Tag Archives: Bipolar high

Not all hypos are equal: when things get nasty

Posted on August 19, 2016 by

When I was discharged from hospital a couple of weeks ago I thought it would take me a long time to recover from the experience. I was actually quite shocked by the depth of my own pain; I’ve been experiencing … Continue reading →

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Shadow boxing

Posted on January 7, 2016 by

I can’t even remember where I saw it advertised but when I saw pictures from the Royal Academy’s Wanderlust exhibition of the work of Joseph Cornell – an artist I had never even heard of – I was desperate to … Continue reading →

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Don’t fence me in: 10 signs of hypomania you won’t find in a textbook

Posted on June 19, 2015 by

Whenever I tell a new doctor that I’m hypomanic they ask me to describe what I mean when I use that word. I hate the question, because it’s glaringly obvious that they’re assessing my answers against criteria they have in … Continue reading →

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Where the damage is done

Posted on April 2, 2015 by

So much has happened to me since I last wrote a personal post that I find it difficult to link this one to the one before. Filling you in by writing it down now will diminish how very terrible things … Continue reading →

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NEW VLOG! “Like the difference between eating a biscuit and a delicious gateau.”

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

People often asked me how I know when I am hypomanic. How do I distinguish between normal happiness and something more pathological? It can be a difficult question to answer, especially as everyone’s experience will be a little different. Last … Continue reading →

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