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Manic Memoir

Thoughts of a Manic Depressive

Category: Treatment

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One Step Closer to the Edge…

December 4, 2016

Today I put an emergency text through to my psychiatrist after another night of hallucinations. I am honestly struggling to write this now. It’s very difficult to explain to you that I am losing grip with reality let alone be able to write about it ‘eloquently’. Last night as I was trying to get to… Read More One Step Closer to the Edge…

— Bipolar, Mania, Medication, Mood Stabiliser, Psychiatrist, Psychosis, Treatment —

Lithium – Love It or Hate It

December 1, 2016

I’ve been put on lithium after being told by my psychiatrist, let’s call him Doc now, that my bipolar has brought me to the edge of psychosis and that I am at real risk of becoming completely manic. I become very upset at hearing that I have to go back on the dreaded lithium, the… Read More Lithium – Love It or Hate It

— Bipolar, Mania, Mixed Episode, Psychologist, Treatment —

Labeling the Noise

November 28, 2016

I had an appointment with Dr F, the psychologist today. I told her about the voice I heard the other night. Can you tell me what was going through your mind when you heard the voice? Well I had one part of me saying “don’t be ridiculous, you can see there is nobody here!” While another part… Read More Labeling the Noise

— Bipolar, Psychologist, Treatment —

The State of Dissociation

November 21, 2016

Today I had a session with my new psychologist Dr F. As usual I sat across from her, she doesn’t sit behind a desk while she talks to me, rather she too sits in an armchair. The conversation then feels more relaxed and natural, it doesn’t feel like I am being interrogated or interviewed. Today… Read More The State of Dissociation

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