Suffering with mental illness is difficult enough without the common and frequent periods where we reach out for help, from a loved one, a professional, an acquaintance and we are left feeling completely invalidated. I wrote recent posts ranting about … Continue reading What to say to someone with Mental Health needs
What a tough question to ask. As I become more and more familiar with my bipolar disorder and gain understanding every day on my past, present and future with bipolar disorder, I wonder where my story truly begins. I have … Continue reading Childhood Imagination or Bipolar Psychosis
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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
Feeling misunderstood with bipolar disorder is common. I wrote a post a while ago whilst in quite an intense episode of both mania and depression which I will link here, and in this post I express a lot of anger … Continue reading Feeling Misunderstood – Bipolar Mixed Episodes
There is a communication barrier when it comes to discussing mental illness. “The stigma against mental illness has really improved it seems” Said me not only a few weeks ago. In a way yes, I am right to say that. … Continue reading The Communication Problem with Mental Ilness
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