Reclaiming reality; a story about bipolar
H&J, recently diagnosed at 27 with Bipolar II, highlights some of his insane behaviour that was so socially acceptable it hid his mental illness in plain sight.
View ArticleFrom Olympic athlete to bipolar patient, who am I really?
Once an Olympic Athlete, Amy Gamble struggles with accepting and managing her experiences with bipolar, determined to win.
View ArticleMental illness as part of a complex identity
Lisbeth Coiman shares her experience with bipolar and psychosis and how looking at life through the lens of mental illness has changed her perspective.
View ArticleThe D-word; an excerpt from The Bleaks
Paul Illidge shares part of his story from his memoir The Bleaks; a harrowing nightmare in which Paul’s life is plunged when a drug-squad raids his house and the mental health experiences that follows.
View ArticleBipolar; your mood may not be your own
Rachel Miller shares her experience of being diagnosed bipolar since 18 and how today she has found resolution in spiritual development and using energy work.
View ArticleBipolar; recognizing mood changes
Michael Rhodes shares in detail how his moods change and the devastating impact it can have on his life. He also shares how he has learned to cope with bipolar disorder by being able to detect mood...
View ArticleHow bipolar stole half my life
Alan shares his experience with extreme mood swings since he was a teen and gaining the courage to talk about his experiences with a doctor to finally get help.
View ArticleBipolar; a back-handed blessing
Neil Walton shares his experience when the stress of divorce, job redundancy, and the death of his father landed him in hospital and later with a diagnosis of Bipolar. The following years would result...
View ArticleBetween the poles: Bipolar and me
Paul Illidge dove in deep to understand the term bi-polar, only to surface feeling more confused. It was a psychiatrist using the metaphor of being between two poles, and insight from reading about...
View ArticleMy journey to acceptance with bipolar
Jessica Proven-Rearick felt two things when she was first diagnosed with bipolar and various anxiety disorders. The first thing was relief. Finally, she had a name for what she’d been going through....
View Article“Through thick and through thin”: what I learned (too late) from my friend’s...
A woman shares her story of having a friend in junior high who was diagnosed with bipolar. She had promised to be there for her "through thick and through thin" but by the end of high school she had...
View ArticleManic at Sixteen
Shoshana Stein shares her experience of losing her closest friend while in high school and the state of mania that ensued.
View ArticleEmotional support is hard to find
A woman shares her experience of trying to start her life over with her children, away from her abusive husband, and dealing with the symptoms of depression, anxiety and bipolar while finding little...
View ArticleFinding my way through grief
After falling in love with a man with bipolar, Wrae finds herself having to work through the grief of his completing suicide.
View ArticleRollercoaster :: Growing up with an undiagnosed parent
For Heather England, it wasn’t until high school that she realized her family wasn’t how families are supposed to be. Her father's bipolar diagnosed would eventually lead to her own.
View ArticleEven those with bipolar & are high-functioning need support
Jeanné, diagnosed with Bipolar I, supported herself until she had a nervous breakdown. Now homeless and ill, she couldn't get agency support because in the past she was high-functioning. Who would help...
View ArticleA personal story of growing up with a bipolar mother
Growing up with a mother with bipolar, Eric shares what it was like to live in fear of setting her off and being part of a tight-knit neighbourhood where their perceptions of his mother and his home...
View ArticleA terrifying freefall into bipolar psychosis
Emily gives a detailed description of her first psychotic episode which she blames on the legal speed she’d been prescribed two days before to treat a bladder condition that she would later learn she...
View ArticleMy first manic episode
"I checked my phone for more likes on my photos. I put my phone back down, face up this time, with the brightness turned all the way just in case I get another notification. Then, out of nowhere I...
View ArticleIn tune with myself
Mwati denied her bipolar diagnosis for years. It took a trip to the top of a mountain in her home country for her to decide to get her life back.
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