The Intriguing Life of Jennifer Lisette Thomas

I feel hurt by "old friends" that undermine the status of my disorder. Yeah, of course it's easy to feel completely out of control with my emotions. It's easy to hallucinate so much that I interact more with Alex and the others than I do with real people. It's easy to get so angry that I can't think straight. It's easy to be so depressed that I can't move because it hurts. My life hasn't been easy. I won't deny it- there have been good times, but that doesn't make it easy.

Perhaps I should send copies of my "Misconceptions About Bipolar Disorder" to some of my old pals.

On the bright side of things, I've achieved a lot of creative writing (poems and a short story) today. I've received several comments from one of my "fans." I also bought an algae eater. He's lovely.

I have safely returned to Savannah, and I brought some ghost shrimp with me from Columbus. So far, so good.

I'll definitely be writing- in both fiction and nonfiction capacities- about what it was like to see my oldest brother in his current state. I keep learning new things about life that I didn't pick up when I was out of mind. That's still how I feel sometimes, but I have moments of clarity and understanding that I'm so thankful to have.

So, it's back to the grind. More tests and assignments and lectures. I love it.

I'm in the process of using my old poetry that I dated to tell the story of my life. I suppose it's only right that I start this when I'm home with my parents.

My mother gave me a lot of fish products, so I'll be continuing with my therapy. Hopefully I'll continue to approve.

I've been very fixated on my fish lately. I just finished an article, entitled "Therapy with Life and Life with Therapy" about using plants and pets as a part of therapy. This has made me even more involved in caring for my fish tanks and finding new fish (or African dwarf frogs). I really love that I've found a somewhat healthy way to deal with my issues.

Today, I had a classmate confess to me that her husband is bipolar. During our conversation yesterday, I wondered why she was so knowledgeable, but now I also know what she was so understanding.