Category: Lived experience
A typical hypomanic episode For me, it starts in my chest…well just a bit lower. What I suppose you’d call my core. It begins as a ball of energy the […]
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a problem largely impacting the function of the brain. It is considered a condition directly at the intersection of neurology and psychiatry – also known as […]
Concentrate on your well-being – say to other patients if they try to rely on you to heal them “I am not a member of staff, I’m a patient – […]
My name is Lance Merrick, aka BbqDad. I have bipolar disorder with features of psychosis. I live in Alaska. For 40 years, I have lived untreated and could not find […]
How long had he been sat there, with his empty and emotionless eyes? Quiet, but with a slowly consuming presence. He must have crept inside in complete silence and sat, enjoying being undetected thanks to the busy and distracted period of my life.
I have always struggled with keeping my room clean. Even as a child. It wasn’t for my parent’s lack of trying to teach me or motivate me with rewards. Instead, […]
** 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, […]
Mania feels amazing. It’s what I imagine ecstasy would feel like.