4th March 2010 – My Mothers birthday 10 years on from travelling 2 hours on my own to Wythenshawe hospital, Manchester Outcome – Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder It continues to be a massive battle. But one I’m aware of.
Tag Archives: bipolar disorder
Astray
10 years ago I was astray. astray from civialisation. looking back, survival was a minor miracle. i insisted in going into a mental hospital following a lost weekend in jersey. 10 years on we move towards the end of a decade. my first in which I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. From 20k in debt …
“They Don’t Own Me”
Is it true what they say?Nothing in life is freeAre you looking this waySurely this can’t be I know that youain’t like the other onesMarch to a different beat, babeBanging a different drum I think I told you before thatThey don’tThey don’t own meI think I told you before thatThey don’tThey don’t own me I …
magnificent 77
’77 star wars ’77 brother born ’79 me ’84 parents split ’90 wrong year at school ’92 leeds league ’90 – ’96 bullied ’97 diana died ’99 man u treble ’01 9/11 ’05 granny died ’08 ferguson, fretwell ’09 uncle died ’10 bipolar ’13 bramwell ’13 niece ’19 the rise of skywalker ’20 broken cups
girl ‘friend’
so after two years i have a girlfriend she doesnt know i have bipolar disorder, just that i suffer depression and anxiety. i think it’s pretty fucking obvious i have bipolar disorder where it all started.. anyway, she’s lovely.
Alcohol fix
i’ve always had a love hate relationship with alcohol. Like many of us, it’s caused many a memorable night and many a not so. Over the last few years I’ve gone through spells of abandoning the idea of having an alcoholic drink for months. Only on the odd occasion has it been tempting. I’ve never …
quarter till 40
Quarter of the year until I enter my 40thyear. How do I feel? Is the landmark worrying me? Is it fuck. On average a male lives in the UK until he’s 87 years old. This mean’s I still have more than half of my life left. i’m no doubt a depressed man behind the mask …
cairn terrier & 1 sugar please
2 years ago i walked into the marina cafe to find myself ordering a coffee. when leaving the cafe, i’d unexpectedly acquired a dog called archie. archie came to me at a crucial stage in my life. not only slowing down my mind but making life seem like it finally had a purpose i had …