Aaron Parks·3 days agoFinding Balance: Learning to Live With Bipolar DisorderTo give a bit of context to people who might come across this essay from somewhere other than my social media: I’m a pianist and composer who was recently on what was meant to be a month-long European tour with my band, Little Big. After two weeks, however, I canceled…Bipolar Disorder8 min readBipolar Disorder8 min read
Brian Kent·1 day agoMember-onlyDevastationIt is only in hindsight that I see how the text below might be taken by my parents in particular, who are irreplaceable to me and who I’ve appreciated far too infrequently in my life. Still, I cannot allow my fears of in some way hurting them to force me…Bipolar Disorder13 min readBipolar Disorder13 min read
Leanora Rola·1 day agoMy brain’s not on drugs. It’s just 42 years old.By: Leanora Rola I’m a 42-year-old woman and I was somewhat ironically reading an article about what happens to your brain at 25 years old. Some speculate that it is fully formed at 25 and, because of this, you’ll suddenly realize that Leonardo DiCaprio is unattractive. In thinking back, I…Bipolar Disorder5 min readBipolar Disorder5 min read
Michelle·3 days agoMy name is Michelle “Mo” Wheeler. I am the founder & CEO of DOUBLESOLID APPAREL.I promise this will pick up in a second. I live with Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD, and Conversion Disorder. I am a rape survivor and a suicide attempt survivor. …Bipolar Disorder5 min readBipolar Disorder5 min read
nai's notes·6 days agoWhat’s Kanye’s deal?Trigger warning; Kanye West, Racism, manic depression et.al It’s 1a.m in Budapest, I am steadily battling this illness I write so passionately about (bipolar disorder for my new comers). Earlier today, I finally listened to Kanye West’s 2018 studio album, ye. I must preface this by stating that; I’m not…Bipolar Disorder4 min readBipolar Disorder4 min read
David Way, Jr.·5 days agoA World Without Without BordersThey call this the land of the dreamers but I can’t seem to find anyone dreaming anymore. I look back on my life and I hope that I have dreamed. This life has been so beautiful to me but I just can’t bring myself to complete it. I am so…Bipolar Disorder3 min readBipolar Disorder3 min read
Mental Health Impact·6 days agoBipolar and Schizophrenia strangle your capacity to decipher what’s real from what’s fakeI will just say it. This disease is horrible. This schizophrenia. It strikes at you like a python waiting in green grass and like the muscular snake it strangles your capacity to decipher what is real from what is fake. Like a bully on the schoolyard, the disease picks on…Bipolar Disorder3 min readBipolar Disorder3 min read
Janet Coburn·5 days agoMember-onlyHealing My Heart as Well as My BrainMy brain is notoriously glitchy. Whatever the current state of thought about what causes bipolar disorder, I feel the illness as residing in my brain. It’s a mood disorder, of course, but I can’t locate my moods in any place except my brain. It’s taken a lot of time and…Bipolar Disorder3 min readBipolar Disorder3 min read
Gabby BG·6 days agoMad in America#mentalhealth #recovery what happens to dreams you dive too deep your world turns into a waking nightmare and you’re wrong for listening to the whispers on the wind, and the Preacher thinks He’s God, the voice in your head is wrong you sinned. we’re not immune to this madness that you…Bipolar Disorder2 min readBipolar Disorder2 min read
Jymi Cliche·Dec 3DAY 3: C-PTSD & My Many DiagnosesLiving With Mental Illness I’ve been in therapy since I was seven years old. I don’t remember ever having a normal life. I’m not gonna get into the details. You can read my books for that, but I’ve had emotional issues and mild learning disabilities since I was a kid…Bipolar Disorder5 min readBipolar Disorder5 min read
