mentallyill – Mental Health with Milana

Why BPD is the worst mental illness

I consider myself the potpourri of mental illnesses. I was initially diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, then it was annulled and replaced by bipolar disorder and BPD, along with the garden variety of mental illnesses like anxiety, and OCPD. And I think that leaves me experienced enough to comment on why BPD is by far theContinue reading “Why BPD is the worst mental illness”

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”

Types of reactions I get when I tell someone I’m mentally ill

I have mood swings too! Do you think I’m bipolar? (No, I think you’re stupid, and insensitive, and self obsessed) Everyone has mood swings, have you tried meditation or yoga? (I have specifically been told not to meditate by multiple psychiatrists, now what?) OMG, I’ve never met anyone who is so vocal about their mentalContinue reading “Types of reactions I get when I tell someone I’m mentally ill”

Story of the senile memory

I am writing this post because I forgot what I was supposed to be writing originally. But that act of forgetting made me realise and wonder if memory loss is a side effect of my medication or if it is a symptom of my illness. I had a fairly good memory as a child, IContinue reading “Story of the senile memory”