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Siege of the Spirit

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Struggling through bipolar disorder with music, writing and horses. Visit www.siegeofthespirit.com She/her 🚫 Politics

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Amanda Turek💎Writing Rushak@acturek.bsky.social · 3w ago

#SummerOfStories 13| Writing with #bipolar. It seldom ends well for my characters. Pain and creativity go hand-in-hand, and from these Rushak was born. My struggles with rapid cycling drive his loss of agency at various points: He makes a move, lands in a place of helplessness, and fights to live.

Snippet of Brother’s Keeper in which Rush has lost it. White text on black background. He gritted his teeth, appalled at his own display, but even in that extremity kept his silence as he curled into a ball because it wasn't enough. He hugged himself, holding the rest inside, the agony spiraling and darting and hammering and swelling, burning every part of him, and the pressure would have killed him if not for the blood and bruises he'd served himself (there would be no screaming); he'd saved himself and destroyed himself at once, and if Brother's Keeper by A.C. Turek
Kayleigh Diaz 🫜@kayleighdiaz.com · 3w ago

13 | Unlucky 1️⃣3️⃣… Who is your unluckiest character and whyyyy are you so mean to them, you terrible creator, you! 😭 (It's me. I'm the Terrible.) Bonus: Share a scene where a character is reaaallly going through it. #SummerOfStories #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #WritingPrompt

#SummerOfStories 13. Unlucky... Which of your characters has it the worst? (Bonus: share a scene where your character is reaally going through it.) Don't forget ALT text for images & hashtag #SummerOfStories A #WritingPrompt game hosted by @kayleighdiaz.com
@1ban-news.bsky.social · last mo.

Sleep initiation and continuity, not just duration, linked to cognitive performance in euthymic bipolar disorder 💤 https://1ban.news/actigraphy-sleep-bipolar-cognition-libourel-2026/

Sleep initiation and continuity, not just duration, linked to cognitive performance in euthymic bipolar disorder - 1ban.news

Sleep initiation and continuity, not just duration, linked to cognitive performance in euthymic bipolar disorder Objective measures of sleep initiation difficulty and night-time wakefulness are independently associated with poorer cognitive performance across multiple domains in people with bipolar disorder, even when mood symptoms are stable, according to a 21-day actigraphy study in the International Journal

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Elvis Dylan@elvisdylan.bsky.social · last mo.

#vss365 I came across #carrion in tall grass, and as I drew near, I could see that carcass was me. Carrion-me, looked up and asked, “You know the date of your birth, you celebrate it. Do you want to know the date of your death?” Reader tell me, do you?

Amanda Turek💎Writing Rushak@acturek.bsky.social · last mo.

#WritingQ I fear MC Rushak will alienate some when his mood swings alter his thoughts and behavior. He has some great skills, but while never cruel to others he also has some terrible ways of coping. Bipolar rep is scary. Portraying how the universe shrinks, how much it hurts seems impossible (1/2)

Scarlet Mitchell ⚒️ The Gerzean Blade out NOW!😍@scarletvmitchell.bsky.social · last mo.

"Thursday" (late) #WritingQ Challenging Characters! What aspects of your characters do you think some readers may find hard to connect to, hard to understand, or that a reader may struggle with?🤔 Why was it important to portray them this way, for you?🥰 #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt