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Tag Archives: Remission
I don’t ask for the moon
So here I am in this… zone. It’s a zone that I’ve been in before, although not for as long this in years. I’m scared to write about it actually in case drawing attention to it bursts the bubble. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bipolar, Depression, Employment and benefits, Medication, Mental health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Tagged Bipolar, Bipolar affective disorder, Bipolar disorder, Bipolar mood disorder, Choral singing, Employment, exercise, Medication, Meditation, Mental health, Mindfulness, Music, Psychiatric drugs, Psychotropics drugs, Recovery, Remission, self-employment, Self-help, Self-management, Singing, Social support, Socialising, Yoga
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In a heartbeat: I may be in remission, but I’m not in control
Let’s start with the positives. I am well. I am pretty much entirely free of bipolar symptoms, so I guess I am in “symptomatic remission”. I’ve yet to attain the dizzy heights of “functional remission” – I’m working more than … Continue reading
While the tide is out: human resources for mental health #HR4MH
This is a transcript of a talk given at the human resources for mental health event held on 05/02/2013. To find out more, go to Twitter #HR4MH Let me start by telling you a little bit about me. On paper, … Continue reading
Why be normal, when you can be so, so happy?
Why be Happy, when You Could be Normal? is the title of Jeanette Winterson’s memoir of growing up gay with a fiercely religious adoptive mother, whose response to Winterson’s burgeoning sexuality is to have her exorcised. It’s a worldview … Continue reading
Posted in Mental health
Tagged Bipolar disorder, Depression, Elation, Euphoria, Euthymia, Hypomania, Mental health, Normality, Remission, Stability
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