Bringing light to my life after the anguish and despair of untreated mental illness
Madison shares living with bipolar and depression unknowingly and turning to alcohol to self-medicate. Hospitalization for alcoholism uncovered her mental illness.
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My escape from the mental health system
Joe shares his experience of staying in a psych ward under observation for bipolar, the conditions, the characters he meets, and how he finally escaped.
I don’t mind being alone, I just don’t want to be lonely
Struggling with mental health issues since high school, TC goes through mania, depression & “snapping” episodes. She is eventually diagnosed with bipolar.
Bipolar… medication or self discipline?
Trev writes about his experience with the National Health Service and medication and his decision to self-manage his bipolar.
Bipolar disorder and highly sensitive people
Rachel writes an informative post describing bipolar and high sensitivity. She also writes about her experiences with both and how she copes.
Mania and music: a video interview with Alec Morrison
In this video interview, Alec Morrison talks about his manias leading up to his various hospitalizations. Interwoven in his tales is how his musicianship helped him along the way.
Just because I have disorders doesn’t mean I can’t have fun!
Brenda Nikkel writes about how she uses laughter has a coping skill in her experience with bipolar.