First up: the decision to share or divulge an illness with anyone is yours, and your choice alone to make. Now I can only really speak for my own ‘coming out’ story: on the one hand telling the world of my HIV status (yes, I was hypo-manic at the time also, no I don’t want […]
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In confronting my Bipolar disorder I’ve faced significant criticism that doing so has exposed family, friends and colleagues to prejudice and unwelcome questions and stigma related to my “coming out” with various ‘social deviancy’: gay, HIV+ and bipolar) which, in turn, has raised awkward and uncomfortable conversations with their and friends and colleagues.
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Look, there’s definitely some correlation between the frequency and severity of manic episodes related to environmental stimuli. In this posy I postulate some of the things I feel contribute to triggering (hypo)manic episodes and, in some instances, suggest ways to avoid them.
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[I came back and read thins and it’s all a lot of baloney. I think I was confusing rapid-cycling with mixed episodes…] Run-of-the-mill Bipolar Disorder (BP) is a cycle between usually extreme moods that typically last for a couple of weeks or months and, for the very unfortunate, years. The good news is that BP […]
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The following post contains triggers related to suicide and self harm. If either of these makes you uncomfortable or trigger unpleasant emotional responses you should stop reading right now.
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Turns out it’s much easier to write from experience, so I’m gonna stick with speaking from the heart. Sorry mom. Overshare, probably (see symptoms)… might delete later. My bipolar diagnosis has, in many respects, been life changing. For the most part in the good sense. Something that I wasn’t ready for is the period before […]
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Right, so I firmly believe that Bipolar Disorder (BP) cannot be cured. Since this assertion is so wildly disputed I’d like to get that straight right out the blocks – if you disagree and aren’t willing to engage in meaningful debate you can leave now.
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It’s likely there will be many more posts about (hypo)manic episodes on here I guess – it’s probably a sign I’m heading that way when I post. It is what it is. I also loath the term ‘episode’ … this isn’t “Pleasantville: A limited series”. Here’s what I remember from recent episodes (some of which […]
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Oh! Everyone’s a Meteorologist now with a penchant for psychiatry. Actually, the weather outside is doing weather things as weather things tend to do. You on the other hand are showing your ignorance and apathy for 3% of actual humans, on Earth.
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I’m your average millennial from South Africa. Except I’m sharing this space with the other 3% of the world plugging their way through life with bipolar. Also, HIV positive and (yay!) undetectable.
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