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TW: This post is going to talk about self-harm and self-sabotage. There will be a brief mention, in the beginning, of traditional self-harm techniques, but this will not be the […]
Two years ago in September one of my oldest and best friends committed suicide and died instantly. She lived in Tehran, Iran, which is where I was born and raised […]
She’s in the grocery store pushing her cart; the territory is familiar. The aisles seem tighter than usual and she begins talking to herself. It used to be that the […]
I stare out the window,stand and watch the rain beat downharshly on the rug spread on my patio;It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I sip coffee from a chipped […]
Her hair—twisted like long, green tentacles—fell like water across her faceand as the rain came pouring down, algae liquid followed suit—oceanic.In the depths of her laughter, I explored the brightest […]
Depression is filled with lies and ugly underlying issues. It hovers over you whispering sweet nothings into your ear…You stupid bitch! What are you doing with your life? You’re nothing […]
Today has been good.I got out of bed. I showered. I got dressed up.I was productive. I had coffee. I filed papers.I socialized—flourishing in the limelight.…I made a mistake. Today […]
When a person in a relationship—whether platonic or romantic—has bipolar disorder, the symptoms can often affect both people. These interferences will arise in a variety of situations—whether manic or depressed—and […]
Now, by the title, you may think that this article is about learning to love your bipolar diagnosis, and, in a roundabout way, it sort of is. But more so, […]
Below is a poem I wrote about a friend—who was also my roommate—after she got her bipolar disorder diagnosis in 2015. This was long before my own diagnosis, but I […]