There’s no known cause of bipolar disorder. Genes, biology and stress are all possible factors. But you can manage the disorder and manage its risks.
Mental Illness Can Damage Both The Brain And The Body
The pains and turbulence of mental illness might damage the brain and body for now. But the journey to recovery is far from over, and we will succeed.
Why Do We Think Our Brain Doesn’t Get Sick?
We discredit mental health when it comes to sick days. But without the brain, we’d be dead. The brain works the hardest, so let your brain have a break!
I Didn’t Choose to Have a Mental Illness
I take what you said, and I turn it into a monster of my darkest beliefs. My brain works hard to defeat me, but I didn’t choose to have a mental illness.
Outrunning depression: My race
By Callum Nicholson For me, mental illness was always in the post. In my view, a mix of genetics and life experiences made it inevitable. However, outrunning depression has become an integral part of who I am, and I am proud of who I have become as a result. Ultimately, Continue Reading
Words do hurt and this is why…
By Victoria Jane Why do words hurt so much? They are just words, right? But words do hurt. Humans have very successfully created a wonderful array of words over centuries. We communicate effectively with one another so that we can keep pushing forward as a human race. When you look Continue Reading
Social Exclusion and the Increased Risk of Suicide
By Michelle Robinson Is there a link between how we handle rejection and an increased suicide risk? A recent study has found that people who attempt suicide demonstrate an increase in negative consequences when experiencing social exclusion. The study found that there were differences in their brain activity. The differences Continue Reading
OH DEAR!! Brain fog
By Sara-Jane Morphew I’m lying in bed, all the boys are up, and all I can think is ‘I don’t want to get up’. I just don’t want this day to start. I’m feeling the need to say sorry as well about a blog post I wrote last night. I Continue Reading
Bipolar, mood stabilising medications, and Cosmo Kramer
By Jonathan Reyes It’s not all that easy talking about bipolar disorder. I mean, when you bring up bipolar and mood, most of the time people just think, ‘Ehh, my woman or man is bipolar as fuck’. But when you start to mention the mood stabilising medications that you have Continue Reading