Category: Diagnosis/Dx
As I finally began clearing out the cupboard after 20 years of struggling, living in a constant state of fear and unease, I felt lighter. I’d dreaded opening the dark, […]
I felt so betrayed and humiliated.
** Trigger warning: psych ward/mental hospital, manic episodes ** ** Content warning: cursing and just generally chaotic energy ** I have been admitted to a mental hospital, or psych ward, […]
Just like that it clicked. The switch was flipped and I’m awake. Fully rebooted as a human being, focused and inspired. As if I wasn’t in incredible mental agony just […]
Two years ago in September one of my oldest and best friends committed suicide and died instantly. She lived in Tehran, Iran, which is where I was born and raised […]
Now, by the title, you may think that this article is about learning to love your bipolar diagnosis, and, in a roundabout way, it sort of is. But more so, […]
Below is a poem I wrote about a friend—who was also my roommate—after she got her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2015. This was long before my own diagnosis, but I […]
Maybe you’ve always known something wasn’t right? Maybe you thought, “I think I just need a little therapy because it sounds like it’s helpful?” Perhaps, it was court mandated? Or […]