Welcome to the fourth episode of The Bipolar B!tch! In this weeks episode I discuss starting my journey on Zoloft, and the stigmatization surrounding psychiatric medications. I talk about how I was so nauseous from Zoloft that I asked someone in a health food store where pregnancy lollipops were, and how I finally learned how to swallow pills!! I also discuss my OCD tendencies and my very particular night time routine revolving around a stolen figurine and a nip of whiskey. The point is I talk about how I was taking two antidepressants and was still constantly depressed. If this description doesn't make you want to listen to this podcast I don't know what will. 

TW: Mention of suicidal ideation, and OCD

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The book I referenced in this episode: 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bipolar-ii-disorder-recognition-understanding-and-treatment-holly-a-swartz/1130029957 

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Personal Instagram: @lind.slay_

Mental Health Instagram: @thebipolarb1tch

Podcast Email: (feel free to send me topics you want covered in the podcast/provide feedback)

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General Mental Health Resources:

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention  https://afsp.org

Text SHARE to 741741 for free 24/7 crisis counseling

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

800-273-8255

Mental Health America

Text MHA to 741741

International Bipolar Foundation

https://ibpf.org/

Peer Collective (not a free service, but less than therapy & super helpful!)

https://www.peercollective.com/

LGBTQ+ Resources:

The Trevor Project

Text START to 678678

LGBT National Help Center

888-843-4564

Trans Lifeline

https://translifeline.org/

Black Mental Health Resources:

Therapy for Black Girls

https://therapyforblackgirls.com/

BEAM

https://www.beam.community/

Assoc. of Black Psychologists

https://abpsi.org/

Black Men Heal

https://blackmenheal.org/

Latinx Mental Health Resources:

Latinx Therapy

https://latinxtherapy.com/

Sana Mente

https://www.sanamente.org/

Indigenous Mental Health Resources:

Indian Health Services

https://www.ihs.gov/

One Sky Center

https://www.oneskycenter.org/

AAPI Mental Health Resources:

Asian Mental Health Collective

https://www.asianmhc.org/

South Asian Mental Health

https://samhin.org/

AAPI Health Forum

https://www.apiahf.org/