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Strategy for Living With Depression & Perfectionism

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments anxiety, depression, perfectionism

Got anxiety and/or depression with perfectionist tendencies? Watch my latest YouTube video (3 minutes 30 seconds). I talk about one thing I learned a few years ago that changed my life.

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Bipolar Disorder and Mood Tracker Apps

March 28, 2019March 29, 2019 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment apps, bipolar mood charts, Daylio, depression, eMoods Bipolar and mood tracker, hypomania, insomnia, mania, reviews, triggers

Check out my latest YouTube video! I talk about bipolar mood tracker apps and how mood charts work. I share what apps I use. It’s World Bipolar Day.

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Top 29 Mental Health Apps: Recommended by Users With Lived Experience

September 26, 2018November 12, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment 7 Cups of Tea, addiction, African American, anxiety, apps, BetterHelp, bipolar, black, Buddhify, Calm, chatbots, Cove, Daylio, depression, eating disorders, eMoods Bipolar and mood tracker, free, Happier, Happify, Headspace, iMood Journal, Insight Timer, insomnia, Jasmine Pierre, journals, Litesprite games, meditation, mental health apps, micro diary, mindfulness, mood, mood charts, MoodKit, most popular, musical journal, online therapy, Pacifica, Pokemon Go, PTSD Coach, Quit That, Rain Rain Sleep Sounds, Recovery Record, Replika, review, Sleep cycle alarm clock, sleep disorders, stress, SuperBetter, Supportiv, Talkspace online therapy, technology, telemedicine, testimonials, The Safe Place, top, tracker, trauma, What's Up?, White Noise Sleep Pillow, Woebot

Hi.  I’m back or I’ll just say I’m here.  I took a five month break from blogging and plenty of

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7 Tips for Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News is Everywhere (UPDATED)

October 2, 2017October 4, 2017 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments bad news, bipolar disorder, cable news, depression, Las Vegas, massacre, mental health, PTSD, shootings, social media, Stephen Paddock, stress, trauma, triggers

UPDATE: I have written about this before. But, in light of the tragic events at Las Vegas, Nevada on October

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Why People With Invisible & Chronic Illnesses Deserve Academy Awards

September 28, 2017March 1, 2018 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Academy Award, asthma, autoimmune, bipolar, bipolar 2, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, invisible illness, Jessica Gimeno, mental illness, MG, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, work

Last week I had a day where I was really off my A-game at work.  The night before I woke

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The Loneliness of Living with Chronic Illnesses & Pain

August 2, 2017November 27, 2017 JessicaGimeno 3 Comments autoimmune, bipolar, chronic, chronic illness, depression, disability, fatigue, how to help sick friend, illness, Jessica Gimeno, laughter, loneliness, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, otitis media, pain, PCOS

(UPDATE: The TV show I discuss in paragraph 2 aired its finale since I wrote this. The writers resolved the

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6 Tips For Protecting Your Mental Health When Bad News Is Everywhere

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 JessicaGimeno 1 Comment Ariana Grande, bad news, bipolar disorder, bombing, depression, effects, mental health, PTSD, terrorism

UPDATE:  I originally wrote this article last year but in light of recent events–including but not limited to the bombing

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5 Ways You Can Manage Depression & Bipolar Triggers

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 JessicaGimeno 2 Comments anxiety, bipolar, depression, disability, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, pain, PCOS, stress, triggers

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz about the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, which explores the suicide of

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Hear Me Speak Saturday, November 5th, “Breaking Down Barriers in Asian-American Mental Health”

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments AAPI, Asian American, bipolar, depression, diagnosis, disability, Intersectionality Summit, mental health

I’m really excited to be speaking at the first-ever Disability Intersectionality Summit this Saturday, November 5th.  While the Summit is

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What’s Happening Now! An Update on Me, Fashionably ill

October 28, 2016December 5, 2016 JessicaGimeno 0 Comments Asian American, bipolar, depression, disability, Disability Intersectionality Summit, Fashionably ill, how to get stuff done when you are depressed, mental health, Myasthenia Gravis, TEDx Talk, updates, What's Happening Now

I haven’t been able to post as frequently on Fashionably ill ® as I would like to lately and there

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