Tag Archives: #endthestigma

The Seven Stigmas of Mental Illness

The word stigma, when written, read or spoken, immediately conjures up negative images and thoughts. The word makes us feel instantly uncomfortable, and we are not really sure why…

World Bipolar Day 2021…

Hello my friends.  It has been awhile, I know.  The past year has been a difficult one, for sure.  A grey hue seems to be enveloping everyone on the planet.   An icky blanket of negativity permeating everything from special occasions to canceled events to the day-to-day struggle of coming to terms with the globalContinue reading “World Bipolar Day 2021…”

Historically Speaking…

The History of Bipolar Disorder Since ancient times, humans have been trying to decipher the cause of bipolar disorder.  As far back as ancient Greece, physicians and scientists have been trying to determine how to best treat the highs and the lows of the condition.  It has changed names many times, and has been writtenContinue reading “Historically Speaking…”

What Does Bipolar Even Mean?

I have received quite a few questions since I began The Diary of Hypomaniac in regards to what Bipolar Disorder actually is, and more specifically around Bipolar II and hypomania.  Well my friends, I am NO medical expert, and I am still researching and learning every single day, almost two years after my diagnosis.  I doContinue reading “What Does Bipolar Even Mean?”

Becoming Margaret…

Since being diagnosed two years ago, I have become somewhat obsessed with devouring the biographies and memoirs of those who have written about living with Bipolar.  I have read Carrie Fisher in Postcards From the Edge – her hilarious and audacious take on an actress (clearly her) that is trying to manage being manic depressiveContinue reading “Becoming Margaret…”

The Seduction of Hypomania

The true duplicity of Bipolar is what makes it both incredibly difficult to diagnose and grueling to live with.  Everyday you must consider each emotion you are feeling and contemplate the following: Am I feeling this way because something/someone is triggering me?  Is this a manifestation of the Bipolar brain? Or, am I simply experiencingContinue reading “The Seduction of Hypomania”