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Life Has Hope
I was two hours away from home in a hospital where I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. I was relieved, but scared because I had only heard horrible things about this condition.
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Don’t Stop Fighting
It wasn’t until I was 24 years old and in early recovery from addiction, that I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It took me a long time to accept the fact that I had this diagnosis.
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Living Life
No one wants to hear that something is wrong with their mind.
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My Lifelong Battle: From Victim to Victor
My story started at nine years old. Plagued with OCD and crippling anxiety…
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Distress Tolerance Techniques to Prevent Self-Harm
One of Borderline Personality Disorder’s most troubling symptoms is self-harm. By working with a therapist, the author of this blog learned how to use distress tolerance techniques when she feels triggered to self-harm. Learn her techniques here. -
Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar Disorder: What’s the Difference?
In a snapshot, the sometimes-confused conditions of Bipolar Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder can look similar. But it’s really the movie of the symptom presentation over time that can help make the diagnosis distinct. -
Talking Us Down
I have been battling depression for decades. I have been suicidal more than once in my life. I can tell you from my experience—and from those I have met in the same situation—that there is never just one reason that people feel this way.
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Preventing Suicide
18 years ago, I attempted suicide. I know just mentioning the word makes people uncomfortable. I get it, but I’m hopeful that by not being afraid to post about it the stigma can be reduced.
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Living with Bipolar Disorder
Every day was a struggle to get out of bed and go to school. I didn’t feel like doing anything anymore and lost interest in everything I loved to do. I eventually found a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with bipolar disorder.
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An Invisible Illness is Still an Illness
"I have a mental disorder with a long, fancy name: Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Type 1. An illness like mine is invisible. The only people who can see it are the people I chose to let inside. Thankfully, I started with NAMI Peer-to-Peer."