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Depression in Detail
I said this was gonna be a 3 part series on my last post, right? Well if I didn’t, I’m saying it now. Living with bipolar disorder I’ve learned the 3 basic states of being, outside of my baseline, are anxious, depressed, and hypomanic. I want to delve into what these 3 emotional states feel…
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Panic In Prose
I’ve been searching for a way to explain my anxiety. My depression. My hypomania. I’ve been searching for a way to explain it in a way that makes sense to people other than me. I’ve spent nights lying awake in bed describing it in masterful prose, swearing to write it down in the morning, but…
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Nobody Cares About the “Crazy” People
The idea of being not just hospitalized, but forced into a long term psychiatric institution brings shivers of fear down my spine and overwhelming anxiety that I can’t shake.
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Making Summer What I Want
Summer is my season. It’s not just because I like warm weather and sunshine. It’s because the summer months are the best for my mental health and the time of year I’m most likely to be “okay” for a long stretch.
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A Not So Secret Double Life
I have compartmentalized a lot of who I am as a protective measure. Living a double life, so to speak, is how I get by. But it takes so much energy.
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