August has finally come to an end! If you follow me on Twitter you would have seen that I went off medication for a while. No I didn’t take myself off medication, although I thought about it for a long time this year (post coming soon). My psychiatrist took me off my mood stabiliser because […]
Bipolar Disorder
Day 20: What Makes Me Happy
I believe that life is all about the happy moments we experience and the steps me take to get there. So here are a couple of things that make me happy: My family: They annoy me at times, but I know they always have my back. And by family I don’t mean blood; I mean […]
What The Heck Am I Doing?
It’s been very hard to write lately. I have been feeling overwhelmed and thus unsure of what will come up from my words. But here goes: I haven’t been sleeping so much (apart from the days I passed up from sheer exhaustion). Apart from the fact that my back feels like that of an 80 […]
Existential Crisis
I don’t talk anymore, but I question everything. When I first left my job at an audit firm, I thought I was moving forward. I was certain that I would now have the opportunity to become what I have always wanted. I thought I would be able to write all day while practising yoga during […]
How Yoga Gave Me Anxiety
Ok I’m exaggerating slightly. But my panic attack was induced by something related to yoga. When I started doing yoga a few years agI I just wanted to do what my friend did (it was a headstand) because it looked cool. However as I grew in my practice I realised that it was good for […]
Bipolar and Its Gang of Friends
I have always wondered why it took so long for professionals to find out what was wrong with me. I was irritable and sensitive, but also experienced episodes of euphoria. At times I wanted to stuff my face, yet there were days when I could hardly get out of bed. There were times when I wanted […]