Depression Getaway with Wendy Love

The movie "The Great Escape" holds a special place in my heart. My dad (RAF) was a WWII POW (prisoner of war). He spent over 2 years of the war in a German prison camp which is probably why he lived to come home. "The Great Escape" is one  of the most famous prison camp escape stories ever and I knew some of the men who were part of it. They were personal friends of my dad's and so when a movie was made about it, we were all interested and followed it closely. All of this is to introduce you to the idea of a marching song. A MARCHING SONG? Now where am I going with this? Well, this is a boot camp and we will need a marching song .

Congratulations! You have completed four weeks of Depression Getaway's Bipolar Boot Camp! That is a big deal! Why? Because sticking to things is really hard when you have a mental disorder that causes your moods to change constantly. What seems like a good idea one day, seems like a distant memory the next day. Sticking to projects that we start can be hard for just about anyone but particularly if you have a bipolar related disorder. So what does Dr. Phil have to do with all of that?

Beatlemania - I remember it well. That could have been me in 1963 at The Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto at my first and only Beatles concert. Girls behaving in ways that under normal circumstances would be totally out of character and down right embarrassing! Mania, that is pretty much what people think of when they think of the word 'mania'. They think of out of control behavior, not normal, not natural.

Welcome back to the Depression Getaway Bipolar Bootcamp! You've made it this far. We have only just begun. Each week we will run through an essential part of not only surviving bipolar but of improving the quality of your life with bipolar. Don't give up! This week is a depression drill. Yes, you heard me right, a 'depression drill' .