I am not my bipolar
Since writing this post – when I first signed up for the Royal Parks Ultra and decided that I wanted to support Mind – things have changed for me. I had a mini-break down that saw me sitting in a...
View ArticleA list of negative things (meant in a positive way, I guess).
I am feeling rubbish, despite several things which I shouldn’t be feeling rubbish about. In one way I think that this is just part and parcel of being me, and particularly of being me at the moment....
View ArticleMore explanation.
So, as many of you are probably aware, I have bipolar. Around May of last year I, with my doctors, decided that it was time for me to come off medication. At the time I was taking Abilify and...
View ArticleI managed to run! (Small victories)
I recently wrote about the struggles that I have been having running, due to the new medication I am taking. Well, I managed to run two days ago for a whoppingly great 2.7km. But – I felt okay. Not...
View ArticleWhat I miss about running…
What I miss about running is not what I thought I would miss. I miss the feeling of freedom, the dappled sun on my face, running along the river for hours. I ran again yesterday for the first time in...
View ArticleThe Me-ness of Being Me
It seems strange to say, but sometimes I forget what it’s actually like to be me. I mean, to be me without the medication, without the support, without the blind faith that stuff is going to work out....
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