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Continue reading →: 2025 Goal #1: MyselfI had my mixed episode that landed me in the hospital and got my bipolar diagnosis in June 2021. Ever since then, I’ve been trying to learn how to live and cope with it. The fact that it’s taken me so long has, at times, left me astonished. Balancing a…
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Continue reading →: 5 Tips for Setting GoalsOne of the reasons I love January is the feeling of newness in the air. There’s an entire year ahead of us, fresh and waiting to be lived. Goals are a great way to help us fill up the blank months stretching out before us. With bipolar disorder, though, we…
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Continue reading →: Own Your Stigma
2023 was a doozy of a year. I was ready to put all my efforts into my blog by posting weekly content and making printables for my shop. Then life decided to throw some pretty sour lemons in my direction. Needless to say, the stress did not help my bipolar…
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Continue reading →: Hitting Reset
It’s been a few weeks since I last posted. When I relaunched earlier this month, I was bound and determined to not skip a week. However, my anxiety started hitting the roof and kind of paralyzing me. After about two weeks of that fear, I realized that I just needed…
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Continue reading →: All About the Shop
One of the newest features of Kim on a Limb is one I’m the most excited for – I have a small little shop! Right now it really is small, but I hope over the months more useful products will be added.
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Continue reading →: A New Leaf
In February I was shocked when I checked to see the last time I posted – November 2021. I hadn’t realized so much time had passed. 2021 almost feels like a completely different life. Now that it’s 2023, I feel like I’m finally starting to regain my energy and focus.…
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Continue reading →: 16 Positives of Being Single
Probably the hardest aspect of my bipolar is the depth and intensity of my emotions. I tend to describe it to people that when I feel something, take it and multiply it by 100. Because my brain also doesn’t process things regularly, it takes me awhile to come to terms…
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Continue reading →: Being Bipolar Depressive
For the vast majority of my life, we thought I was just depressed. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely was. The first time I ever remember being depressed was when I was 3 years old. When I would get in my depressive funks I just couldn’t get out of them.…
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Continue reading →: Stressful Sustainability
During my elementary school years, recycling was a huge deal. I remember learning about the importance of recycling in order to save the earth. There’s one time in particular I remember – it was either 3rd or 4th grade – when I became anxious while watching a video on recycling.…
Hey there! My name is Kim. I was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder in 2020, though my entire life I’ve struggled with depression. Getting my diagnosis was a huge relief. At the same time, though, I felt a bit lost. There were so many things I needed to adjust to as I learned more about how my bipolar disorder affected me, but I felt like I couldn’t find the help I needed. I decided to turn Kim on a Limb into a space where I could talk openly about my bipolar and also share the resources that have made my life easier.
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