by Bipolarlife | Feb 4, 2020 | Personal stories
If there were a button you could push to be cured of Bipolar, I would push it with only a second’s hesitation. Not only is it difficult to live with it at times, it is invisible to the naked eye, there is no plaster cast to see, peak flow or blood sugar test to...
by Bipolarlife | Feb 2, 2020 | Personal stories
Sue was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 in 2004 and has been hospitalized 8 times with mania. In 2017 she had a turning point after she stayed in hospital for her bipolar condition. She had a great doctor who got a bit stern with her before she was released back home and...
by Bipolarlife | Feb 4, 2020 | Personal stories
Anyone who has bipolar, be it bipolar 1, 2 or 3 knows how unpredictable this condition is. You’re feeling like you’re doing really well and your emotional wellbeing is in check, when out of the blue you get hit. Be it by a bout of hypomania or a depression. You just...
by Bipolarlife | Feb 4, 2020 | Personal stories
About twelve years ago, I was standing in a general store in Hay, in New South Wales’s Riverina region, cradling a plaster of Paris budgerigar, which was painted in a garish yellow and green. It reminded me of the dearly departed Ruffles, my old pet who had lived an...
by Bipolarlife | Feb 4, 2020 | Personal stories
Hi. I am a 37 yr old woman who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder since I was 16. I have had several hospitalisations but thankfully none in the last 9 years. Historically my main problem has been mania more than depression. Most of my hospitalisations have been...
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