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Do you have an inspiring personal story to tell or an encouraging work of poetry to share with others?

Would you like to expand your own blog readership by getting your writing featured on PhoebeMD.com?

As you may be aware, our primary aim at PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry is to inspire, empower, and educate the reader community on health and wellness issues while simultaneously supporting you (the blogger) in your own creative journey. We do this by helping you share your work and broadening your audiences.

To explore the works of writers and poets previously featured on PhoebeMD, we welcome you to visit our Featured Authors section.

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Crushing the Stigma: Living with Bipolar Disorder

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By Brandon Koebernik | Featured Contributor

There’s a stigma when it comes to seeking help for mental issues. After 6 years in the military, I would have never dared to bring up an issue I was having. The fear of judgment or of appearing “weak” amongst my peers was incredibly debilitating in an of itself. I played it off; fake smile every now and then, pretending I was “normal”. I was emotionally withdrawn and apathetic towards life.

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To Be Human

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“If you start living for the smallest reasons,
that’s when you know you’re really living.

The smell of rain after a thunderstorm,
the shades of pavements when it’s autumn,
the mediocre midnights and the color of the sunsets,
the warmth of oven when baking Christmas cookies,
the thickness of paper when flipping through magazine pages,
the smell of new books and new clothes and new things.

When you start looking at things,
really really looking,
you’ll start living.

Because then you’ll understand how it is to really be a human…
in this world full of people.”

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May we recognize the treasure within the little things.
Wishing you a beautiful day.
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