources to communities to reduce the suicide rate and minimize the harmful consequences of suicidal behavior.

OTHER HOTLINE NUMBERS:

State : ONTARIO
Distress Centres Ontario
Ontario
Helpline 1: +519 416 486 2242 (Admin)
Website: http://www.dcontario.org

Chimo Helpline
PO Box 1033
NB E3B 5C2
FREDERICTON
Contact by: – Phone
Helpline 1: Fredericton Area: 450-HELP (4357)
Helpline 2: Toll free provincial helpline: 1-800-667-5005
Website: http://www.chimohelpline.ca/
24 Hour service:

State : ALBERTA
Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta (Canada)
426 – 6th Street South
T1J 2C9
Lethbridge
Alberta
Contact by: – Phone
Helpline 1: Toll free: 1-888-787-2880
Helpline 2: 327-7905
24 Hour service:

State : BRITISH COLUMBIA
Crisis Centre
Vancouver
British Columbia
Contact by: – Phone
Helpline 1: 604-872-3311 (Greater Vancouver)
Helpline 2: 18666613311 (Toll free-Howe Sound/Sunshine Coast)
Helpline 3: 1-866-872-0113 (TTY)
Helpline 4: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433) (BC-wide)
Website: http://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca
24 Hour service:

State : ONTARIO
(DCO) Distress Centre Oakville
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (905) 849 4541
Website: http://www.distresscentreoakville.com/

(DCO) Telecare Distress Centre Brampton
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (905) 459 7777
Website: http://www.telecarebrampton.org

(DCO) Distress Centre Lanark, Leeds & Grenville
Ontario
Helpline 1: 1 800 465 4442
Website: http://www.developmentalservices.com

(DCO) Distress Centre Durham
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (905) 433-1121
Helpline 2: 1 800 452 0688
Website: http://www.distresscentredurham.com

(DCO) Distress Line Grey Bruce County
Ontario
Helpline 1: 1-877-470-5200
Website: http://www.dcontario.org

(DCO) Telephone Aid Line Kingston
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (613) 544 1771
Website: members.kingston.net/talk

(DCO) Distress Centre London & District
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (519) 667-6711
Helpline 2: Seniors Helpline (SHL): 519-667-6600
Website: http://www.londondistresscentre.com

(DCO) North Halton Distress Centre
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (905) 877-1211
Website: search.hipinfo.info/details.asp?RSN=10280

(DCO) Distress Centre Ottawa & Region
Ontario
Helpline 1: Distress Line: +1 (613) 238 3311
Helpline 2: Crisis Line: +1 (613) 722-6914 or +1(866)996-0991
Website: http://www.dcottawa.on.ca

(DCO) Tel-Aide Outaouais
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (613) 741 6433
Helpline 2: 1 800 567 9699
Website: http://www.tel-aide-outaouais.org
Email Helpline: plume@tel-aide-outaouais.org

(DCO) Distress Centre Peel
Ontario
Helpline 1: Distress Line: +1 (905) 278 7208
Helpline 2: Mobile Crisis Line: 905-278-9036
Helpline 3: Mobile Crisis Line:+1 (800) 363-0971
Website: http://www.distresscentrepeel.com

(DCO) Distress Centre Sarnia-Lambton
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (519) 336 3000
Helpline 2: + 1(888) 347-8737
Website: http://www.familycounsellingctr.com

(DCT) Distress Centres of Toronto
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (416) 408 4357
Website: http://www.torontodistresscentre.com

(DCO) Distress Centre Waterloo Region
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (519) 745 1166
Website: http://www.cmhawrb.on.ca/distress.htm

(DCO) Distress Centre Wellington/Dufferin
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (519) 821 3760
Helpline 2: Toll free: +1 (888) 821-3760
Helpline 3: Crisis Line: +1 (519) 821-0140
Website: http://www.dc-wd.org
24 Hour service:

(DCO) Distress Centre Windsor/Essex
Ontario
Contact by: – Phone
Helpline 1: +1 (519) 256-5000
Website: http://www.dcwindsor.com
Opening hours:
Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun: 12:00 – 23:00

(DCO) Distress Centre Niagara
Ontario
Helpline 1: +1 (905) 688 3711
Helpline 2: 905 734 1212/905 382 0689
Website: http://www.distresscentreniagara.com

State : QUEBEC
Suicide Action Montreal
2345 est. rue Belanger
H2G 1C9
MONTREAL
Quebec
Helpline 1: (514) 723 4000
Website: http://www.suicideactionmontreal.qc.ca

UK

• MDF: the bipolar organisation
  A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
  Website: http://www.mdf.org.uk

*Samaritans
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 08457 90 90 90 (24-hour helpline)
Website: http://www.samaritans.org.uk

• The Mental Health Foundation
  Provides information and support for everyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
  Website: http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Depression, anxiety, obsession and mental health

• Mind
  Phone: 0845 766 0163
  Website: http://www.mind.org.uk
• Sane
  Phone: 0845 767 8000
  Website: http://www.sane.org.uk
• Rethink
  Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
  Phone: 0845 456 0455
  Website: http://www.rethink.org
• Depression Alliance
  Charity for sufferers of depression. Has a network of self-help groups.
  Phone: 0845 123 2320
  Website: http://www.depressionalliance.org
• CALM
  CALM is The Campaign against Living Miserably, for men aged 15-35.
  Website: http://www.thecalmzone.net
• MDF: the bipolar organisation
  A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
  Website: http://www.mdf.org.uk

Obsessions

• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Action
  Support for people with obsessive compulsive disorder. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
  Phone: 0845 390 6232
  Website: http://www.ocdaction.org.uk
• OCD UK
  Charity website run by obsessive compulsives. Includes facts, news and treatments.
  Website: http://www.ocduk.org

Panic and anxiety

• Panic attacks
  Website offering free online course for people who suffer from panic attacks.
  Phone: 01273 776 770 (to enrol only)
  Website: http://www.panic-attacks.co.uk