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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(This post used to be part of Brain Lock). I wanted to write about ‘the team inside me’ because I think it’s connected to the strategy in Brain Lock and to the detached observer technique. On the other hand the concept of a ‘team inside me’ feels weird and stupid and crazy to me and …
This post is about Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It might be the most helpful book I’ve ever read, for helping me manage my mental illness. I believe there’s overlap between different mental health diagnoses and so what helps a person with one diagnosis might help people with other diagnoses too. That’s why …