Prepare To Be Shocked, Reduced To Tears Yet Amazed & Inspired
Bipolar disorder, also known as Manic Depressive Disorder, is characterized by periods of extreme happiness followed by periods of severe depression. Bipolar disorder in itself is not a mood disorder, but a category of mood disorders that can affect both men and women. Bipolar Disorder essentially impacts every aspect of a patient’s life—including his [...]
The pain was intense, raging through every vein in my body, it hurt, it hurt so much. In sheer desperation I raised my head and brought my face crashing into the wall, as the blood trickled from my nose, for that slight second the pain was gone. Only I knew it would return with greater [...]
“A man’s illness is his private territory and, no matter how much he loves you and how close you are, you stay an outsider.” Accepting help from others is a challenge that anyone who has experienced mental illness, I am sure will agree with me, is difficult. “I can do this alone, I [...]
Living With Someone Who Has Mental Illness; Relationships Torn Apart We met online after I had escaped an eleven year abusive marriage, I was manic, no questions asked. I was suffering greatly from mental illness yet life was fantastic, but in the midst of it all it wasn’t. Not really. I had packed up three children [...]
Yes I look OK, yes I act OK. But you don’t see the fucked up mess behind the fake smile. I have no clue about who or what I am. I am a jumbled, mixed up concoction of fake and reality. If there is a Jekyll and Hyde then I am he. I am good [...]
If I Am Diagnosed With Bipolar Will I Be On Medication For Life? This was the main question I had yet never dared ask. I was afraid of the outcome. I made it clear at the very first appointment I had with my community psychiatric nurse when we spoke about trust, as I struggle to trust people. While he [...]
I opened my email this morning, as I do every morning and was rather shocked to find this email in question sat in my inbox. I am not sure what post this reader has read, as he states I ask “Can a bipolar have kids”. I am bipolar and I do have 6 children, so [...]
OK OK so I screwed up, yes I know I have done it again. I stopped taking my meds as I thought I was doing quite well without them and yes I was until the front door opened yesterday yet nobody else saw it open. The psychosis had returned as I have not been eating or sleeping properly maybe [...]
I have a terrible habit of saying “I’m bipolar” or “Im the crazy women” instead of saying ” I suffer from a mental illness”. I often wonder if my tone offends anyone? Do other mentally ill people find this frankness offensive? I have fought hard to accept my illness and yes I use humour to [...]
Today I was asked a question that nobody has ever asked me before “If it were possible to take your bipolar away, would you”. I answered without hesitating; its only now half an hour later I smile at the reply I gave, the answer was No, no I would not cure my bipolar. Two years [...]
I have to admit that I can be somewhat of an ostrich sometimes. When a situation starts becoming a little too real I prefer to bury my head in the sand. I’ll come out later- when the coast is clear. This time, however, there was no hiding from our problems. It was time to face the monster [...]
I can only assume that someone stole my mind, I have no memory of when it happened. That’s the part I struggle desperately to find, that time, those days, weeks, months even years that I have lost along the way. I have no recognition of my childhood and it saddens me when friends talk [...]
Is depression a disability? I believe it is. Any condition either a physical or mental one that prevents a person from doing normal day to day tasks is a disability in my eyes. What is a disability? It is a physical or mental condition that limits a person’s movements, senses, or activities. There are various [...]
When I was finally labelled back in November 2009 I felt my world crash to the ground. That was it for me, the dreams and the aspirations for the future were all snatched away for me. That label placed upon me stripped away everything I had worked so hard to achieve. I was a label [...]
If you were following Friday you will have seen how the mental health team failed me. Hours after arriving home to the cancelled appointment I did receive a phone call and after I explained how I was feeling an appointment was made for today at 11.30pm. Again I had to have a babysitter to come [...]
They say Cyclothymia is a milder form of bipolar, I disagree. I was diagnosed with Cyclothymic Disorder in November 2010 after many years of misdiagnosis and medications that did not help and it has been a rollercoaster of a time. The difference between bipolar 1 and 2 is that with Cyclothymia you experience rapid [...]
When I disclose that I hear voices, the looks I receive are somewhat comical, while some are intrigued to learn more, others appear to have had an ice pick shoved up their arse as they stand frozen to the spot with a look of sheer horror written across their face. So what is it [...]
I don’t know how it happened, when or why but bipolar stole my friends. I can only assume that once my real life friends discovered that I had a contagious illness they all stopped phoning, stopped calling and would rather cross over the road then walk passed me. I don’t blame them In reality [...]
My Social Circles