Category: Living With Bipolar Disorder
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The Kids Aren’t Alright
And by “the kids” I mean me. I just needed a catchy title. I’m fresh off another hospitalization and knee deep in an ongoing war with my insurance company to get the one treatment that actually works for me reauthorized. My parents and I have had to go full “I was told by Applecare” on…
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When Your High Functioning Depression Stops Functioning
You may have heard of the term “high functioning depression”, also known as dysthymia, being used more and more over the past few years. High functioning depression, or dysthymia, is a form of depression. While still feeling many of the symptoms of severe depression, people with high functioning depression are still able to complete daily…
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The Cult of Positivity
If you are an avid social media user, such as myself, you have been exposed to a myriad of opinions that challenge your own. From the benign, “Does pineapple go on pizza?” To the dangerous, “Are Black people inherently more violent?” A topic I often see that borders on side-eye worthy, to “You are why people…
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Black and Mentally Ill in the New Age of White Supremacy
Something we don’t delve into often is how mental health, especially mental illness, intersects with race. I don’t mean the excuses made for violent racists who’s actual or perceived mental state is used as a scapegoat for their affinity for white supremacy. I mean how being a person of color impacts the lives of those…
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What Mania Is For Me
Mania is something that many people think they understand, but they only know what they’ve seen in media portrayals. Mania takes on various forms for different individuals. Much like not everyone experiences depression in the same way, not everyone has the same type of manic episodes. Mania isn’t all shopping sprees and rapid speech. It…
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