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The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive

bipolar disorder, manic depression, mental health

www.mentallyinteresting.org.uk

Url:	http://thesecretlifeofamanicdepressive.wordpress.com
Author(s):	Facebook User
Language:	English
Tags:	bipolar disorder, manic depression, mental health
Description:	This blog is a labour of love and boredom penned by the frenetic mind and nicotine stained fingers of me, a twenty three year old Irish woman named Seaneen. I live in London with two cats, many teacups and eight million other people. The dash to the bathroom in the morning can be a bit tricky, as you can imagine. I write primarily about mental health. I have a severe form of manic depression, or, as you may know it, bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder, contrary to popular belief, is not a charming affectation of the rich and famous. It's a lifelong mental disorder that can be managed via therapy, medication and smart lifestyle choices. This little corner of the internet partly exists to chronicle my experiences of living with manic depression, as well as wrestling with its bedfellows, anxiety and body dysmorphic disorder. It also includes some personal pieces of writing and the occasional rant. 1% of the UK population have a form of manic depression, with a further 9% suffering from depression and another 1% of people living with schizophrenia. That's a lot of people, yet there is still stigma, taboo and prejudice surrounding mental illness. People with mental illness face discrimination from the workplace, the health service, the judicial system and from a section of the public at large. I believe that mental illness is ordinary and deserves the same societal treatment as physical illness. People do not make assumptions about the personality of someone based upon the diagnosis of a physical illness, therefore why should they make assumptions about the personality of someone based upon the diagnosis of mental illness? I have mental illness and yet I am not weak, a malingerer, violent, irresponsible or a would-be murderer. I am in psychiatric treatment and I take an embarrassment of medication that means if you speak to me in the morning you might mistake me for a local drunk. I am, by all accounts, a short woman who smokes a bit too much, dyes her hair frequently, writes as often as she talks and has a somewhat unhealthy obsession with the Bonzo Dog Band and British comedy. I am- like the millions of other people living with mental illness- mad, but not bad.
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Thank you

Hey chaps, thanks very much for your comments on my previous post. I feel pretty toss mentally at the moment so if I bugger off that’s why. Posted in Bipolar Disorder

2009-11-02

Request for legal advice

Hello, I need legal advice. I don’t know where to start so if anyone can help me, please e-mail me. Thanks in advance. Posted in Bipolar Disorder

2009-10-31

Feck

I am embarrassed to be writing this but I need to talk.Rough night. I haven’t been to sleep, which is okay, because I slept in today after taking medication and not sleeping the day before. ...more

2009-10-31

Hypocrite

I know the vast majority of people with mental illnesses- like the vast majority of people without- aren’t going to stab me. So I am feeling quite guilty that this morning, while in the rece...more

2009-10-29

Thank you Psych Central! and…Therapy: this time it’s personal

To set the scene, I’m in Robert’s new digs in South London, his native enclave. He is currently in pyjama bottoms exercising with a giant pumpkin.EDIT: Really.(For real pervs, here...more

2009-10-28

Hooray

I’m going to apply for this. http://www.addaction.org.uk/?page_id=225 Good idea? Posted in Bipolar Disorder

2009-10-26

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Sorry if I crash your browser

For reasons that are too boring to go into, I need to have about 50 entries a page on the blog for now. This might cause your browser to protest, so apologies if this happens. Protest back, prefe...more

2009-10-24

“STATE-SANCTIONED MALINGERING IS THE BIRTISH DISEASE”

“Birtish” eh?If this article can’t even be properly edited then why should I trust what they have to say? Learn to spell.The Daily Express is a horrendous little rag anyway, but ...more

2009-10-22

6am, awake

And tearful. I miss my dad. I’m going home next month for a week. My family live in a different house now. So he has never been there, and yet, I miss his presence. This is what became of...more

2009-10-20

Hooray, I’m not dead!

Happy one year anniversary of me not succeeding in topping myself! And three year anniversary of being diagnosed with the mentals!It’s been a very strange year indeed. When I don’t fe...more

2009-10-17

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The Secret Life of a Manic ... Discussion Board

Facebook UserNov 5

am too new to computers to communicate well & have issues in that area anyway but am so amazed to have found this it gets very lonely with only my dr to talk to

Facebook UserJun 8

Hello everyone. I'd like to recommend a terrific magazine called OneinFour (lifestyle, health, mental wellbeing). Available in print and online at:
www.oneinfourmag.org

Facebook UserMay 18

just wanted to say hi, its the early morning i havent slept for 5 days ive hallucinated and had thoughts going round and round in my head like shooting stars, im on depokote and its not working, i dont know what to do, but reading helps, your not alone!

Trina WhittakerMay 13

Hi ....just listened to your play ....excellent.....love Trina

Louise MieleMay 12

hi my name Louise and I was thankfully diagnosed with full on bipolar after about three years ago after years of battling with depression and bad life choices ,which left me damaged and vulnerable.people with BP are often misunderstood and very lonely unable to cope with people but unhappy being alone , since I have been on medication I feel more confident that I have ever been and no longer feel the need to drink or take drugs which is really just a form of self medication that invariably just ends up a huge disaster that has to be dealt with along side the BP .its a no win situation , I didn't catch the play unfortunately but any information regarding this or any mental illness is always a good thing.

Facebook UserMay 12

hello, tis Captain Jack from MG. Thought I'd look in and see how you are. Keep being busy. xxx

Brian MidgleyMay 12

Hi I am Brian married to .... my wife who diagnosed BP 6 years ago. I do not know how you managed to put the problems in a of BP so wonderfully in a moving play. My son who you have met introduced me to your site.
Thank you so much for your time and effort for producing words that encapsulates the problems of BP so well and sharing your life so openly.

David HolderMay 11

Heard the play whilst driving (work as a rep) and was gutted to get a long phonecall prior to the end, I'm going to try and listen to it in full before the end of the week and need to make a start on your blog too. Just love your writing style :0)

Lesley Ann PriorMay 10

Hope this doesn't sound too selfish - but it's good to know that I'm not alone!

Brian MidgleyMay 9

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