Category Archives: Bipolar Disorder
A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On. What do you want to see: me or the me inside?
I haven’t written anything recently about how things are and how I want them to be. Forgive me if this post seems rather self-indulgent; sometimes blog posts are a good way to exorcise demons or a good way to sound … Continue reading
Beasts of our own making: the buyers’ market and identity politics.
Do we pay greater attention to the psychic lives of others in order to validate the idea that our own “otherness” is our own property? Or do we paradoxically invalidate our identities by being drawn to the ever-present public voices … Continue reading
Medication Stations!
Finn: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use the Force Han: [irritated] THAT’S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS! Doctor: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use medication. Me: [irritated] That’s not how wellness should work! *** Yes, I know, gratuitous use a … Continue reading
The Artefacts of Life Project – Anonymity and Honesty
It’s been over a week now since I began the Artefacts of Life Project. People have been kind and brave in sharing their experiences. Many of these have asked to remain private. It is a clear indication that, for some, … Continue reading
Eyes Turned Skywards: When Hope Against Hope is Not Enough
‘For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.’ Leonardo Da Vinci Ever since I was a teenager, I have been … Continue reading
The Time Traveller’s Knife
I have a secret: I have a superpower. I can travel in time. I need no police box, no DeLorean. I slip backwards and forwards with ease. Now we are mid-January and the demarcation between this year and the last … Continue reading
[TW] Clock-watching: the countdown to the specialist
It seems that I’m a bit of an enigma to my current psychiatrist. I say current because his coming Monday I am seeing yet another doctor at the request of my current doctor. The pattern and intensity of my bipolar … Continue reading
Layer Cake: Misery, Meditation and the Panic Monster
[TW: some content inappropriate for those in a precarious state] I am in a state: I am in sea of agitation and panic. It is easy to see, but impossible to tame. I can’t make decisions. I can’t speak fluently. … Continue reading
Russell Brand preaches revolution, but will disenfranchise the vulnerable.
Who will guarantee those with mental health conditions legitimate representation? A few months ago I posted a short piece discussing Russell Brand’s revolution narrative. I criticized him for essential duplicity: he calls for revolution, he calls for disengagement with the … Continue reading
Bipolar Wars: Failure to Compartmentalise
Recently I have had to confront the consequences of my ill health and begin to tackle a huge element of the sickness that falls upon me with ever-increasing frequency: my inability to compartmentalize the good from the bad. This is … Continue reading
Gulliver Unravelled 