The very fact this question occurs to me is a sign of just how skewed the thinking is on mental illness in this country: my mind is framing it, even if unintentionally, as a personal weakness
the frisky
mental health
I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder at 27, just one year older than you are now. Thank God there was no Twitter or Facebook or Instagram back then.
mental health
Sometimes my body gets numb and I forget that I'm a human being.
mental health
I was fidgety, inattentive, and had a hard time putting together sentences that were longer than one or two words. According to my doctors, this was "good," because it was a sign that my medication was working.
mental health
Oh, by the way, this is THE WORST POST I'VE EVER WRITTEN.
anxiety
I went to therapy once. For exactly a year. I don't think it worked.
healthy
As I write this column I passionately want to offer hope and light at the end of the tunnel. But am I fraudulent in telling people that things can change, that recovery is possible, when I’m struggling to believe it for myself?
healthy
At the age of 32 I was an educated, professional woman weighing as much as the average nine-year-old, with all my major organs packing up. Since then I’ve had 2 hospital admissions, over 16 months in total, periods of bulimia and of binge eating.
