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Tag Archives: Antenatal depression
Autobiogramophone: six songs of a bipolar life
Here are six songs. I’m not making a story from this list; there is no beginning and certainly no end, just some songs, songs that represent a feeling, a mood state, a moment in my bipolar-filled life. I haven’t gone … Continue reading
Review: The Other Side of Silence by Linda Gask (plus author Q&A!)
It’s always tricky reviewing a book written by a friend, which is what I hope Linda would call me although we have only ever met online, so of course I come to this review admitting bias. If someone asks me to … Continue reading
#badmummy
There is a social media conceit that all of us with children are terrible mothers. I have lost count of all the times I have seen friends publically describe their mothering as poor, often accompanied by use of the hashtag … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Antenatal depression, Bipolar, Childbirth, Clinical depression, Depression, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Health Visitor, Hypomania, Major depression, Mental illness, Mentall illness and motherhood, Motherhood, Postnatal depression, Postpartum depression, Twitter
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Shockwaves
Living with a long-term mental health condition is a lot like living on a geological fault. Even when things are quiet, you know that sooner or later, that is going to change – perhaps catastrophically so. When I was younger, … Continue reading
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