This is somewhere in between a poem and…advice? Recommendations? I believe words have incredible power. They can wound but they can also heal. If we listen well and respond with care we can actually help others heal simply by having a conversation with them. The ways we talk to ourselves can keep us stuck or […]
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I wonder if mania is something that happens to traumatized people due to the after-effects of the trauma. The trauma has made their baseline emotional state ‘sad’ (perhaps also anxious, they might be ‘braced for impact’) and they are very invalidated. ‘Normal happiness’ is not an option for them. They don’t know they are always
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Growing up with a Parent with Bipolar Disorder It is not easy growing up with a parent with Bipolar Disorder. As far back as my memory goes I remember the shouting and arguing. When I was about 7 years old we moved into a house in which my bedroom shared a wall with my parents’
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