Breathe•Move•Speak
August has finally come to an end! If you follow me on Twitter you would have seen that I went off medication for a while. No I didn’t take myself off medication, although I thought about it for a long time this year (post coming soon). My psychiatrist took me off my mood stabiliser becauseRead More
It’s been very hard to write lately. I have been feeling overwhelmed and thus unsure of what will come up from my words. But here goes: I haven’t been sleeping so much (apart from the days I passed up from sheer exhaustion). Apart from the fact that my back feels like that of an 80Read More
I don’t talk anymore, but I question everything. When I first left my job at an audit firm, I thought I was moving forward. I was certain that I would now have the opportunity to become what I have always wanted. I thought I would be able to write all day while practising yoga duringRead More
This post was supposed to be about World Bipolar Day, but its not. This post is about loss, heartache and longing for rest. If you are an active member in the mental health community, you probably heard that Amy Bleuel passed away on March 23rd. I was angry when I first heard the news. IRead More
It’s okay to date me, I’m not crazy. This is what I wanted to say when my partner had taken the time to read up on depression and bipolar II disorder. I’m lucky that my partner didn’t run as soon as he found out about my diagnosis, however I wouldn’t have blamed him if heRead More
I haven’t written in a long time because I was afraid of being honest. I, like many people, hope that by ignoring something it will go away; hoping that by pushing my issue out of my mind will result in pushing the issue out of my reality. Two weeks ago I realized that one canRead More
