Category Archives: The Down Days

My Depression

  The following post is a very general summary of how depression in bipolar has controlled my life. Please be aware that these words are my own thoughts and personal experiences and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts and experiences of all bipolar sufferers. For more information on this website please read the “about the blog” page Everybody gets depressed. There are times in our read more »

Life in the Mental Hospital

A Day In The Mental Hospital or more politically correctly known as a Psychiatric hospital or even a mental health hospital.  I actually refer to it as the Headcase Hotel where the clientele are often challenging. So really we are talking about Butlin’s holiday camp only with lithium instead of candy floss, white coats* instead of red and the entertainment is usually more enjoyable read more »

Dealing With Tragedy When Bipolar

Being bipolar means you can be depressed for no particular reason anyway. So when real tragedy or a dramatic even happens in life, dealing with it can become a real test for me, my family and mental health workers. So in this blog today im going to draw on a few life experiences and try to explain how I coped read more »