diagnosis – Mental Health with Milana

The illness that brings us together

I hate being bipolar, I hate what comes with it, the excruciating lows and the often dangerous highs. But what I love the most about my illness and something that I’m deeply grateful about, is the friends I’ve made in this journey. So we have this Instagram page of people with Bipolar Disorder, from allContinue reading “The illness that brings us together”

Perils of a faulty diagnosis

One of the most common issues faced by most mentally ill individuals is the problem of an ever changing diagnosis. My first doctor diagnosed me with schizoaffective disorder (Which was bizarre, given I’d never in my entire life hallucinated or had a full blown psychotic episode). What was even worse was her way of diagnosingContinue reading “Perils of a faulty diagnosis”

Being Bipolar

Dealing with the diagnosis of bipolar disorder can be overwhelming, sometimes even debilitating. Partially because of the stigma and shame attached to it and partially because of the ominous sense of fear that the name harbours. But what I have come to realise over time, is that the diagnosis doesn’t change who I am, instead,Continue reading “Being Bipolar”