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In this post I will attempt to describe, through my personal experiences, what bipolar disorder is. I am not a doctor or a form of mental health practitioner, but have lived with this disorder for many years. A Mood Disorder, … Continue reading What is Bipolar Disorder
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Recently I have spoken a lot about mania and mixed episodes, referring most of my depression related segments to Major Depressive Disorder. In this post I outline the similarities and differences between Bipolar Depression and Major Depressive Disorder, and tips … Continue reading How to overcome Bipolar Depression.
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Communicating mental health needs can be an incredibly difficult and frustrating thing to try to do. I recently wrote a post about the problem with communication with mental illness explaining why this is the case, in this post I offered … Continue reading Communicating Mental Health Needs Advice
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My History Throughout my adolescence I struggled with undiagnosed bipolar disorder developing, causing intense mood fluctuations and difficult to manage symptoms. I spent countless hours researching to discover what was wrong with me and eventually found information on Bipolar Disorder. … Continue reading 13 Signs of Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar Mixed Episodes are something I have written about a lot lately, but not something I feel I have fully explained. There are numerous reasons for this, it is extremely difficult to explain the experience of a mixed episode, and … Continue reading What is a Mixed Episode in Bipolar Disorder
I haven’t even written on here yet about what happened to me, I guess I’ve been waiting until I am ready. I am not ready. Since I was attacked, my bipolar has been up and down. Immediately following the incident … Continue reading Post Trauma – My Empathy Is Too High
Im 30 now. I find myself very aware of the suicide rate for bipolar – 1 in 4 success, 1 in 2 attempt. You know what. I get it. I really feel like I get it. I’m not in an … Continue reading I Don’t Want To Die
Recently, I find myself stuck in between two emotional states of being. I am definitely “up”. that is to say that I am experiencing elevated moods, a decreased need for sleep and a heightened sense of creativity. However, this state … Continue reading Walking the lines of Mania
Stuck in a grey reality I have no energy, no time, no desire for anything, yet I so desperately need something I need to feel but what I need to feel needs to be more than this Smoking, drinking, music, … Continue reading Dysphoric Mania
When I started this blog, I wanted to share my experiences and what little advice I had to offer. I felt so much comfort reading others blogs I’d find in the corners of the internet of those struggling with this … Continue reading Bipolar Disorder – The Hard Part
Firstly, I just want to make this clear that not only am I not a medical professional, this is not advice. This post is me being fully honest, with myself and anyone who cares to read on, about my struggle … Continue reading My Honest Experience With Medication – Bipolar Disorder 1
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