Hi everyone! Welcome to my new blog The Madness Mama! I figured for my very first post I would do a little introduction and a look at what I plan on doing with this!

So, I am Katrina. I am 21 years old and was officially diagnosed with Bipolar II last July (I say officially because there was speculation when I was a teenager but no actual diagnosis). I have an (almost) 3 year old daughter and I have a very supportive boyfriend who has stood by me for 4 1/2 years now! I recently graduated with an A.S. in Surgical Technology, but I am currently not employed in the field, which we’ll get to talking about later on.

I created this blog so I could share my experiences living with bipolar disorder and so I could shed some light on some topics that aren’t really discussed openly. Some topics I’d like to touch upon are medications, alternative treatments, and parenting as a bipolar person. I also want to share my day-to-day struggles and victories as a way to give a look into the reality of this disorder. I’d like to make this as raw as possible, so I will try to resist editing out the nasty bits of my disorder to give the full view.

I hope to educate everyone and anyone about this disorder! It has, and will continue to, affect my daily life. I am learning to live with it, which is like trying to live with your MIL, but everyday I pull through. Unfortunately, I cannot move out of bipolar disorder’s house (or is it my house because it’s my brain?) so we’re going to be roomies forever.

I hope you all enjoy! I hope you all learn! And most of all, I hope you all have a blessed day.

Positive vibes!