#bipolar
Um ehrlich zu sein, will ich es gar nicht weiter versuchen. Ich will einfach gehen und diesem Buch ein Ende geben.
I’ve gotten a few asks requesting some research resources for writing characters who have Bipolar Disorder. I don’t have Bipolar, nor am I a mental health professional, but I have found some helpful resources from people who experience it in order to get you started.
Please let me know if you have any reading recommendations, and if you’d like to share your experiences!
Also note: apologies I haven’t been able to answer asks the way I used to, as adult life and grad school keep me rigorously occupied. But I always appreciate the people who take the time to write to me!
Happy writing, everybody!
Articles:
What it’s like to have bipolar, by people who have bipolar
What Bipolar Disorder Is Like, According to Women Who Live With It
My Story with Bipolar Disorder
This Is What It’s Actually Like to Live With Bipolar Disorder
What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman With Bipolar Disorder
Black and Bipolar: Our Melanin Does Not Shield Us From Mental Illness
Accounts from Black, Asian, and other People of Color living with Bipolar
Your Experience With Bipolar Disorder Depends on Your Race
Books:
Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
Haldol and Hyacinths: A Bipolar Life, by Melody Moezzi
An Unquiet Mind, by Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD
Mad Like Me: Travels in Bipolar Country, by Merryl Hammond
Rock Steady: Brilliant Advice from My Bipolar Life, by Ellen Forney
I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying: Essays, by Bassey Ikpi
OMG That’s Me: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and More…, by Dave Mowry
Videos:
Destigmatizing Bipolar Depression
Putting in a plug for Maria Bamford, a comedian with Bipolar. She keeps bootleg stuff off youtube, but her entire catalog is on Spotify and I cannot recommend her enough. Here’s a clip from a Comedy Central special.
Seconding the rec for Carrie Fisher. She died right around the time I was first getting diagnosed myself and is still a huge comfort.
I have a diagnosis of Bipolar Type II myself and am glad to be a resource for questions as well.
Someone on the Internet: we need to be more accepting of mental illness!
Person who has anything other than ADHD, depression, or anxiety: H-
Them: ah, no, not you. We’re gonna keep acting weird whenever you mention anything.
Neurotypical ppl who got anxious once will be like “haha I’m mentally ill ” and then get uncomfortable when you make a joke about being bipolar
my brain is broken and so is my career
any other borderlines find their impulsiveness getting worse on a higher dose of seroquel ?? i upped my dose recently on recommendation from a psych but my impulsive symptoms have been wreaking havoc on me- is this normal ? does it go away ?
yeah so uh. question answered. i was just in a hypomanic episode- anyways now my hair is green and i have 30 whole dollars left in my bank account-
side note: i might have bipolar 2 as well as bpd
5 years have passed and yet i still feel like i am 13 and still didn’t get out of this hole. it is my home.
i’ve tried so hard but i guess being a good person doesn’t get you anywhere.
Taiwan January 2020. #taiwan #asia #taipei #puravida #travelling #travelgram #bodypositive #bodypositivity #bipolar #polyamorous #lgtbq #lgtbqi #bisexual #queer #nobodyshaming #chubbylover #chub4chub #chub4chaser #gordito #gorditos #gordinho #gordinhos #urso #ursos #bears #malebodypositivity #plussizemen #fatmentravelling #picsbybears #picsbychubs (en 國立國父紀念館National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall)
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Taiwan January 2020. It’s Britney Bitch. #taiwan #asia #taipei #puravida #loveismyreligion #lgtbqi #polyamorous #bodypositivity #bipolar #gay #bisexual #queer #chubby #gordito #gordinho #gorditos #gordinhos #gaychubby #gaybear #growlr #biggercity #osito #urso #chubbybear #picsbybears #picsbychubs (en 西門町 Ximenting)
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I just reached 200 on Tik Tok! It’s a little cringy but it’s so much fun.
If you have tik Tok give me a follow! @ dionysusdragon
The people who looked up my tiktok to find out I’m an enbie who does witchcraft and talks about mental health
If you’re into mental health stuff & memes that hit that I also run @ruinedpatchwork on here.
Has anyone done impatient mental health treatment at a hospital? Did they help with changing your medications? Did it feel like prison, it was it a positive experience? What was it like? Did you have to go to the ER to get admitted? Please help. Thank you.
i have two moods:
one word replies
or
complete essays on the meaning of life, the universe and everything
I have partnered with Gearbubble a print on demand service to create my own store selling my designs on a variety of different products.
It’s called Self Love Club, as someone whose struggled with mental illness I wanted to create a store around mental health, self care/love & positivity. At some point I’d love to set up my own Etsy or even Shopify selling clothes, art & more but for now I’ve decided to go through Gearbubble themselves and set up a shop front on their website.
If you’d like to check it out click the link above. I currently have one design on 3 different products at the moment but will be uploading more today. If you have any feedback on things such as pricing please do let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
Sinking Like Quicksand
I rusted like metal
left out to the rain.
Neglected I’m left
once again.
With no one to help,
I fell deep into the abyss.
Sinking;
in this quicksand
that pulls me under.
With a seemingly
unending hunger.
