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Guest Post: What Euphoria Feels Like by @that_bipolar.girl

Bipolar Bandit

I think I could write a whole book and tell about every experience I’ve had, but I could never explain how euphoric mania actually felt for me. Seeing things differently, seeing your loved ones and friends in a completely different way, like you have never seen them before. I cried my eyes out when I saw it.

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The monster will get us, be quiet

Stop Abuse Campaign

I had a troubled childhood where neglect, abuse, and violence were common. I suffered from Parent Abandonment Syndrome when I was eleven, and my parents divorced. I rarely visited my father in Salt Lake; he was emotionally absent and was never involved in our lives. She tried to commit suicide when I was 11.

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RECOGNISING AND COPING WITH PERINATAL DEPRESSION

Blurt It Out

Unfortunately, for some, the overriding emotion we feel is depression. Perinatal depression can be really tough to cope with. IS PERINATAL DEPRESSION COMMON? According to the DSM , 3-6% of people experience major depression either during or post-pregnancy. 50% of these people have symptoms of depression before delivery.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

I took this picture along one of the park's many trails and I have named it "Walking Out of the Woods. For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I occupied a special secure room, a safe place. I think…” I started.

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He Died Waiting: Book Review

Learning Social Worker

I read He Died Waiting because I want to impact positively on outcomes for everyone, “patients”, professionals and families. I have worked hard to put into practice care that is personalised. I felt as if I was truly in Caroline’s head, transported from my bed where I read at night, into her life.

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