{"id":668,"date":"2010-12-15T07:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T07:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2010\/12\/the-12-bipolar-days-of-christm.html"},"modified":"2010-12-15T07:00:03","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T07:00:03","slug":"the-12-bipolar-days-of-christm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2010\/12\/the-12-bipolar-days-of-christm.html","title":{"rendered":"The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas: The Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"holiday<\/span>
\nHere are the lyrics to my “The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas<\/a>.” I meant to publish them with the video<\/a>, but I didn’t want to spoil the surprise … because you would know what’s coming next. However, I didn’t take into consideration how off-key I would be, that people really needed a cheat-sheet to get through it.<\/p>\n

I’ve included the appropriate links so to make this a true Beyond Blue wrap-up or present for you guys!<\/p>\n

The 12 (Bipolar) Days of Christmas<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the first day of Christmas, my husband gave to me a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the second day of Christmas, my husband gave to me two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the third day of Christmas, my husband gave to me three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the fourth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

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On the fifth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the sixth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the seventh day of Christmas, my husband gave to me seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the eighth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me eight 12-step meetings<\/a>, seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the ninth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me nine guardian angels<\/a>, eight 12-step meetings<\/a>, seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the tenth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me ten meditations<\/a>, nine guardian angels<\/a>, eight 12-step meetings<\/a>, seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my husband gave to me eleven fish-oil capsules<\/a>, ten meditations<\/a>, nine guardian angels<\/a>, eight 12-step meetings<\/a>, seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my husband gave to me twelve tranquilizers<\/a>, eleven fish-oil capsules<\/a>, ten meditations<\/a>, nine guardian angels<\/a>, eight 12-step meetings<\/a>, seven Chinese herbs<\/a>, six yoga classes<\/a>, FIVE FAMILY SESSIONS<\/a>, four mood stabilizers<\/a>, three therapists<\/a>, two HappyLites<\/a>, and a room in at Johns Hopkins’s psych ward.<\/a><\/p>\n

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