Hello. My name is Angel. I am a single mother of two beautiful little girls Bug 9yrs old & Bee 6yrs old & two very mischievous little fur babies Dox (miniature Dachshund) 9mths old & Jax (German Sheppard/husky mix) 10 wks old. We are one big happy family.

I had suffered from depression since I was 15. I had started having anxiety attacks at 18. I have been married twice. The first time was a very abusive marriage.  I self medicated before I was diagnosed for years with alcohol and drugs (pills, meth & cocaine).  I was diagnosed bipolar after a very rough 3 yr marriage to my second husband. I believe if I had stopped using the drugs & alcohol sooner my symptoms may have showed sooner. As it happens, they began to show right after I married my second husband and it created a very rocky marriage to say the least.  I’m not saying it was all my fault, but really how do you handle a bipolar person off medication on a full blown roller coaster ride. You hang on for dear life and get off at the next stop. Well at least that’s what happened. Anyway, after we got divorced I finally listened to a friend who told me she thought I was bipolar and I went to a psychiatrist and got a formal diagnosis.

The best things that have happened in my life 1) I got a beautiful daughter out of each of my marriages. I got the best part of both of my husbands and they are right here with me. 2) I was diagnosed bipolar. I finally know what is wrong with me. So much of my life makes since now and I can move forward and make the most of what I have and learn from it. 3) I am learning to get my creative juices flowing again by singing (I love to sing) & writing.

I hope that I might be able to take some of my inspiration and inspire someone else and perhaps learn something along the way.

You can contact Angel via email at angel @ askabipolar . com (removes spaces after pasting)