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Category Archives: Psychosis
Me me me
Dullness warning: I am going to assume you’re at risk of boredom here, not just because I have already posted twice in a week, but also because this is going to one of those posts that’s using writing as therapy in attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Depression, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, Psychosis, Stress, Suicidal thought, Suicide, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Crisis, Delusional ideas, Depression, Home Treatment Team, House move, Low mood, Paranoia, persecutory beliefs, Psychosis, Stress, Suicidal feelings, Suicidal ideation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide
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A life in the day of bipolar mixed mood
It would be so nice if being hypomanic and depressed at the same time meant that they cancelled each other out, if the high would make peace with the low so you could find a place in the middle. Instead they antagonise each other, taking it in … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Bipolar, Christmas, Depression, Family issues, Hypomania, Mania, Mental health, Mixed mood, Mood disorder, Psychosis, Rapid cycling, Self-management, Social media, Uncategorized
Tagged Anxiety, Benzodiazepines, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Elation, Hypomania, Hypomanic, Irritability, Irritable hypomania, Mental health, Mixed affective state, Mixed episode, Mixed mood, Mixed state, Panic
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Ward and world
This isn’t going to be the most fascinating post ever, but I need to just bring the blog up to speed – especially as the last two posts may have probably seemed pretty alarming. I’m OK. Is the bottom line. My … Continue reading
Posted in Crisis care, Hospital, Inpatient care, Medication, Mental health, Mental health services, Mood disorder, NHS services, Psychiatry, Psychosis, Treatment planning
Tagged Antipsychotics, Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Crisis care, Hospital care, Inpatient care, Mental disorder, Mental health
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Black bags in the night
I haven’t posted in a while. Somehow I find it very hard to blog when I’m doing well, and in fact I have been doing very well since returning from holiday. Four or five weeks of stability! Until this week. … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, hallucinations, Psychosis
Tagged Auditory hallucinations, Bipolar, Delusions, Hallucinations, Hypomania, Mixed mood, Psychosis, Psychotic, Stress, Voice hearing, Voices
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She took to her bed: safe spaces and danger zones
Today I have been trying to explain to my Consultant that I feel that there are a number of zones in which They have more chance to get at me, where their power is stronger. Places like what I am … Continue reading
Posted in Bipolar, Crisis care, Psychosis
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar disorder, Crisis care, Home Treatment Team, Mental health crisis, Psychosis, Psychotic
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In two minds
So apparently I am having to live with a dual reality. One is about logic, “facts” and what I “know” to be true (or more accurately what I previously knew to be true). The other is a different sort of … Continue reading
When you’re strange
I feel strange. I don’t think I’ve been acting particularly oddly so it’s probably not noticeable to most people, but I’ve been having strange experiences that make me feel a stranger to myself. After the Great Banana Skin Episode I … Continue reading
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