My name is Sarah, I am 30 years old. I am bipolar and BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder), but I don't let the "stigma" of that stop me. I tell EVERYONE I know about it. Not at first though. I tell them after they get to know me and when I do tell them they always say "But you seem so normal!" (All of my friends will gladly tell you I am oddly quirky, but not one of them would have ever fingered me for "acting" like what they thought a person with a "mental illness" would act like.) ... Read More

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As many of you know I have spent a life battling Mental Illness in the form of BiPolar Disorder a mood disorder characterized by extreme highs and extreme depression. After years of struggling and taking so many pills and combinations of pills to treat it seemed that I could not find a good balance between health and having any personality that was non-medicated I reached a turning point.
  Over a year ago I once again slipped into the black shroud of major depression, a depressi... Read More

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Nuts, Crazy, Insane, Shitzo, Bonkers, Not Quite Right, these are a few of the terms people use to describe people living with mental illness and by no means the only ones there are hundreds if not thousands. No other illness has so many adjectives, don't believe me just try and find other names for Diabetics. So why this? why my condition? Why is there such a stigma on Mental Illness?

 I have felt the sting of the stigma of mental illness, have felt the nervous disconnect&nbs... Read More

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Thank you Joey for having the Courage to stand up and tell the world that you are not alright with your self and needed help. So many people are afraid to do so for fear that it makes them look weak. Not true it takes a real man to Admit he has a problem and get it checked out properly. I've been dealing with my man for 30 yrs. The ups and down the inability to earn enough money to have a real life. No savings to fall back on, still renting and living check to check. His insistance on having... Read More

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After 36 years, my depression was downgraded to biploar NOS (not otherwise specified). That means that rather than going manic for days or weeks or even months, my mania lasts approximately 2 hours, then I crash.

In my head, I think I'm at the attitude of, "Ok. So I have this. Let's see how well we can fix it."

What is petrifying me though is the fact that I have this illness and am a Jesus Freak. I'm Catholic, and I'm very much in love with God. My fear is going to sound truly... Read More

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